Extremist see so little; only what they want to see. I thought about this as I watched the final presidential debate last night, and was reminded again when I got to work this morning. I saw in the debate views on both sides that I liked and agreed with. On the other hand, friends at [...]
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Jesus, do you really mean it?
Posted in How to read the Bible, Humility, tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Church, Faith, God, Humility, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Philosophy, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Thoughts, Truth on September 9, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I’ve had some interesting comments to a short post that showed up on this blog back in May (Do not call anyone on earth “father”). One comment claimed that Jesus did not mean this instruction to be taken literally, and that I was therefore just Catholic-bashing. Well, I have to admit, it is sometimes difficult [...]
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Putting Words in God’s Mouth – talking same-sex marriage
Posted in How to read the Bible, Humility, Truth about God, tagged Bible, Christian, Christianity, Church, Commentary, Culture, Current Affairs, Current Events, Election 2008, God, Jesus, Opinion, Personal, Proposition 8, Religion, Same-sex marriage, Sex, Theology, Thoughts on October 22, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Many opponents of California’s Proposition 8 (ban on same-sex marriage) try to use the bible to present their case, claiming that God and Jesus actually support same-sex marriage, or at least that they aren’t against it. Note my emphasis of the phrase “use the bible.” I’m not going to try and convince you that God [...]
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