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Potential Political Pitfalls
Caffeinated Thoughts | October 9th 2008 by Shane Vander Hart
In chapter 22, “The Perils of Politics” in God & Government. Colson shares three potential pitfalls in the political realm for the Church and individual belivers if they are not wary. 1. The church will become just another speci read more
The Qualities of a President
Candy Coloured Frown | October 8th 2008 by Jackie
I'm sure this year's election has been on everyone's mind. I personally can't get enough and I've never cared this much about an election before. I'll be honest, I was in a hotel Thursday night with a bunch of friends in Rhode Island doing a drinking read more
The Christian Right and the Poor
Caffeinated Thoughts | October 8th 2008 by Shane Vander Hart
Conservatives, in particular, conservative Christians get a bad rap from our “progressive” brethren about either being inconsistent regarding ministry to the poor or sometimes we are bluntly accused of not caring for the poor. I believe b read more
Even When Side by Side on Their Own Website, They Can’t See It
Bay of Fundie | October 8th 2008
Pick the statement that best answers the following: Question: Just how dense are fundies? A. So dense they affect nearby atomic clocks. B. So dense they can stop a neutrino. C. So dense they have an event horizon. D. All of the above. The answe read more
Voices Carry Sets It Straight on Religious Freedom
Dakota Voice | October 7th 2008 by Bob Ellis
If we were in church, Pastor Steve Hickey could get a "Amen!" from this corner with his latest post at Voices Carry. He talks about the great need to restore the separation of church and state that... Dakota Voice: your conservative choice for info read more
Atheists: National Day of Prayer Creates ‘Hostile Environment…
TheScroogeReport | October 6th 2008 by Alex M.
CHURCH AND STATE Freedom From Religion Foundation is on a mission to wipe out faith from the public square. Filing lawsuits galore, the group has religiously attacked the foundations of this country for quite some time. In this particular case they&# read more
The Empire Strikes Back: Freshwater and his 50K volts
The Writing on the Wall | October 6th 2008 by HiScrivener
We have been waiting a long while for news to rise from the Mount Vernon ISD, which is currently holding the trial for Wall of Famer John Freshwater - his Bible, steadfast faith, determination to stand up for God and rumored tendency to cattle prod h read more
Twenty Items of Interest (v.34)
Caffeinated Thoughts | October 6th 2008 by Shane Vander Hart
1. With the ability to get up to 60 miles per gallon maybe it’s time to go out and buy that motorcycle. Nah, I’m still a few years away from my scheduled mid-life crisis, but it would save on gas. 2. A different perspect read more
Mississippi Atheist Visits Baptist Church For Special Sermon
Atheist Revolution | October 5th 2008 by vjack
Image via WikipediaI always look forward to Oliver's posts on Mississippi Atheists about visiting various Christian churches in Mississippi. It often seems that he is an anthropologist of sorts entering a very strange environment and emerging to tell read more
Depoliticizing the Pulpit: Finally a pastor keeps it real
The Writing on the Wall | October 2nd 2008 by HiScrivener
Wall Watchers everywhere, allow me to introduce my new media hero, Dr. Voddie Baucham. Please enjoy this clip beginning at 1:01 from CNN (a righteous set-up if there ever was one in media) and HiScrivener’s commentary below: Oh, I would adore read more
Socialism Loves Misery
Christian Theology | October 2nd 2008 by Neiswonger
“As love of liberty grows dim under socialistic suffocation, as coercion increases, the more brutal it will become. The basic methods of procedure were stated by Karl Marx, and they have been accepted, in varying degrees, by many who are n read more
Not Just Any Religion Will Do
Caffeinated Thoughts | October 2nd 2008 by Shane Vander Hart
Following up on yesterday’s post “no theological virtues, no political order“. Chuck Colson in God & Government has made the case that society cannot survive without a vital religious influence, but will any religion do?&# read more
Stop hiding behind Jesus!
Pale Gurl - Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of a Tan | October 2nd 2008 by TCRazzi
A heard a joke today from a self-proclaimed “religious man” that wasn’t funny. He built it up by asking “do you want to hear something really funny?” Being a person who lives to laugh, I responded, “always!” read more
Natural Rights and Capitalism; CFI & Scientific Integrity
The Academy of Metaphysical Naturalism | October 2nd 2008 by Curtis Edward Clark
A Short Treatise on Natural Rights and Economic Capital"Naturalism in economics requires capitalism," I wrote, back in September. Natural Capitalism; Determinism, Compatibalism, Free Will; Wm.Penn Naturalism in ethics requires the non-initiation of f read more
CBS Interview Palin and Biden Oct. 1
On the Trail With Barack Obama | October 1st 2008 by olga
Katie Couric interviews Biden and Palin on issuesSeparation of church and stateWatch CBS Videos OnlineRove v. WadeWatch CBS Videos Online read more
No Theological Virtues, No Political Order
Caffeinated Thoughts | October 1st 2008 by Shane Vander Hart
Chuck Colson quotes Russell Kirk in God & Government. Kirk claims: Although church and state stand separate, the political order cannot be renewed without theological virtues working upon it… It is from the church that we receive our read more
Depoliticizing the Pulpit: Your Pastor Approved This Message
The Writing on the Wall | October 1st 2008 by HiScrivener
For 54 years, the IRS has been sticking their noses in to some place where dimwitted pastors think they don’t belong - their pulpits. You see, if a pastor says from the pulpit, “Vote for so-and-so,” he is in violation of being non-p read more
A firsthand report: Must not speak ill of Muslims
Stop The ACLU.Com | October 1st 2008
The following is an email received from a reader, Jonathan Lewin, published with his permission: “I am a (practicing Jewish) professor of mathematics at Kennesaw State University which is a unit of the University System of Georgia. About two we read more
Neutral Secularism?
Dakota Voice | September 30th 2008 by Bob Ellis
This is a good video from the Acton Institute, briefly illustrating why secularism is not the neutral "umpire" it's disciples claim it to be. It is rather a player in the arena of ideas, a contender... Dakota Voice: your conservative choice for inf read more
YES! Please Send Tony Perkins to Jail!
Bay of Fundie | September 30th 2008
Last week, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council got my hopes up for nothing. I opened his daily email, and this bolded sentence jumped out at me: “If we lose, we go to jail.” My heart skipped a beat. Could it be true? What sort read more
Obama Treads Carefully Between Black Liberation Doctrine And Publ…
Stop The ACLU.Com | September 29th 2008
I’m glad that someone in the Liberal media is finally taking on Barack Obama’s 20 years of attendance at a church founded on Black Liberation doctrine, mentored by Black Liberation doctrine pastors such as Jeremiah Wright and Michael Pfle read more
Now The Washington Post Has A Problem With Political Pastors
Stop The ACLU.Com | September 29th 2008
Can anyone point out a Credentialed Media article which discussed the negative implications of the pastors, both visiting and resident, at Trinity Church discussing how great Obama is, how evil his opponents were, and their other political talk? Jere read more
American Atheists Speaks Out On Church Politicking
Atheist Revolution | September 29th 2008 by vjack
Image via WikipediaI have been rather sharp in my criticism of American Atheists for seeming to do far less than the Freedom From Religion Foundation or Americans United for Separation of Church and State. One mention in the news is certainly not goi read more
Bishop's address shocks gay and lesbian audience
Vivificat! | September 27th 2008 by Teófilo de Jesús
Folks, this piece from the California Catholic Daily needs to be shared in toto: “At least five members of the audience walked out” Bishop Soto stuns national homosexual ministries conference (Editor’s Note: For the complete text of the bishop read more
Virginia Governor Buckles Under Secular Pressure
TheScroogeReport | September 26th 2008 by Alex M.
Virginia Governor Tim Kaine takes This Week’s Top Scrooge honors for not defending the freedom of speech rights of police chaplains in his state. Instead, he succumbed to church and state paranoia and opposed chaplains who pray “in Jesus& read more
Virginia Troopers Quit Over Rules Restricting Free Expression
Stop The ACLU.Com | September 25th 2008
Standing up for their rights against the restrictive policies of political correctness…awesome! “There were several of us who felt that because of our convictions. about what the Bible says, we couldn’t agree to go along with a generic pray read more
Virginia Police Chaplains Resign Over No Jesus Policy
TheScroogeReport | September 25th 2008 by Alex M.
Five chaplains lose jobs for praying ‘in Jesus’ name’. Former Navy Chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt urges Virginia Governor Tim Kaine to stop persecuting Christians. CHURCH AND STATE September 25,2008 By ALEXANDER RICHMOND, Virginia read more
Imagine no religion
The Writing on the Wall | September 24th 2008 by HiScrivener
John Lennon wrote a thought-provoking song for a generation - that generation of free love, half-baked living and open protests. Well, thanks to the self-entitlement and delusional mission of the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF), “Imagin read more
Journalist Clueless on Religious Freedom
Dakota Voice | September 24th 2008 by Bob Ellis
You have to ask yourself: are they really this ignorant, or do they intend to mislead people? Newsbusters points to a column by John Mashek in U.S. News where he says Biden, like 14 other Democrats... Dakota Voice: your conservative choice for info read more
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