Apologetics
Is Genesis history?
From a netfriend: Genesis 1-11 is not history as the genre of history had not been invented when it was first consigned to parchment. I am no historian but as far as I know the first historian was a Roman and the concept of factual history only started with the Romans who wanted a record […]
Allah or Jesus
From a netfriend. Can anyone with an intimate knowledge of contemporary Islam comment? Thanks. Rowland. ~~~ . This is a must read – it’s short but very informative! . The Muslim religion in the fastest growing religion per capita in the United States, especially in the minority races!!! . Allah or Jesus? by Rick Mathes […]
How Are We Meant to Understand Genesis?
Ken Smith wrote: This is the second part of my third major posting in response to Don’s initial post. I may well make further major postings about cosmology, depending on the responses to this one. Don replied: I only mentioned cosmology in passing in my post of May 2, but since you have in interest […]
On Hard Wiring
Prejudice Is Hard-wired Into The Human Brain, Says ASU Study Source: Arizona State University 2005-05-25 TEMPE, Ariz. — Contrary to what most people believe, the tendency to be prejudiced is a form of common sense, hard-wired into the human brain through evolution as an adaptive response to protect our prehistoric ancestors from danger. So suggests […]
Symptoms of Religious Addiction
From a friend SYMPTOMS OF RELIGIOUS ADDICTION – Paschal Baute 1993 a.. Inability to think, doubt, or question religious information and/or authority b.. Black-and-white, good/bad, either/or simplistic thinking: one way or the other c.. Shame-based belief that you aren’t good enough or you aren’t doing it right d.. Magical thinking that God will fix you/ […]
Creationist scientists (Don)
How Are We Meant to Understand Genesis? Sean wrote: AiG would have us believe that there are a lot of Creation Scientists who are qualified scientists. OK, then, what has Creation Science itself contributed to the world’s scientific knowledge? Ken Smith wrote (on May 9 8:56 am, but seems to have since deleted it): Herein […]
Interview with Dr. Michael Goulder
Notes from an Interview with Dr. Michael Goulder. The brilliant English scholar Michael Donald Goulder, after having been considered for the position of Anglican bishop, suddenly resigned both the priesthood and the Christian Church in 1981 to become what he described as “a nonagressive atheist.” After almost thirty years in the Church, Michael Goulder announced […]
Petitioner or Prophet?
Sightings 5/26/05 Petitioner or Prophet? — David Domke and Kevin Coe President Bush delivered his first 2005 commencement address on May 21 at Calvin College, a small evangelical Christian school in western Michigan. This address marked the latest attempt by the Republican Party to use talk about God for political gain. In the past two […]
Religion & Ethics Australia Digest [37]
Religion & Ethics Australia Digest A weekly public affairs review from the Centre for Christian Ethics, Morling College No. 037, 13-19 May 2005 ² edited by Rod Benson News & opinion Abortion Having an abortion can increase the risk of premature birth in subsequent pregnancies by as much as 70 per cent. SMH 16 May […]
Creation and Evolution
Two net friends talking – or at least one straightening out the other 🙂 You’ll figure out who’s saying what… ~~~ THERE IS NO PROOF THAT UNICELLULAR CREATURES EVOLVED FROM NON-LIVING MATTER You have been told several times that the theory of evolution is not involved with the question of non life to life. Once […]
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