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Catholic Priest: It’s Unethical to Install Fire Alarms at Planned Parenthood

Via: hal-a-lujah • Religion & Ethics • 2 Comments • 7 years ago

Source Catholic Answers Live is a radio show with a segment called “Open Forum,” in which people can call in with any Catholic-related questions for host Father Paul Keller to answer. One...

Why are so many religious people unaware of their religions?

By: tig • Religion & Ethics • 619 Comments • 7 years ago

It does indeed seem that the majority of religious have a very limited understanding of the history and critical facts of their faith. A starter example of this would be the contents of...

America’s New Religion: Fox Evangelicalism

Via: bob-nelson • Religion & Ethics • 3 Comments • 7 years ago

To hear the Christian right tell it, President Trump should be a candidate for sainthood — that is, if evangelicals believed in saints. “Never in my lifetime have we had a Potus willing to...

Has Support for Moore Stained Evangelicals? Some Are Worried

Via: bob-nelson • Religion & Ethics • 60 Comments • 7 years ago

The editor in chief of Christianity Today did not have to wait for the votes to be counted to publish his essay on Tuesday bemoaning what the Alabama Senate race had wrought. Whoever wins,...

With The Reality Of A Multi-Inhabited Universe, What Is The Likelihood That Our Vision Of God Is Accurate?

Via: docphil • Religion & Ethics • 37 Comments • 7 years ago

R. C. Sproul, Reformed Theologian Who Founded Ligonier Ministries passed away

Via: shepboy • Religion & Ethics • 1 Comments • 7 years ago

http://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2017/december/died-r-c-sproul-reformed-theologian-ligonier-ministries-pca.html hen Reformed theologian and Ligonier Ministries founder R. C. Sproul was...

How Evangelicals Are Taking the “Christ” Out Of Christianity

Via: bob-nelson • Religion & Ethics • 4 Comments • 7 years ago

American Christians have an unfortunate blind spot when it comes to politics. While they worry about how to put “Christ” back into Christmas, many of them are slowly but surely taking the...

Not misinformed and not lying. Something far worse. ... Green Rules apply

Via: bob-nelson • Religion & Ethics • 73 Comments • 7 years ago

So some guy on Twitter — — oh, yes, this is probably nut-picking. I’m latching on to a random individual in a social media thread here because he provides a clear and stark example that will...

Atheist Jokes!!!

Via: krishna • Religion & Ethics • 19 Comments • 7 years ago

Q: Why can't atheists solve exponential equations? A: Because they don't believe in higher powers. Q: Did you hear about the the evangelical atheist? A: She went door to door with a book...

You can fool some of the people all of the time

Via: bob-nelson • Religion & Ethics • 1 Comments • 7 years ago

I got a fortune cookie more than 20 years ago that I still think about quite a bit. It said “The man who trusts everyone is happier than the man who trusts no one.” I think the writer was...

Living Prophesy: Was Trump’s Historic Statement on Jerusalem Predicted by a Rabbi Hundreds of Years Ago?

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Religion & Ethics • 1 Comments • 7 years ago

Living Prophesy: Was Trump’s Historic Statement on Jerusalem Predicted by a Rabbi Hundreds of Years Ago? US President Donald Trump prays at the Western Wall (Mendy Hechtman/Flash90)...

All Eyes On Alabama: The Outcome Will Decide if Christianity is Bankrupt ... Green Rules apply

Via: bob-nelson • Religion & Ethics • 17 Comments • 7 years ago

The marriage of religion and politics, long in the making, has possibly corrupted beyond redemption the most visible faces of Christianity. Effectively Christianity is bankrupt. I suspect the...

‘All right, then...’ ... Green Rules apply

Via: bob-nelson • Religion & Ethics • 1 Comments • 7 years ago

The news today, like most days recently, is overwhelming and disheartening. So let’s skip ahead to tomorrow — to Mark Twain’s birthday. Around here, that means revisiting this passage from...

JESUS WOULDN'T APPROVE OF TRUMP SELLING CHRISTMAS MAGA HATS FOR DOUBLE THE PRICE

Via: johnrussell • Religion & Ethics • 56 Comments • 7 years ago

What would Jesus do about President Donald Trump's overpriced Christmas hats? The president's online store might be launching its own War On Christmas after offering a holiday edition of the...

Two Josephs No Mary In Nativity Scene

Via: johnrussell • Religion & Ethics • 7 Comments • 7 years ago

https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/catholic-bishop-freaks-out-after-viewing-viral-gay-nativity-scene-with-two-josephs/ The Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island expressed outrage...

Why the Atheist’s Obsession with God?

Via: bob-nelson • Religion & Ethics • 390 Comments • 7 years ago

I recently received this question on Facebook from someone I used to work with: When I was at uni I wrote a thesis on religious connotations in science fiction films. I also don’t believe in...

Thanksgiving Is Absurd Because Man Is Not Happy. He cannot be happy because he is never satisfied.

Via: johnrussell • Religion & Ethics • 18 Comments • 7 years ago

Australian Ad for Lamb Banned for Being “Discriminatory” Toward Hindus

Via: hal-a-lujah • Religion & Ethics • 1 Comments • 7 years ago

Source Back in September, an ad for lamb appeared on Australian airwaves, sponsored by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA). It featured a number of gods sitting at a dinner table joking about...

Scriptural Orchard Co-authored by Calbab and Enoch

By: calbab • Religion & Ethics • 147 Comments • 7 years ago

This article will examine ways in which scripture can be interpreted in more than only a literal fashion in both the Christian and Jewish tradition. By Calbab: First of all you must...

White Evangelicals Conflicted By Accusations Against Roy Moore ... Red Rules apply

Via: bob-nelson • Religion & Ethics • 4 Comments • 7 years ago

With his U.S. Senate campaign in Alabama suddenly endangered by allegations that he had sexually abused a minor, GOP candidate Roy Moore sought to turn the crisis to his political advantage by...

CLEAN COPY: White evangelical logic: A child-molester is Not As Bad As a Satanic baby-killer ... Red Rules apply.

Via: bob-nelson • Religion & Ethics • 11 Comments • 7 years ago

A previous post of this same seed was submerged under a flood of off-topic Comments. Here is a clean start. ============================== White evangelical supporters of disgraced former...

Roy Moore and the confused identity of today’s “evangelical” voter ... Red Rules apply.

Via: bob-nelson • Religion & Ethics • 2 Comments • 7 years ago

Thirty-seven percent of evangelicals say they’re more likely to support Roy Moore after sexual assault allegations. Here’s why I’m skeptical of that. A supporter rallies in Montgomery,...

White evangelical logic: A child-molester is Not As Bad As a Satanic baby-killer ... Red Rules apply.

Via: bob-nelson • Religion & Ethics • 54 Comments • 7 years ago

White evangelical supporters of disgraced former judge Roy Moore have taken two strategies to explain why they’re sticking with the Republican Senate candidate despite multiple, credible...

A Bible museum is a good idea. The one that's opening is not. ... Red Rules apply.

Via: bob-nelson • Religion & Ethics • 19 Comments • 7 years ago

The controversial Hobby Lobby-backed Museum of the Bible is not the Bible museum we need. The Museum of the Bible opens today Museum of the Bible/Alan Karchmer This Friday, one of the...

Aussie Lawyer Will Help Christians Promising to Divorce After Marriage Equality

Via: hal-a-lujah • Religion & Ethics • 38 Comments • 7 years ago

Source It was two years ago when Nick and Sarah Jensen, a Christian couple from Australia, made a shocking proclamation: If marriage equality were ever legalized in their country, they would...

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