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Posted by God Discussion Reporter | Feb 28th, 2009
Dobson Resigns as Chairman of Focus on the Family
James DobsonCSNNews.com reported that James Dobson has resigned as chairman of Focus on the Family, but will continue to host his radio show. This is part of a transition that has been in the works over the past six years.
Last summer, Dobson's Focus on the Family radio program was named into the Chicago-based Museum of Broadcast Communications' Radio Hall of Fame and was the first religious program...
Posted by Dakota O'Leary | Feb 28th, 2009
Calling all conservatives: How to get elected
To the Republican National Committee:
Well, you've lost Hispanics due to your heavy anti-immigration stance. You've lost blacks. You've lost the young people. What's a party to do? It's enough of a concern for you to arrange CPAC, and it's got the blog RealClearPolitics asking the question "Has the GOP lost enough to change?" (26 February 2009).
In the observation...
Posted by Urbain Beck | Feb 28th, 2009
Sleeping Around in the Bible
Imagine this. Two sisters really, really want kids. They don't have access to a fertility clinic that might enable them to have eight babies in one shot. No. They take turns getting their dad trashed and while he's sleeping off his booze, they rape him and each get pregnant.
Can you imagine the public outcry?
This is a bible story from Genesis 19, the same chapter that the devout use as...
Posted by God Discussion Reporter | Feb 28th, 2009
Decline in Churches; Mormonism on the Rise
The National Council of Churches released its 77th yearbook on February 23. The yearbook reports religious attendance and financial trends for churches in America.
According to the yearbook, during the year 2007, a slight but startling decline in membership of the nation's largest Christian communions took place. Membership in the Roman Catholic Church declined 0.59 percent and the Southern Baptist Convention...
Posted by God Discussion Reporter | Feb 28th, 2009
Israeli Comedy Skit Irks the Vatican
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert issued official apology last Tuesday after a comedy skit on an Israeli TV show caused outrage among the Christian community.
The row has strained already tense ties between the Vatican and Israel, especially as Pope Benedict is planning to visit Israel in May – the first visit by a Pope to the Holy Land since John Paul in 2000. The Catholic Church says the Vatican is...
Posted by God Discussion Reporter | Feb 28th, 2009
The Church Lady Gets a New Attorney
Convicted killer Mary Jane Fonder, aka The Church Lady, has a new attorney. She was back in a Bucks County court today because her public defender wanted off the case.
Fonder shot and killed Rhonda Smith last year. She was jealous because Smith, 42, was getting emotional and financial support from the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Springfield, Pa. Fonder is serving a life sentence. Now she has a new...
Posted by admin | Feb 28th, 2009
There Is a God — How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind
There Is a God How the Worlds Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind
In There Is a God, one of the world's preeminent atheists discloses how his commitment to "follow the argument wherever it leads" led him to a belief in God as Creator. This is a compelling and refreshingly open-minded argument that will forever change the atheism debate.
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5 Stars God of the Philosopher
This...
Posted by admin | Feb 28th, 2009
Let Freedom Ring – Winning the War of Liberty over Liberalism
Let Freedom Ring Winning the War of Liberty over Liberalism
As Americans, we face two fundamental questions:
First, are we truly prepared to fight this new war to wipe out terrorism and terrorist regimes, and win it decisively — no matter what sacrifices it requires or how long it takes?
Second, are we once again prepared to teach our children the fundamental principles and values that make this country...
Posted by admin | Feb 28th, 2009
When Men Become Gods – Mormon Polygamist Warren Jeffs His Cult of Fear and the Women Who Fought Back
When Men Become Gods Mormon Polygamist Warren Jeffs His Cult of Fear and the Women Who Fought Back
In When Men Become Gods, New York Times bestselling author Stephen Singular casts a light on a dark corner of religious extremism. He reveals a group of fundamentalists operating in the present-day United States, where teenage girls are kept in virtual bondage in the name of upholding the "sacred...
Posted by admin | Feb 28th, 2009
The Power of Now
The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle has emerged as one of today's most inspiring teachers. In The Power of Now, already a worldwide bestseller, the author describes his transition from despair to self-realization soon after his 29th birthday. Tolle took another ten years to understand this transformation, during which time he evolved a philosophy that has parallels...
Posted by admin | Feb 28th, 2009
Christ and Culture Revisited
Christ and Culture Revisited
Called to live in the world, but not to be of it, Christians must maintain a balancing act that becomes more precarious the further our culture departs from its Judeo-Christian roots. How should members of the church interact with such a culture, especially as deeply enmeshed as most of us have become?
D. A. Carson applies his masterful touch to this problem. He begins by exploring...
Posted by admin | Feb 28th, 2009
Leaving the Fold A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion
Leaving the Fold A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion
This book by psychologist Marlene Winell provides valuable insights into the dangers of religious indoctrination and outlines what therapists and victims can do to reclaim a healthier human spirit…. Both former believers searching for a new beginning and those just starting...
Posted by God Discussion Reporter | Feb 27th, 2009
Gay Statue to Grace Utah's Legislature? Unlikely.
ButtarsThe American Family News Network's One News Now implies that Utah Senator Chris Buttars is being treated unfairly for his "pro-family" stance.
Buttars was removed from his membership and chairmanship of both the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee and the Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee as a punitive measure for his anti-gay remarks that were made...
Posted by God Discussion Reporter | Feb 27th, 2009
Dating Tips for Nonbelievers with Evangelical Parents
Have you found someone that you might tie the knot with, or at least consider calling your significant other? Introducing the important people in our lives to parents with rigid religious beliefs can be a challenge, but introducing a nonbeliever to fundamentalist parents can be a nightmare.
HowCast recently produced a brief tutorial, How To Introduce Your Atheist Partner To Your Evangelical Parents. Enjoy!
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Posted by admin | Feb 27th, 2009
Searching for God Knows What
Searching for God Knows What
In Searching for God Knows What, Donald Miller's provocative and funny new book, he shows readers that the greatest desire of every person is the desire for redemption. Every person is constantly seeking redemption (or at least the feeling of it) in his or her life, believing countless gospels that promise to fix the brokenness. Typically their pursuits include the desire...
Posted by admin | Feb 27th, 2009
Practicing the Presence – The Inspirational Guide to Regaining Meaning and a Sense of Purpose in Your Life
Practicing the Presence The Inspirational Guide to Regaining Meaning and a Sense of Purpose in Your Life
The celebrated guide to the awareness of the divine and transcendental in our daily lives. This modern spiritual classic is one of the three books. Goldsmith felt contained the essence of all his teachings.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Practicing the Presence
Anyone who is seriously on the spiritual...
Posted by admin | Feb 27th, 2009
The Politics of Jesus — Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus Teachings and How They Have Been Corrupted
The Politics of Jesus Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus Teachings and How They Have Been Corrupted
Who was Jesus? And how was this first-century political revolutionary, whose teachings are meant to lead the way to freedom, turned into a meek and mild servant of the status quo? How is it possible to profess a belief in Jesus, yet ignore the suffering of the poor and the needy? Just how...
Posted by admin | Feb 27th, 2009
Modernist and Fundamentalist Debates in Islam – A Reader
Modernist and Fundamentalist Debates in Islam A Reader
With resurgent interest in the Muslim world and in particular political Islam, this collection of original essays by major Muslim thinkers from the Middle East and South Asia demonstrates the ongoing and contentious debate between modernizers seeking to adapt Western ways and fundamentalists who rejected them....
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