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Kicking babies for Jesus

Kicking babies for Jesus


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

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

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


By: bob-nelson  •  Religion & Ethics  •  12 Comments  •  6 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

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


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

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


Via: tig  •  Religion & Ethics  •  135 Comments  •  6 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

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


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

Source A man named Jesus Christianity (yes, seriously) of South East Wales has been arrested for making bomb threats at an LGBTQ Pride parade in Cardiff. Making the threat was clearly the...
Pastor Kevin Swanson Warns That God May Destroy America Over ‘The Shape Of Water’

Pastor Kevin Swanson Warns That God May Destroy America Over ‘The Shape Of Water’


Via: johnrussell  •  Religion & Ethics  •  10 Comments  •  6 years ago

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/kevin-swanson-warns-that-god-may-destroy-america-over-the-shape-of-water/ Earlier this year, extremist anti-LGBTQ pastor Kevin Swanson voiced his disgust...
The full treatment

The full treatment


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

This is for people who think about / care about the manner in which we read / interpret the Bible. - Bob ============================= This broad self-description of “How [White]...
Cincinnatti transgendered teen gets court approval to begin medical treatment.

Cincinnatti transgendered teen gets court approval to begin medical treatment.


Via: epistte  •  Religion & Ethics  •  23 Comments  •  6 years ago

A transgendered teen gets the approval of the courts to live with his grandparents and start therapy. His parents tried to force him into dangerous Christian reparative therapy after they denied...
Let’s Talk About Guns

Let’s Talk About Guns


Via: bob-nelson  •  Religion & Ethics  •  31 Comments  •  6 years ago

So, here goes. Let’s talk about the yet-another-school shooting. It’s taken me some time. The world feels heavy and dark in these days. To be honest, I have been heavy and dark these days. And...
Sunday favorites: Isaiah 1:11-17

Sunday favorites: Isaiah 1:11-17


Via: bob-nelson  •  Religion & Ethics  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the Lord; I have had enough of burnt-offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or...
Scientists Successfully Clone Monkeys, Breaking New Ground in a Controversial Field

Scientists Successfully Clone Monkeys, Breaking New Ground in a Controversial Field


Via: bob-nelson  •  Religion & Ethics  •  5 Comments  •  6 years ago

It is the first time that scientists have successfully cloned primates using a method known as somatic cell nuclear transfer A pair of identical long-tailed macaques were recently born in...
Christian: You Are Upset About the Wrong Things

Christian: You Are Upset About the Wrong Things


Via: bob-nelson  •  Religion & Ethics  •  52 Comments  •  6 years ago

Sociologist Tony Campolo has been known, when speaking to Christian audiences, to begin by saying something like this: "I have three things I’d like to say today. First, while you were...
5 Things You’re Reading, When You’re Reading The Bible

5 Things You’re Reading, When You’re Reading The Bible


Via: bob-nelson  •  Religion & Ethics  •  5 Comments  •  6 years ago

I love the Bible. It’s why I spent eight years of my life in seminary, why I’ve served as a church pastor even when they couldn’t afford to pay me, and is why even now I end up finding...
The Michigan town where only Christians are allowed to buy houses

The Michigan town where only Christians are allowed to buy houses


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

Bay View is for many an idyllic community – but a lawsuit will test its rule that only practicing Christians can own property Tucked away in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, somewhere along the...
THE GOSPEL SERIES: NewsTalkers 2018

THE GOSPEL SERIES: NewsTalkers 2018


By: calbab  •  Religion & Ethics  •  2 Comments  •  6 years ago

THE GOSPEL SERIES New Testament Book: Gospel of Matthew The Gospel of Matthew is likely the most widely read of the four Gospels. Like all the Gospels it comes to us “anonymous,” but...
Jesus wasn't a Christian, he was a Jew

Jesus wasn't a Christian, he was a Jew


By: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Religion & Ethics  •  246 Comments  •  6 years ago

Jesus wasn't a Christian, he was a Jew Now, what does that make me think? Jesus was reputed to be a very good and decent person. He has been reported to have preached the Golden Rule, and he...
Signs from loved ones that have passed on.

Signs from loved ones that have passed on.


Via: kathleen  •  Religion & Ethics  •  31 Comments  •  6 years ago

Has anyone ever experienced a sign from a loved one that had passed away? I have had some times when I just knew they were trying to send me something to let me know they are with me. When my...
Trump supporters accuse a Najavo legislator of being in the US illegally.

Trump supporters accuse a Najavo legislator of being in the US illegally.


Via: epistte  •  Religion & Ethics  •  15 Comments  •  6 years ago

I've seen ignorant and I've seen stupid but this is a new level of stupid and racist even for Trump supporters. Native tribes were here long before the US ever existed. Supporters of President...
Why Groundhog Day Is The Greatest Movie Ever made

Why Groundhog Day Is The Greatest Movie Ever made


Via: johnrussell  •  Religion & Ethics  •  9 Comments  •  6 years ago

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-groundhog-day-st-0201-20170131-story.html "I think "Groundhog Day" is the best movie ever made. The story of...
Church Elder Allegedly Killed His Wife Because His Religion Won’t Allow Divorce

Church Elder Allegedly Killed His Wife Because His Religion Won’t Allow Divorce


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  70 Comments  •  6 years ago

Source What do you do when you’re a high-ranking official in a church that doesn’t approve of divorce, but you’ve been cheating on your wife? For one man, murder was apparently his only...
Life Is Precious. Does That Mean We Have to Prolong It At All Cost?

Life Is Precious. Does That Mean We Have to Prolong It At All Cost?


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  25 Comments  •  6 years ago

Source Rose‘s skin seems to be transforming into implausibly thin, mottled parchment. She was never a big woman, but now that dry, once-soft outer shell lies draped over her slowly-wasting...
Concordance-ism is not your friend

Concordance-ism is not your friend


Via: bob-nelson  •  Religion & Ethics  •  4 Comments  •  6 years ago

Concordance-ism is a plague and a scourge. This is the practice of determining “what the Bible says” about a given thing by “looking up” every mention of it in the Bible. Back in the day, that...
The Difficult Task of Including the Excluders at God’s Big Table

The Difficult Task of Including the Excluders at God’s Big Table


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

During an interview the other day I was asked if progressive-minded Christians such as myself are hypocritical– if we are people who preach inclusion, while excluding some of our more...
THE GOSPEL SERIES: NewsTalkers 2018

THE GOSPEL SERIES: NewsTalkers 2018


By: calbab  •  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...
"Anonymous" Gospel of Mark - CLARIFIED!

"Anonymous" Gospel of Mark - CLARIFIED!


By: calbab  •  Religion & Ethics  •  62 Comments  •  6 years ago

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.)...
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