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More Jihadists in the West - Why?

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Religion & Ethics • 12 Comments • 7 years ago

More Jihadists in the West - Why? by Majid Rafizadeh, Gatestone Institute, October 4, 2017 Growing up under Sharia law and in Islamist schools, we were taught that the highest level...

America was NOT founded on christian principles

Via: gordy327 • Religion & Ethics • 350 Comments • 7 years ago

I've come across article, discussions, and individuals who proclaim that America was founded on "Christian principles." Often, such claims are made to promote one's own religious beliefs above...

Christians Who Libel Israel: The Iona Community

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Religion & Ethics • 115 Comments • 7 years ago

Christians Who Libel Israel: The Iona Community by Denis MacEoin , Gladstone Institute, August 27, 2017 The Abbey of the Iona Community, on the island of Iona, Scotland. (Image...

While Dhimmis Cower, Artists Boldly Spit at Jesus

Via: kpr37 • Religion & Ethics • 7 Comments • 7 years ago

From the best of Newsvine, before fear (Islamophobia) set in. Somehow I doubt Christians will be cutting off any heads over the tasteless insults above, which were part of the recent Jesus Is...

MI Couple Let Infant Die of Treatable Disease Because “God Makes No Mistakes”

Via: hal-a-lujah • Religion & Ethics • 4 Comments • 7 years ago

Source On February 6, Abigail Piland was born without any obvious problems. But when the midwife who helped deliver her checked back the next day, Abigail didn’t look healthy. Abigail...

What is Good Old Fashioned Americana?

Via: calbab • Religion & Ethics • 81 Comments • 7 years ago

Is this song performed by Kate Smith 'spankin' Americana? Does it offend you that it mentions God throughout? Can this song be broadcasted over the speakers in public today? "Kind of makes you...

No God, No Justice

Via: redding-shasta-jefferson-usa • Religion & Ethics • 18 Comments • 7 years ago

The constant cry for justice in our times is tiresome and boring. Like my six-year-old's toy train's sounds, they were cute at first. After a few hours, they're just insufferable. The "justice...

Inmate Sues Prison for 'Imposing Christian Propaganda'

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

Source Shari Webber-Dunn, an inmate serving a murder charge in Kansas, said her First Amendment rights were violated by "Christian propaganda" imposed by the...

Mná na hÉireann ¦ Women of Ireland in History, Mythology, and Early Irish Society

Via: kpr37 • Religion & Ethics • 10 Comments • 7 years ago

Were the rights of women really so good in ancient Ireland? You will hear this fact repeated often, but is it true? With a bit of research we find the truth is much more complex than it...

Justice Dept. Sides With Colorado Baker Sued by 'Gay' Couple

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

In three short minutes the complete narrative of what is at stake in this case is summarized by a news department. This is the challenge for our flourishing republic. Shall we continue holding...

Prophethood: Walt Disney and the Divine Mouse theory. (Striking down an idol 2)

Via: kpr37 • Religion & Ethics • 3 Comments • 7 years ago

Subtitled the Divine Mouse thought experiment: "Hijacking" the good name of Mickey Mouse for my own nefarious purposes. If they can "hijack" a religion? I can personally hijack a mouse. The...

Televangelist Jim Bakker: “I Could Be Shot” for Wearing a Hat With a Cross On It

Via: hal-a-lujah • Religion & Ethics • 5 Comments • 7 years ago

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Asian "spectacular success" ruins Affirmative Action narrative - Jonathan Haidt

Via: kpr37 • Religion & Ethics • 6 Comments • 7 years ago

In Interview, Top Indonesian Muslim Scholar Says Stop Pretending That Orthodox Islam and Violence Aren't Linked

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Religion & Ethics • 5 Comments • 7 years ago

In Interview, Top Indonesian Muslim Scholar Says Stop Pretending That Orthodox Islam and Violence Aren't Linked TIME Staff , September 8, 2017...

Just say no to "Poo" posting!

Via: kpr37 • Religion & Ethics • 92 Comments • 7 years ago

Posting "poop" photos is juvenile, no matter what side is doing it. I know it is allowed within the CoH here. I don't mind personally. I would, however, like to volunteer this little...

Kirk Cameron: The Hurricanes Were Sent by God to Make Us More Humble

Via: hal-a-lujah • Religion & Ethics • 6 Comments • 7 years ago

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/07/kirk-cameron-the-hurricanes-were-sent-by-god-to-make-us-more-humble/#8zI5ym5DVwT8DhCV.99 Actor and Creationist Kirk Cameron took time out...

Man accused of killing wife in cough medicine-induced stupor was aspiring preacher

Via: hal-a-lujah • Religion & Ethics • 8 Comments • 7 years ago

Source The North Carolina man accused of killing his wife in a cough syrup-induced stupor was an aspiring preacher and Star Wars devotee who had a lightsaber fight at his wedding. More...

Evangelical Silence and Trump: A Reformation Irony

Via: bob-nelson • Religion & Ethics • 35 Comments • 7 years ago

“Trump’s religious advisers have been mostly silent.” Tom Gjelten wrote these words for NPR just days ago, in his aptly titled article “Trump’s Evangelical Advisers Stand By their Man.” In...

UN Chief Guterres, the Media and Palestinian Fake News

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Religion & Ethics • 3 Comments • 7 years ago

UN Chief Guterres, the Media and Palestinian Fake News by Bassam Tawil, Gatestone Institute, September 1, 2017 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during his to Ramallah, August...

Scholars Explain The Biblical 'Book Of Revelations'

Via: johnrussell • Religion & Ethics • 22 Comments • 7 years ago

Sorry to burst a few bubbles here - (as if that would happen) -------------------- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/apocalypse/revelation/white.html The Book of Revelation was...

Europe: Jihadists Exploit Welfare Benefits

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Religion & Ethics • 5 Comments • 7 years ago

Europe: Jihadists Exploit Welfare Benefits by Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute, August 30, 2017 Anjem Choudary, a British Islamist who is serving a prison sentence for urging support of the...

Cutting Young Girls Isn’t Religious Freedom

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Religion & Ethics • 2 Comments • 7 years ago

Cutting Young Girls Isn’t Religious Freedom by Kristina Arriaga, Wall Street Journal, August 24, 2017Earlier this year, a 7-year-old girl from Minnesota entered an examination room at a clinic just...

LION'S DEN: BEING A PART OF THE PROPHECY

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

LION'S DEN: BEING A PART OF THE PROPHECY BY TOMAS SANDELL, Jerusalem Post, AUGUST 23, 2017 The challenges facing Israel today are not only from conventional wars but just as often diplomatic....

Can Progressive Christians Reclaim Ancient Creeds?

Via: bob-nelson • Religion & Ethics • 21 Comments • 7 years ago

Until last year, creeds played no role in my personal religious life. I grew up Baptist, then moseyed over into non-denominational evangelicalism as a teenager, then ran for cover under the...

Blessed are the Peacemakers–a Message for the Resistance

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

W hen you see them, it is easy to let rage overtake you–yes, I feel it, too. These angry men shouting disgusting things, wearing symbols of hate, carrying flags of oppression, they are easy...