Ignorance of the law
Ignorance of the law is no excuse! Unless …. The one in the news right now is — unless your last name is Clinton. But that’s just today. Pick your favorite way to complete the words after “unless …” – then read on.
forgiveness
Religious fundamentalism threatens global peace?
Religious fundamentalism threatens global peace! How often do we hear this? And our own president blames Christianity as much as any religion. Maybe more. What is the truth though? Is this statement legitimate? What does history really tell us? Here’s one of the things that brought up this topic. I love to read.
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The Truth Will Set You Free. Maybe?
We’ve all heard it. Lot’s of people say it. The truth will set you free! But does it always happen? Does the truth always set us free? Why not? It was, after all, Jesus who said that truth would set us free. Surely – He didn’t lie, did He?
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Abortion Ruling: God Given / Constitutional right to kill?
“(Justice Stephen) Breyer wrote that “the surgical-center requirement, like the admitting privileges requirement, provides few, if any, health benefits for women, poses a substantial obstacle to women seeking abortions and constitutes an ‘undue burden’ on their constitutional right to do so.”
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A style of Christianity that few could find attractive
“Maybe at this point you think I’m being too tough on people who fake it. Perhaps you think that Jesus wouldn’t feel this way. If you believe that is true, then I would ask you to reconsider the New Testament, particularly the conversations Jesus had with religious leaders of the day.” Based on yesterday’s
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Did God Change His Mind?
How many times do we read about a Christian who is faced with a loved one’s beliefs that come in conflict with their own? Lots of people won’t like what I have to say here. But it needs to be said, because sometimes the things we least want to hear are the very things that
What do we expect?
“It felt a little weird coming to a church. He and his dad had only attended church twice since his mom left them six months ago—once for Easter and then the week after, as if they were about to start a new habit but never quite got enough momentum to carry things through.” from Blur,
It Will Happen Again
It will happen again. Why? Because we insist on freedom from religion. Freedom from God. What is it? It’s Orlando – the mass killing – the child killed by an alligator. It’s Sandy Hook – more mass killings. It’s your neighbor – beaten up by her husband / boyfriend / lover – again. It’s all
Do we have the leader we deserve, need or both? Revisited
Look at the candidates we have running for president of the U.S. today. Do we need either of them? Do we deserve both of them? I wrote on this topic about a year and a half ago. The original is here.
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The problem of killing infidels
The problem of killing infidels. 45 times the Qur’an says Allah (Allah / God) is oft-forgiving. How then can one justify killing anyone who is thought to be an infidel? Who is to say that God won’t forgive them? For instance – Sura 3:31 Say (O Muhammad to mankind): “If you (really) love Allaah then
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