According to this survey, I’m a fightin’ fundy. Although I’d disagree with the negative connotation that is inferred, I’d probably have to agree with the assessment, as I do believe in “the infallibility of the Bible not only in matters of faith and morals but also as a literal historical record, holding as essential to [...]
Are you worried you might have to spend a little extra time in Pergatory washing off those hard to rinse sins? Well, fret no more, because if you travel to Lourdes within the next year the Pope is going to personally see to it that you spend less time in Pergatory. Certain restrictions apply. Not [...]
Sarcasm alert…
Did you know that Shakespeare was involved in the translation of the King James Version of the Bible? It’s true! He even made sure that proper attribution would be made by inserting his name in code in the 46th Psalm. The 46th word from the beginning is shake and the 46th word from the [...]
Joseph Farah has a very interesting piece today on rainfall in Israel. I found the story fascinating:
Update: See the comments below for links to articles that state that there have been droughts in Israel since its re-establishment and that rainfall has actually decreased in the last century. The 1,800-year drought is still interesting to note, [...]
Speaking of stem cell research, a friend has alerted me to the following story. Prolifers have been arguing for years that research on embryonic stem cells is both immoral and unnecessary (See my essay on the topic written in May 2002). Of course, advocates of embryonic stem cell research remain unconvinced. As I stated in [...]
Micah Tillman has an interesting discussion going on over at his blog. He notes that pacifism taken to its logical end must result in anarchism. Personally, I prefer black and white. If pacifism could stand up to scrutiny, I’d be all for it. I don’t like having to wade through shades of gray. Unfortunately, life [...]
I absolutely will not vote for Giuliani, even if his opponent is Hillary Clinton. Some conservatives have come to the conclusion that Mitt Romney really has changed, but I still have strong reservations, most of which are summed up in Romney Secrets The Media Are Hiding From You by Gregg Jackson at Townhall.com. The fact [...]
Considering the lengths to which prosperity teachers go to twist the words of the Bible, it would not surprise me one bit if they were improperly reporting income. How long before these people’s followers realize that they are being had?
Acting on tips about preachers who ride in Rolls Royces and have purportedly paid $30,000 for [...]
The idea that the Religious Right is all but disbanded has even made it into conservative media lately. Personally, I don’t feel any different than I did a couple of years ago, and I don’t know of anyone who would have been associated with the RR before who has decided that from now on they [...]
Last night the associate pastor (let’s call him Y) at church mentioned that when he was in mission school in Australia (he wanted to become a missionary) there was a Korean and a Filipino attending at the same time. When it came time for him to return to Japan (he’s Japanese) he was asked to [...]
