"...the Europe of science and technology, the Europe of civilization and culture, must be at the same time a Europe open to transcendence and fraternity with other continents, and open to the living and true God, starting with the living and true man.” - Benedict XVI Taken from here: http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/253063/tale-two-europes-george-weigel
Anne Rice apparently quit Christianity today. She claims to still be a christian, but she does not like a whole lot of Christianity. Leaving aside that I agree with a number of her points, I disagree with the larger spirit of what she was saying. Let me start a little earlier than I was initially
I just read this post on worship bands by Fearsome Tycoon over at the Boar's Head Tavern. He has this to say about worship bands. A huge part of it is theological. There is no way to do “praise band” without turning the service into a “show.” Disagree? Find me one praise band that plays
This one was too good to pass up. I promise this is the last one relating to Pat Robertson for the foreseeable future (roughly the next ten minutes... just kidding). NPR posted this letter from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. It is awesome. Dear Pat Robertson, I know that you know that all press is good press,
Don Miller, my favorite Christian Author* had this to say to Pat Robertson: An appropriate response to Pat Robertson: “You seem angry and tired. Christ loves you. He is not impressed with your religious posturing. He really loves you. You don’t have to hide behind anything anymore. The good news really is that good.” I
Yesterday it may have seemed like I was picking on a church here in Toronto. I made a comment that I believe is justifiable criticism. Now I would like to say one very positive thing the pastor said, that I think more churches could learn from. His comment was that they were a church that
I can't get past Jesus. Science can say what it wants about millions of years ago, but 2000 years ago the world fundamentally changed. Was it actually today? Who knows, and does it really matter? The world is fundamentally not right. We all know this. We all feel the brokenness permeating everything, just below the
This thought has reoccurred to me a number of times. It is kind of simple and definitely in need of refinement. It is essentially related to the problem of evil. When you ask nonbelievers why they don't believe in God, especially those who once did, you frequently get an interesting response. "If there is a
For torture to be condemned requires absolute morality. Atheistic utilitarian ethics eliminates restraint in information gathering provided more lives are at stake than the one being tortured. As we have seen with nations like China and Soviet Russia, when God is removed from the equation torture becomes a viable option. Torture's use can be for
It's rare that parody is this good. The music kicks in around a minute in. I'm guessing by the "expelled" stamped on the forehead of the guy at the beginning that this is part of the advertising for that Ben Stein documentary. Regardless it is hilarious and the beat is pretty awesome.