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Posted by admin | Aug 31st, 2009
Believing Again Doubt and Faith in a Secular Age
Believing Again Doubt and Faith in a Secular Age
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Posted by admin | Aug 31st, 2009
The Bible Slam: Exodus Chapter 13
The freed Hebrews are instructed to eat no food containing yeast for a period of seven days. This practice is to go on forever in commemoration of their exodus from Egypt.
Since the Lord killed all of the firstborn of Egypt, the Hebrews are to kill their firstborn lambs and goats by breaking their necks or buying them back.
Moses takes Joseph's bones along, and the Hebrews then follow the Lord in a...
Posted by God Discussion Reporter | Aug 31st, 2009
Mary-Mary Still Strong After 9 Years
Since their debut in 2000, Mary Mary has dominated the gospel music world. Now the duo is ready to take over the pop and hip-hop charts with their new single, the Auto-Tune-tinged 'God In Me.'
The two believe that sharing the gospel is their priority, followed by the music business. In business, the two are inseparable and watch out for one another.
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Posted by God Discussion Reporter | Aug 31st, 2009
Schiavo's Father Dies
Robert S. Schindler, Sr., of Gulfport, Florida, who was the father of the late Terri Schindler Schiavo, passed away August 29, 2009 from heart failure. He died at Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida.
For more information, visit the Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation website.
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Posted by God Discussion Reporter | Aug 31st, 2009
PRESS RELEASE: Pat Robertson Recovering from Successful Heart Surgery
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Aug. 31 /Christian Newswire/ — The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) announced today that its founder and Chairman, Pat Robertson, has returned home after extensive heart surgery at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, NC. Mr. Robertson has suffered a condition known as atrial fibrillation, an often-debilitating heart disorder involving shortness of breath and weakness...
Posted by God Discussion Reporter | Aug 31st, 2009
Video May Provide Clues in Oklahoma Pastor's Murder
Investigators are reviewing a surveillance video from across the street of a church in Anadarko, Oklahoma, where a minister was murdered on August 23.
As to how the body was found, a Bishop Williams and his wife were going to meet with the pastor, and discovered that the church was locked and the corpse was in a staged position. Police were called.
Because of the surveillance video, investigators were able...
Posted by admin | Aug 31st, 2009
Longshot – The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and His Journey to the NBA
Longshot The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and His Journey to the NBA
Lance Allred was probably the last person you'd expect to make it in professional sports. Not only did he grow up on a polygamist commune in Montana, he struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder. If those hurdles to the NBA don't seem large enough, Lance is also deaf....
Posted by admin | Aug 31st, 2009
Fundamentalism and the Word of God
Fundamentalism and the Word of God
"Fundamentalism" is just a twentieth-century name for historic Evangelicalism, says Packer. In this constructive restatement of evangelical principles, he shows what Fundamentalism is and goes on on discuss the basic question dividing Fundamentalists and their critics–the authority of Scripture.
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Posted by admin | Aug 30th, 2009
American Negro Songs 230 Folk Songs and Spirituals Religious and Secular
American Negro Songs 230 Folk Songs and Spirituals Religious and Secular
Tracing the African influences of songs sung and played by black Americans at work, in church, and as entertainment, this historical and critical survey discusses the lyric significance of such songs as "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," "Steal Away to Jesus," "John Henry,"...
Posted by God Discussion Reporter | Aug 30th, 2009
Paradox Upon Paradox
The Defender of Reason takes us for a ride as she explores the paradox of free will vs. God's plan. What is the purpose of praying if God already has a plan for something else?
She asks, "Does God really know the future – or not? If he does, I certainly don't have the power to change it, so I must not possess this 'free will' that Christians love to claim is a gift from their...
Posted by God Discussion Reporter | Aug 30th, 2009
Christian Politics: Whipping Up Fear
The Family Research Council has created ads that it will be airing in Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Alaska, Louisiana, and Nebraska concerning health care reform. The group's President Tony Perkins says this:
"In a world of health care rationing, the elderly, the handicapped and the frail are the most likely to lose their lives because care was delayed or denied. Under the government-run plans in England...
Posted by God Discussion Reporter | Aug 30th, 2009
Doing Good Works: Church Hands Out 25 Tons of Food
The Big Emory Baptist Church in Harriman, Tennessee, handed out 25 tons of food to people in need. Approximately 200 people received groceries.
The church viewed it as an opportunity to practice what Christ preached and to reach out to the non-churched community.
The church partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank to make the event possible.
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Posted by God Discussion Reporter | Aug 30th, 2009
Americans Will Choose Faith Over Science
David Masci, Senior Research Fellow at the Pew Forum, examined how Americans resolve their conflicts between science and faith. While polls indicate that they respect science and the benefits it delivers to society, they are reluctant to embrace science when it collides with their religious beliefs. Classic examples of this conflict are embryonic stem cell research and evolution.
Masci reveals:
When asked...
Posted by God Discussion Reporter | Aug 30th, 2009
Madonna Booed; Muslims Banned from Black Eyed Peas Concert
After an enthusiastic welcome at the start of the concerts, fans in Romania booed Madonna because she spoke out for the gypsies in their country. Gypsies are impoverished and have a high rate of illiteracy within their population.
Malaysian Muslims were banned by their religious authorities from attending a Black Eyed Peas concert. The concert was sponsored by the Irish brewery, Guinness. Malaysia has been...
Posted by admin | Aug 30th, 2009
Banking on Heaven – Polygamy in the Heartland of the American West, DVD
Banking on Heaven Polygamy in the Heartland of the American West DVD
Banking on Heaven is the inside story of the largest polygamous enclave in the United States, produced and narrated by Laurie Allen, who escaped a similar sect a age sixteen. Banking on Heaven exposes a culture that robs our welfare system, and uses mind control and fear to enslave thousands of Americans....
Posted by admin | Aug 29th, 2009
Comprehending Cults The Sociology of New Religious Movements
Comprehending Cults The Sociology of New Religious Movements
Comprehending Cults, Second Edition, provides a sociological interpretation of the phenomenon of new religious movements. While the author does not offer an apologia for cults–in either a religious or a sociological sense–he does attempt to replace suspicion and misinformation with a greater knowledge...
Posted by God Discussion Reporter | Aug 29th, 2009
Post-Rapture Pet Care Service Launched
If you believe that you will be raptured within your lifetime, what will happen to your pets?
Thanks to some blasphemous, non-believing atheists, you can rest assured that your earthbound pets will be loved and taken care of when you depart for the heavens.
For just $110, Eternal Earth-Bound Pets, USA, will commit to taking care of your favorite four-footed friends, and if you have more than one pet, each...
Posted by kateshellnutt | Aug 29th, 2009
The relationship between food and faith
(This article, written by Kate Shellnutt, was originally posted on Shift, a News21 site.)
There are Hindus who haven't set foot in a temple in a decade, but still refuse to order a burger. And Muslims who smoke and drink, but won't eat a pork chop. And Jews, like 25-year-old Stacey Banchek, who hasn't attended synagogue services regularly since she moved to Washington D.C. a few years ago,...
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