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- The Right’s Abortion / Climate Change Dilemmaon Nov 1, 2012 in Social and Politics abortion climate change climate change deniers Fundamentalism Right WingIt was Rick Perry who summed up the Right's position by saying that he would always err on the side of life. But that, again, appears to be a very selective definition of life.
- The Right’s Abortion / Climate Change Dilemmaon Nov 1, 2012 in Social and Politics abortion climate change climate change deniers Fundamentalism Right WingIt was Rick Perry who summed up the Right's position by saying that he would always err on the side of life. But that, again, appears to be a very selective definition of life.
- Makers of Etch A Sketch Sues Apple for Copyright Infingement Claiming that Apple Corporation knowingly and deliberately copied the look and fee of it’s well know tablet, the Etch A Sketch, the Ohio Art Company has filed suit to keep the iPad from being sold in the United States. When asked why the...
- Makers of Etch A Sketch Sues Apple for Copyright Infingement Claiming that Apple Corporation knowingly and deliberately copied the look and fee of it’s well know tablet, the Etch A Sketch, the Ohio Art Company has filed suit to keep the iPad from being sold in the United States. When asked why the...
- Jebowon Dec 20, 2011 in Christianity Evangelism Fundamentalism Gospel Jesus Scripture Verse Face Paint Tebowing Tim Tebow‘Nuff said.Filed under: Christianity, Evangelism, Fundamentalism, Gospel, Jesus Tagged: Jesus, Scripture Verse Face Paint, Tebowing, Tim Tebow...
- Campaign funds = political pig foodon Oct 18, 2011 in Campaign Finance Reform PoliticsThat Romney would turn to close associates and his son’s business partners for campaign assistance or a trip on a private jet is not unprecedented. President Obama acted similarly when he paid millions of dollars to David Axelrod’s politi...
- The common lectionary: antisemitism in John’s Gospel. Surprise? Not really.on Apr 6, 2011 in Bible Christianity Church Gospel Jesus Judaism biblical antisemitism Common Lectionary John 9:22Like most Christians who went to church last Sunday, I found myself listening to the familiar story of Jesus healing the blind man in John 9, But for the first time this jarring line leaped out at me: “His parents said this because they w...
- Found Jesus? Try looking in Hell
- How Jesus came to preach on Hell (a parable)At that time Jesus and his disciples entered a prosperous land. Hearing of his arrival, many of the people came to hear him speak. Thousands gathered around him. ” I bring you good news. God loves you, all of you. You have no need to fe...
- No Hell = No Jesuson Mar 10, 2011 in Bible biblical literalism Calvinism Catholicism Christianity Church Crime and Punishment Culture Current Events damnation Emerging Church Ethics Evil Faith Fundamentalism God Gospel grace Heaven and Hell Hell Heresy Heterodoxy Jesus Justice Morality Orthodoxy Protestantism reformed church Religion Religious Right Religious Tolerance sacrifice salvation Sin Spirituality Substitutionary Atonement Theology Universalism 1 John 4:18 Christian Broadcasting Network hell John Piper Love Wins Rob Bell Roman Catholic UnivesalismI think one reason why so many Christians are unyielding about Hell, and why the progressives still can't shake the doctrine off, is that, in reality, Hell is the cornerstone of the Church, not Jesus. Because without Hell, what is there for Jesus t...
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