Apologetics
Quotes to Keep Christians Humble
When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion. – Robert Pirsig I refuse to believe in a god who is the primary cause of conflict in the world, preaches racism, sexism, homophobia, and ignorance, and then sends me to hell if […]
Always believe in miracles
From a Usenet friend: This is a little long, this story, but a heart touching one, nevertheless! :-).Sent to me by a friend tonight….. Yes, I even ran THIS one through Snopes dot com, and found it to be possibly true. They have confirmed the Santa’s ID and the location, but cannot confirm the child’s […]
I Don’t Believe in Atheists
Barney Zwartz By Chris Hedges Continuum Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris and co say the world can’t afford religious people. But if Chris Hedges is right, the world can’t afford Christopher Hitchens. And certainly not Sam Harris, who wants to bomb the “deranged” Muslims into oblivion before they bomb us. This brilliant book highlights what is […]
On Trust
*Sightings* 12/22/08 — Martin E. Marty For the next fortnight the University of Chicago and the Martin Marty Center close down; so, while I rarely visit either of them except electronically, I’ll close down, to return in 2009. This end-of-year and holiday-greeting issue differs from the other fifty columns of the past year in that […]
Obama defends choice of evangelical Warren for inauguration
US president-elect Barack Obama has defended his selection of evangelical leader and best-selling author Rick Warren to deliver the prayer at his January 20 inauguration, a move criticised by some gay groups and supporters of abortion rights, saying Warren opposes what they stand for. “I am a fierce advocate of equality for gay and lesbian […]
Jews get killed, but Muslims feel vulnerable
Friday, December 5, 2008 By MARK STEYN Syndicated columnist Shortly after the London Tube bombings in 2005, a reader of Tim Blair, The Sydney Daily Telegraph’s columnist wag, sent him a note-perfect parody of a typical newspaper headline: “British Muslims Fear Repercussions Over Tomorrow’s Train Bombing.” Indeed. And so it goes. This time round – […]
A Jew comments on modern trends
The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning My confession: I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees.. I don’t feel threatened. […]
Abolish Islamic Apostasy Law
19th December 2008 Why should they be secret? Barnabas Fund launches campaign for the abolition of the Islamic apostasy law Islam is a one-way street. You can convert to Islam but you are not allowed to convert from Islam. All schools of Islamic law, shari‘a, agree on this rule and specify the death sentence for […]
A Journey that has no end
* Barney Zwartz * December 19, 2008 FRIEDRICH Nietzsche, who wasn’t one of God’s biggest supporters, asked, “Is man one of God’s blunders, or is God one of man’s blunders?” What God thought of the 19th-century German philosopher is not recorded, though the fact that Nietzsche spent his last decade in an insane asylum, possibly […]
Christmas Message 2008 from the Heads of Churches in Jerusalem
Dear Brothers and Sisters Greetings! As we prepare to celebrate Christmas there seems to be even more darkness, conflict and despair in the world around us. That means for us, as Christians, we must think even more carefully and deeply about Jesus — the baby born in Bethlehem’s stable. Many people are afraid of the […]
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