The uproar over the recently republished Muhammad cartoons has many in the Muslim community in an uproar. Is this a fair response or should free speech be protected at all costs?
Religion: Institution Or Revolution?
In writing any article about religion you run the risk of people not agreeing with you or the risk of offending people. Does that mean we should not write about religion? Absolutely not.
Should we worry that people might be offended? No. We should not go out of our way to offend people, but as long as you write your true beliefs, then you are doing what is in your heart and should share that with others.
For many churches, Christianity and religion have become instituti…
Scrolling Down The Scrolls
Who would want to listen to preachers drone on about the meaning of each and every symbol found in the Bible? Who is still interested in listening to the same old Bible stories of Noah, or of Moses? People have heard, even watched these stories often enough to memorize them. With the waning interest in Biblical activities, a new development in the way Bibles are taught is necessary, if not called for. And the online Bible steps up to the challenge.
An online Bible usually …
The Frog In The Pot: Complacency costing us our rights, our families, our souls
No doubt you’ve heard the story of the Frog in the Pot: If a frog is dropped into a pot of scalding water, it will sense the danger and immediately jump out. However, if a frog is dropped into a pot of tepid water and the water temperature is gradually raised, the frog will succumb rather than trying to escape. Well, people are similar in behavior. Call it gradualism or complacency, it’s happening to the citizens of the U.S. and many other countries. Give us little doses of anything, and we…
Twenty First Century Lies The Slaughtering of Accountability
Innumerable lies are told everyday by individuals throughout the earth. Two great lies have been told to all the earth in this century that make all of the other lies seem like a pittance. What are those lies?
Where’s Isaac?
In Genesis God tests Abrahams faith by telling him to offer up his son Isaac as a sacrifice (Gen 22:1-19). Abraham was faithful and God intervened at the last moment. This is a story most of us are familiar with and you might have noticed a similarity between this event and what God does through His own Son in the New Testament. In both events a father is offering up his only son as a sacrifice for others. Casually reading the Genesis account you might have thought that the …
Why Can’t The Theories of Evolution And Creationism Co-Exist?
I am not a scientist or a religious authority, therefore my question “Why Can’t The Theories of Evolution And Creationism Co-Exist?” may seem unintelligent, however it seems to me that the theories of evolution and creationism can be merged.
Why Does God Allow Suffering in the World?
Evil, pain and suffering are never far from us. Why does God allow it? Can a loving God allow suffering? Why does God allow suffering? How do we reconcile a caring god, a god of power, with a god who allows evil to happen?
Hot topic: Evangelicals debate global warming
For Earth Day, observers weigh in on the Evangelical Climate Initiative, a program that began as a frustrated response to the National Association of Evangelicals reluctance to adopt a position on global warming. The initiative hopes to motivate evangelicals to be more Earth-friendly and use their political clout to influence environmental policy.
Is Being an Ethical Episcopalian Enough?
Once a month I take my children to a food pantry to do volunteer work. On this particular Sunday we were stocking shelves with a group of Episcopalian Youth. I knew this because each of them was wearing an Episcopal shield lapel pin.
It’s Past Time For Pat Robertson To Step Down From The Pulpit
In my opinion, the far left fanatics in this country are among the biggest threats to this country and to the world. Many far right fanatics, however, aren’t far behind. Some far right fanatics, like Pat Robertson, are especially dangerous because so many people listen to and believe them.
KARMANETICS : an experiment to discover the possibility to attract good and bad luck
(15 years investigation) to find the answer to producing good-luck. Then the experiment was put into real practice with real people to discover a resulting formula for attracting good or bad luck.