Infant Baptism is an issue of contention among Christians. Some believe baptism is “the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,” a necessary step to entering God's Kingdom. It washes away “original sin” so one may be “born again” free of sin. Both Lutherans & Catholics believe in … [Read more...]
I notice this most often when discussing Global Warming aka Climate Change. I have often been told that because I'm not a climate scientist, I shouldn't doubt the "consensus" about the "fact" of man made global warming. I sometimes get this when discussing biological evolution, but not as … [Read more...]
The Supreme Court of the United States, on this day in 1973 decided that elective abortion was a constitutionally protected act. Despite advances in medicine which have led to the discovery that a new human life begins to exist at the point of conception, the practice of elective abortion still … [Read more...]
Geneticists have been on the verge for some time now, through genetic modifications, of being able to choose the physical characteristics of their children. Want a baby with sandy blond hair, blue eyes, six feet tall? Soon this will be a real option. Now firm in China claim they can even modify … [Read more...]
Currently, a multitude of states have laws punishing what is described as fetal homicide. Essentially, if a person (un)intentionally causes the death of a fetus they can be charged with murder or manslaughter just as if it had been a post-birth human being. The only exception is if the mother … [Read more...]
This is a common objection among internet Atheists. It seems like they believe this one challenge to Christians really backs them into a corner. Does God just not care about amputees? If God existed He would heal amputees, or even one amputee. None are healed, therefore God most likely doesn’t … [Read more...]
For all the fuss about the growing wealth gap -- something many people view as a problem -- I think we are looking at it from a flawed perspective. Sure the wealthiest people within a given corporation earn exponentially more money than its base line workers. But the differences in salary between … [Read more...]
My experience has led me to the conclusion that abortion advocates and defenders are some of the most intellectually dishonest debaters of any issue. The arguments they make span the spectrum from vile, to wholly uninformed, to downright asinine, and everything in between. The strategy is if they … [Read more...]
Many people are under the (false) impression that the sharing of religion in some settings is unconstitutional. This myth has been propagated for so long that people have begun to believe it. However, even through this mass misunderstanding of what the First amendment protects and prohibits, there … [Read more...]
Yes, apparently these people do exist, and they will describe spanking a child as assault. Spanking is a horrible practice that that only lazy parents do because you should reason with your children. It's assault and there's no excuse. Anti-spanking advocates make no distinction between a swat … [Read more...]
On a scale of 1-10, how was your year? Anything great and unexpected happen? Or was it an uneventful passing of time? Or worse? … [Read more...]
This is going to sound obvious but, I think for all their similarities, there are vast differences between liberals and conservatives when it comes to dealing with reality. I am not suggesting one side is delusional. However, I am suggesting they deal with reality in fundamentally different ways. … [Read more...]
Skeptics often cite some circumstance in the world to argue that God doesn’t, or likely doesn’t exist. Excessive poverty, hunger, and other evils are among the top complaints. They seem to think that God should provide solutions with no explanation of where this ideal comes from, it certainly … [Read more...]
2013 carried with it many ups and downs. I hope this new year brings us new perspectives and the wisdom to apply them. … [Read more...]
Oh the irony: (DailyMail) -- They went in search evidence of the world’s melting ice caps, but instead a team of climate scientists have been forced to abandon their mission … because the Antarctic ice is thicker than usual at this time of year. The scientists have been stuck aboard the stricken MV … [Read more...]
Christianity (and religious belief generally) is sometimes criticized for being nothing more than an emotional crutch of some sort by its critics. Its adherents find solace in knowing an eternal reward is awaiting them for their faithful devotion and evil doers are punished. There is something … [Read more...]
Ordinarily I'm not a fan of New Year's resolutions. Most of us fail to keep them, intentionally. We just cancel them. Maybe we start with our sights set too high, or maybe we just lack the ability to commit. Well, I have resolved to do two things this year. First is to pick up every bit of … [Read more...]
With all the complaints Atheists have against religion accusing most believers of having a gullible blind faith, you’d think Christians would be less willing to provide examples of exactly that. (AZCentral) -- A Scottsdale family on Wednesday said their cheesecake is a Christmas miracle. When they … [Read more...]
When those who oppose same-sex marriage said that in affirming same-sex sexual attraction as a natural, immutable, normal variant of human sexuality it would open the door for other sexual variations -- such as pedophilia to claim the same normalcy and therefore, social acceptance they were called … [Read more...]
No doubt this particular Atheist thinks he knows too much about Christianity to believe it. His post contains short videos mocking the crucifixion of Jesus, rather than his birth...which is what Christmas celebrates. Perhaps this Easter there'll be snarky images of nativity … [Read more...]
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