General Theology, Culture Wars, Faith and Science, Global Christianity, Bible Passage
Is Dawkins Cracking?
by Clay Staggs
Richard Dawkins, probably the world's most prominent atheist (at least til now?) seems to be hedging his bets a little. Check out this report from the UK Telegraph from a debate between Dawkins and the Archbishop of Canterbury. Hmmmmmm:
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Family, Culture Wars, Global Christianity
on the Christian calendar, yet again
by Peggy Drinkard
The following excellent article expresses what my heart has hinted at but not formulated nearly as well on why the Christian calendar is important.
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Global Christianity
Machine Gun Preacher
by Tim Lien
There is a real movie (“Machince Gun Preacher”) about a real guy (Rev. Sam Childers), with a real gun (presumably an AK-47), who shoots real people (the LRA). He wants to kill Joseph Kony. Read it here.
The problem is this: when God the Father envisioned bringing down the strongholds …
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Global Christianity
Paging All Calvinist Thugs
by Tim Lien
R.C. Sproul once wrote, “The only thing more annoying than an arrogant Calvinist is an arrogant Armenian.”
Funny.
But I think that Calvinists fight dirtier. It may be that our arsenal is bigger: our appeal to history, a steady interpetive grid, whole-Bible consideration, and our witty logical missiles. We …
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Global Christianity
How cool is this?!
by Peggy Drinkard
http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/saint-gets-certification-for-first-flying-car The inventor of this flying car is the son of Nate Saint, who piloted the missionaries, including Jim Elliot, who were killed in the Amazon in the fifties. This nifty invention can go just about anywhere, from jungle to highway. Not sure why …
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Global Christianity
Up In Flames
by Clay Staggs
It is always astonishing to me how a few people in an obscure place can set tongues wagging all around the world. The most recent example of this is the decision of Terry Jones and his congregation of 50 at the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida, to burn …
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Global Christianity
“The womb is such a powerful weapon; it’s a weapon against the enemy,”
by Clay Staggs
I must confess that I’ve never heard of the Quiverfull movement. That is, until I read a story from NPR on this faction of modern-day evangelicalism. As indicated by the quotation above, from Nancy Campbell, one of the founders of this movement, the idea is that Christians should reproduce …
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Global Christianity
In A Hole, And Digging Fast
by Clay Staggs
It is merely a matter of time before there is a schism of worldwide proportions in the Anglican Church. That church is in a hole, and Rev. Martin Dudley has decided that the thing to do is to dig as quickly as possible. You see, Rev. Dudley “married” two fellow …
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Global Christianity
The Monkey on Moses’s Back
by Clay Staggs
Deep down, I’ve always suspected that Moses was a stoner. Tell the truth, now - haven’t you? I mean, really, what else could possibly explain how he got the 10 Commandments? Benny Shanon, a professor of cognitive psychology at Hebrew University in Jerusalem is now calling him out:
“As …
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Global Christianity
Lent: Ramadan for Christians
by Clay Staggs
Apparently that’s what a group of Catholics in the Netherlands is saying. They figure that the average Dutchman is more familiar with the islamic fasting period, Ramadan, than they are with Lent, so it’s just smarter branding to let folks know what this whole Lent thing is all …
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Global Christianity
Frankly, I’m Shocked
by Tim Lien
The Archbishop is ‘shocked’ by the public outcry of his statements: Read it here.
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Global Christianity
Archbishop Endorses Sharia Law
by Tim Lien
Dr. Rowan Williams has recently proposed that British Muslims be allowed to practice Sharia Law to resolve marital and financial disputes. Williams is the Archbishop of Canterbury— the highest position in the Anglican Church. You can read about it here.