Pressed Into Service

By: CB  •  Service  •  31 Comments  •  1 Like  •  6 years ago

When Were You Ever Pressed Into Service? How Did It Make You Feel? As a teen male, I was first pressed into service in an unappreciated role of "gay" high-schooler. Of course, in those years, it was nowhere a positive look. My life was a lonely, terribly unspectacular tale of beatings,...

THE GOSPEL SERIES: NewsTalkers 2018

By: CB  •  Religion & Ethics  •  9 Comments  •  6 years ago

THE GOSPEL SERIES New Testament Book: Gospel of Mark Although the Gospel is anonymous, there is adequate reason to ascribe the book with certainty to John Mark, the attendant of Peter. The Marcan [ascribe to Mark] authorship finds its earliest attestation in the writings of Papias from the...

Understand The Internet Troll

By: CB  •  Metafied  •  29 Comments  •  6 years ago

We're all adults on NewsTalkers, I assume. I am exchanging my points of view with others able to read, write, and comprehend me. Consequently, when it becomes overwhelming, "No more means No More!" When you are asked to stop. Just do it.  I reflect on this fact; That as I walk down the streets...

Understand the Internet Troll

By: CB  •  Other  •  11 Comments  •  6 years ago  •  LOCKED

We're all adults on NewsTalkers, I assume. I am exchanging my points of view with others able to read, write, and comprehend me. Consequently, when it becomes overwhelming, "No more means No More!" When you are asked to stop. Just do it.  I reflect on this fact; That as I walk down the streets...

"Anonymous" Gospel of Mark - CLARIFIED!

By: CB  •  Religion & Ethics  •  62 Comments  •  6 years ago  •  LOCKED

The Gospel of Mark Although the Gospel is anonymous, there is adequate reason to ascribe the book with certainty to John Mark, the attendant of Peter. (Wycliffe Bible Dictionary.) Amanumensis - A literary agent who is empowered to dictate, copy, sign, and/or publish what another person has...

First Worldwide Survey of Religion and Science: No, Not All Scientists are Atheists

Via: CB  •  Religion & Ethics  •  63 Comments  •  6 years ago

AMY MCCAIG  – DECEMBER 3, 2015 Are all scientists atheists? Do they believe religion and science can co-exist? These questions and others were addressed in the first worldwide survey of how scientists view religion, released today by researchers at Rice University. “No one today can...

Athanasius: Easter Letter of A. D. 367

Via: CB  •  Religion & Ethics  •  8 Comments  •  6 years ago  •  LOCKED

The first official document which prescribes the twenty-seven books of our New Testament as alone canonical is Athanasius's Easter Letter for the year 367. ~ Norman Geisler. Athanasius of Alexandria Athanasius: Easter Letter of A. D. 367 Of the particular books and their number, which are...

Reasonable Doubts - How Jesus Became God

Via: CB  •  Religion & Ethics  •  180 Comments  •  6 years ago

Jeremy Beahan and Justin Schieber of the now defunct Reasonable Doubts Podcast, interviews Dr. Bart Ehrman on his book "How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee." Episode 130 aired on July 25th, 2014. How did Jesus, an apocalyptic prophet from Galilee, come to be...

The VOICE FINALE: Uplifting or One Big Drag?

By: CB  •  Religion & Ethics  •  6 Comments  •  7 years ago

The Voice! Finale was fierce from the top seconds of opening! Entertainment was smoking and that was while main man Billy Idol flamed the stage with 80's mega-hit White Wedding! Brooke Simpson delivered  planet-size performance sets each time she took the microphone. Chloe Kohankski ranked...

Peter Boghossian wants to end faith in God!

By: CB  •  Religion & Ethics  •  229 Comments  •  7 years ago

Why does Peter Boghossian mean when he says faith is, "Delusional"? Why does Peter Boghossian define faith as, "Pretending to know things you don't know"? Why does Peter Boghossian say that people should replace faith with science and reason? Why is Peter Boghossian trying to undermine...