Category Archives: Religion
They didn’t Pray Enough: Pat Robertson’s latest “Patwah”
“If enough people were praying, [God] would intervene. You could pray, Jesus stilled the storm, you could still storms.” Pat Robertson on the 700 Club “But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 … Continue reading
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Faith for those that Struggle with Faith
“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our … Continue reading
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Revisiting the Gift of Religious Liberty: The Danger posed by Fanatics
“Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government … Continue reading
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The Heresy of Thinking and Reason in an Age of Fanaticism
“Unreason and anti-intellectualism abominate thought. Thinking implies disagreement; and disagreement implies nonconformity; and nonconformity implies heresy; and heresy implies disloyalty. So, obviously, thinking must be stopped. But shouting is not a substitute for thinking and reason is not the subversion … Continue reading
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Advent and Incarnation: Merry Christmas!
“It might be easy to run away to a monastery, away from the commercialization, the hectic hustle, the demanding family responsibilities of Christmas-time. Then we would have a holy Christmas. But we would forget the lesson of the Incarnation, of … Continue reading
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Faith and Doubt: A Reflection on Christmas
“God weeps with us so that we may one day laugh with him.” Jürgen Moltmann There was a time in my life that faith in God, for me the Christian God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit was something that I pretty … Continue reading
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All I want for Christmas is Christmas and Our Country Back not another Political Debate
I don’t know about you but apart from the bad political theater I wish that it was like December 2012 so I could celebrate Christmas in peace, except that if it were I would miss a full baseball season. I … Continue reading
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The Pejorative use of the term Cult by people that should know Better: Reverend Robert Jeffress and Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney: According to some unfit for office because he is a Mormon “In every country and every age, the priest has been hostile to Liberty.” Thomas Jefferson Cult: cult/kəlt/ Noun: 1) A system of religious veneration and devotion directed … Continue reading
