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The Progressive Evangelicals That Franklin Graham Calls ‘Godless’

The Progressive Evangelicals That Franklin Graham Calls ‘Godless’


Via: johnrussell  •  Religion & Ethics  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

...Recently a group of (progressive) evangelicals came together to publish a document they titled “ Reclaiming Jesus .” It outlines six affirmations of what they believe (i.e., theology), which...
Who Needs God When You Have Government?

Who Needs God When You Have Government?


Via: heartland-american  •  Religion & Ethics  •  26 Comments  •  6 years ago

We need a surgeon general’s warning: “This government program may be hazardous to your spiritual health.” Jesus said we’re to render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, and unto God what is God’s, so...
Intra ecclesiam nulla salus

Intra ecclesiam nulla salus


Via: bob-nelson  •  Religion & Ethics  •  116 Comments  •  6 years ago

In white America, there is no salvation inside the church. The white American church is Bad. It makes people worse than they otherwise would be — more sinful, m0re lost. It is not merely a...
‘This Is Not of God’: When Anti-Trump Evangelicals Confront Their Brethren

‘This Is Not of God’: When Anti-Trump Evangelicals Confront Their Brethren


Via: evilgenius  •  Religion & Ethics  •  64 Comments  •  6 years ago

Please read the article at the link. Mr. Claiborne and his group are the other evangelicals. The Red Letter Christians, a reference to the words of Jesus printed in some Bibles in red type, are...
Gloria Copeland claims ability to control the weather

Gloria Copeland claims ability to control the weather


Via: tig  •  Religion & Ethics  •  27 Comments  •  6 years ago

The topic for this seed is: What causes so many to believe such nonsense? Gloria Copeland is the wife of televangelist Kenneth Copeland.   Kenneth Copeland claims to have a personal fortune of...
Key findings about Americans’ belief in God —April 25, 2018

Key findings about Americans’ belief in God —April 25, 2018


Via: calbab  •  Religion & Ethics  •  470 Comments  •  6 years ago

Key findings about Americans’ belief in God By Dalia Fahmy   April 25, 2018 (Lucas Schifres/Getty Images) In recent years, the share of American adults who do not affiliate with...
Beauty From Ashes: How One Woman’s Pregnancy From Rape Healed Her

Beauty From Ashes: How One Woman’s Pregnancy From Rape Healed Her


Via: heartland-american  •  Religion & Ethics  •  48 Comments  •  6 years ago

Jennifer Christie woke up to a rush of cold air and a woman’s scream. She was nearly naked lying by a dumpster at the back of a hotel. She’d been brutally raped. She would soon find out that she...
In Alberta, Sikhs Can Now Ride Motorcycles Without Helmets (Because of Religion)

In Alberta, Sikhs Can Now Ride Motorcycles Without Helmets (Because of Religion)


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  4 Comments  •  6 years ago

Source Alberta recently became the third province in Canada, after Manitoba and British Columbia, to include an exemption to the law requiring people to wear helmets while on motorcycles. The...
Christian Blogger: Women Are Taking Spots in Medical School That “Belong to Men”

Christian Blogger: Women Are Taking Spots in Medical School That “Belong to Men”


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  59 Comments  •  6 years ago

Source Lori Alexander, the Christian blogger whose fundamentalist content is so outrageous, you don’t know if it’s serious or satire, says it’s awful — awful — that women are becoming...
‘I want to die’: David Goodall, 104, hours away from ending his life in Switzerland

‘I want to die’: David Goodall, 104, hours away from ending his life in Switzerland


Via: tfargo  •  Religion & Ethics  •  75 Comments  •  6 years ago

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/people/2018/05/09/david-goodall-assisted-dying/ In less than 24 hours, Australia’s oldest scientist will be injected with a lethal mix of drugs, closing the...
The real Jesus

The real Jesus


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  5 Comments  •  6 years ago

Faith And Reason

Faith And Reason


Via: johnrussell  •  Religion & Ethics  •  21 Comments  •  6 years ago

Encyclopedia Britannica - Faith And Reason (bolded by JR) Different conceptions of faith cohere with different views of its relation to reason or rationality. The classic medieval...
Joy Reid Apologizes To LGBT Community For Tweets, Posts | AM Joy | MSNBC

Joy Reid Apologizes To LGBT Community For Tweets, Posts | AM Joy | MSNBC


Via: calbab  •  Religion & Ethics  •  76 Comments  •  6 years ago

  MSNBC Published on Apr 28, 2018 Joy Reid apologizes for her writings and tweets that were harmful to the LGBT community adding, “I should have known better.” Then a panel of...
Why Is It So Hard to Believe that Many Leading Scientists are Religious?

Why Is It So Hard to Believe that Many Leading Scientists are Religious?


Via: calbab  •  Religion & Ethics  •  35 Comments  •  6 years ago

Why Is It So Hard to Believe that Many Leading Scientists are Religious? by   MATTHEW C. NISBET Big Think today features a new set of interviews with NIH director Francis Collins ,...
Heartsick Boy Asks If Atheist Dad Is In Heaven. Pope Francis Reveals The Answer With A Hug.

Heartsick Boy Asks If Atheist Dad Is In Heaven. Pope Francis Reveals The Answer With A Hug.


Via: calbab  •  Religion & Ethics  •  294 Comments  •  6 years ago

A tearful little boy grappling with big existential questions after the death of his father received some touching words of consolation from Pope Francis. The poignant moment between the pontiff...
We Need Two Kinds of Truth: Why I Don't Want Science or Religion to Win

We Need Two Kinds of Truth: Why I Don't Want Science or Religion to Win


Via: calbab  •  Religion & Ethics  •  303 Comments  •  6 years ago

by Francis Collins Surveys I have seen indicate about 40% of scientists believe in a God to whom one may pray in expectation of an answer.  That’s not a god who went off after creating a...
Four priests accused of sexual abuse served at one Buffalo-area parish

Four priests accused of sexual abuse served at one Buffalo-area parish


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  9 Comments  •  6 years ago

Source Members of Most Precious Blood Church in Angola were as stunned as any Catholics – and maybe more so – when the Diocese of Buffalo in March publicly named 42 priests who had been...
Has Christianity harmed you personally?

Has Christianity harmed you personally?


Via: artie-3438207  •  Religion & Ethics  •  158 Comments  •  6 years ago

There are many long raging battles over Christianity in America.  Most people seem to say that it does more good than harm; that those who do harm are misguided; that the problem facing us to...
How long will I be allowed to remain a Christian?

How long will I be allowed to remain a Christian?


Via: calbab  •  Religion & Ethics  •  527 Comments  •  6 years ago

“How long will I be allowed to remain a Christian?” That was the deeply dismaying question posed to me by a friend with four young children as we discussed the plight of the Christian faith...
Church of The Donald

Church of The Donald


Via: bob-nelson  •  Religion & Ethics  •  11 Comments  •  6 years ago

Never mind Fox. Trump’s most reliable media mouthpiece is now Christian TV. HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — The Music City campus of the Trinity Broadcasting Network is about a half-hour drive...
White Privilege is Getting Freebies for Loitering at Starbucks

White Privilege is Getting Freebies for Loitering at Starbucks


Via: bob-nelson  •  Religion & Ethics  •  9 Comments  •  6 years ago

The past week has not been great for Starbucks. Last Thursday, two black men were filmed being arrested at a Philly store and spent the evening in jail for sitting at a table and quietly waiting...
Witnesses Explain the Most Momentous Event in History

Witnesses Explain the Most Momentous Event in History


Via: yuk-phoo  •  Religion & Ethics  •  8 Comments  •  6 years ago

 (By Unknown Genius On The Internet)  Mary: Well, the other Mary and I (Matthew 28.1) were the first to go down to the cave where somebody said they’d put the body.   Salome: I was there too,...
The Great Divorce: Evangelicalism And Jesus

The Great Divorce: Evangelicalism And Jesus


Via: bob-nelson  •  Religion & Ethics  •  87 Comments  •  6 years ago

C. S. Lewis’ profound book, The Great Divorce, sprang to mind when I read an opinion piece in the Dallas Morning News by religion journalist Peggy Wehmeyer about her growing need to divorce...
Easter-deniers vs. Easter’s Reality

Easter-deniers vs. Easter’s Reality


Via: heartland-american  •  Religion & Ethics  •  534 Comments  •  6 years ago

Expect the anti-Christian left to go all giddily gleeful over the April Fool’s Day date of Easter this Sunday. What a juicy opportunity for the God deniers to amp up their full-throated mock-fest...
What is Original Sin?

What is Original Sin?


By: katrix  •  Religion & Ethics  •  450 Comments  •  6 years ago

The bible makes it clear that the "original sin" is the quest for knowledge.   Getting past the writings which claim that Eve was at fault for tempting Adam - when it was Adam, not Eve, who...
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