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Why wouldn't a true nothing consist of no laws of physics and no possibility of anything popping into existence?

Via: johnrussell • Religion & Ethics • 9 Comments • 8 years ago

I think this article excerpt makes a very perceptive point. In a true "nothing" there would be no laws of physics to allow an explanation for the universe coming from nothing. I will note that...

In Drag, Former Pastor Finds Peace

Via: calbab • Religion & Ethics • 98 Comments • 8 years ago

A former pastor spent years trying to "set gay people free," but that was before he embraced his own sexuality. After coming out to his family and friend, Zach Coleman left his...

Franklin Graham: We Lost a WI Supreme Court Seat Because Christians Didn’t Vote

Via: hal-a-lujah • Religion & Ethics • 8 Comments • 8 years ago

Source Evangelist Franklin Graham is very upset about the recent election for Wisconsin Supreme Court in which the more progressive candidate ran away with the victory. He wants to make sure...

In Australia, Two Politicians Used God to Manipulate a Controversial Vote

Via: hal-a-lujah • Religion & Ethics • 2 Comments • 8 years ago

Source In the Australian state of Victoria, the Parliament has a rather quaint bipartisan tradition. If someone can’t be present for a vote for good reason — say the birth of a child or a...

Young-Earth Creationism is Cruel

Via: bob-nelson • Religion & Ethics • 9 Comments • 8 years ago

Nelle Smith stands up to share her personal testimony : When I was 21 years old, someone finally knocked it through my thick head that the earth was old. I was halfway through Geology 100...

The Principles That Bind The Believer And The Non-Believer {It Isn't God}

By: docphil • Religion & Ethics • 29 Comments • 8 years ago

As an atheist, I frequently argue with the believer over the existence or non-existence of a deity. This week, which is sacred to those who follow the Judaic and Christian religions does not seem,...

Why White Evangelicalism Is So Cruel

Via: bob-nelson • Religion & Ethics • 21 Comments • 8 years ago

Robert Jeffress, Pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas and an avid supporter of Donald Trump, earned headlines this week for his defense of the president’s adultery with a porn star....

Christian Right Activist: You Shouldn’t Touch Yourself Because It’s Totally Gay

Via: hal-a-lujah • Religion & Ethics • 2 Comments • 8 years ago

Source Christian Right activist Dave Daubenmire said on his “Pass the Salt Live” webcast yesterday that masturbation was wrong in part because it was a form of homosexuality. You’re touching...

Anti-Gay Pastor Charged with Molesting 8 Kids, Telling Them to Sit on His Face

Via: hal-a-lujah • Religion & Ethics • 8 Comments • 8 years ago

Source A Tennessee pastor who opposed laws protecting LGBT people from housing and employment discrimination has been arrested for molesting at least eight children over the course of his...

Kirbyjon Caldwell, famed Houston megachurch pastor, sold millions in worthless bonds, feds charge

Via: hal-a-lujah • Religion & Ethics • 10 Comments • 8 years ago

Source A Houston megachurch pastor and longtime spiritual adviser to President George W. Bush was indicted in federal court Thursday on claims that he sold more than $1 million in worthless...

Ohio Republicans Propose Bill to Punish Abortion Doctors with the Death Penalty

Via: hal-a-lujah • Religion & Ethics • 43 Comments • 8 years ago

Source Conservatives in Ohio are so “pro-life,” they want abortion doctors to face the death penalty. At least, that’s the logical consequence of House Bill 565, proposed by Ohio Republican...

Christians go head-to-head over Sabbath

Via: heartland-american • Religion & Ethics • 219 Comments • 8 years ago

A two-hour, live-streamed debate titled “Should Christians Keep the Sabbath?” was billed by WND founder and debate moderator Joseph Farah as provocative and historic. It didn’t disappoint....

Palm Sunday and religious movies

By: kathleen • Religion & Ethics • 36 Comments • 8 years ago

Today is Palm Sunday. This is a very significant day for the christian religion. Next Sunday is Easter. Being at home with my daughter and I not feeling well, we decided to go through some...

Which Is The Truth.........Does Man Need God To Exist or Does God Need Man To Exist?

By: docphil • Religion & Ethics • 216 Comments • 8 years ago

While I was at NV, I occasionally took a break from writing about politics and switched to my other favorite topic, religion. Since I began writing here at NT, I have commented on a few articles...

Important upcoming astrology influence (Effects mainly communication, internet, & transportation)

By: krishna • News & Politics • 85 Comments • 8 years ago

Note: this was originally posted when Mercury went Rx ("Retrograde") 2 years ago. For the discussion about the current event, scroll down to this comment.....

Here Are 12 Takeaways from KY County Clerk Kim Davis’ New Memoir

Via: hal-a-lujah • Religion & Ethics • 101 Comments • 8 years ago

Source It finally arrived. Liberty Counsel recently announced that Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, the Kentucky official who refused to sign marriage licenses for gay couples because it...

Here’s What Happens When You Choose The Life That’s Comfortable Over The Life That Would Challenge You

Via: krishna • Religion & Ethics • 5 Comments • 8 years ago

(And now for something completely different...) Here’s what you do when your life is oriented towards comfort and complacency: You’re desperate to fight the stagnation that’s...

TX Paper Erases Son’s Husband from Mom’s Obituary: It’s “Contrary to God’s Word”

Via: hal-a-lujah • Religion & Ethics • 10 Comments • 8 years ago

Source When a woman named Brenda Light passed away last month, her son Barry Giles sent an obituary to a local Texas newspaper, the Olton Enterprise. As with any obituary, it mentioned her...

Ex-Priest Had 2,000 Child Porn Files, and Some Depicted Rape and Torture of Kids

Via: hal-a-lujah • Religion & Ethics • 6 Comments • 8 years ago

Source A retired priest from Idaho was arraigned in February, when prosecutors said he had hundreds of images of child pornography, as well as ecstasy and LSD. Now they are bringing even more...

Kicking babies for Jesus

Via: hal-a-lujah • Religion & Ethics • 5 Comments • 8 years ago

Go to Hell!! ... ... by Bob Nelson

By: bob-nelson • Religion & Ethics • 12 Comments • 8 years ago

I've been thinking a lot about "right and wrong" lately, thanks to the ugly wrongness of a certain perople. Thinking about right and wrong brought me to the always-fun topic of Hell... which of...

Pastor With “Debilitating” Disease Sued After Insurers Discover Facebook Posts

Via: hal-a-lujah • Religion & Ethics • 59 Comments • 8 years ago

Source Cynthia McCullough, the pastor of St. John AME Zion Church in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, had a “severe and debilitating” disease. She suffered from “reflex sympathetic...

University Denies Free Speech to Ken Ham and Boots Him from Speaking

Via: tig • Religion & Ethics • 135 Comments • 8 years ago

( full article ) The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO), a school located in a region informally known as The Bible Belt, has booted Ken Ham, the president of Answers in Genesis, from...

Man Named Jesus Christianity Jailed After Making Bomb Threats at Pride Parade