Thing is, though, the time frame does matter because human evolution did not take place in a week, but you're right. It shows some evolution of thought to come to grips with the fact that millions of Christians believe in evolution as part of God's plan for Creation and that it's OK for your faith to have that theological insight.

We all know Dec 25th is a date chosen by the Church for Christ's birth to counter a pagan celebration of the Mithrian cult which was popular in the first centuries of Christianity. It is not characterized as historically accurate by the Church, simply as the date chosen to celebrate Christ's birth.

"Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." I can read and this says two things: 1. Be baptized for the remission of sins and 2. ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost You see "and" means in addition to. Clearly, we are talking about water and the spirit as it plainly says in Scrip...more

"Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."

I can read and this says two things:
1. Be baptized for the remission of sins and
2. ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost

You see "and" means in addition to. Clearly, we are talking about water and the spirit as it plainly says in Scripture. Water baptism was a part of earliest Christianity through to this day. It takes a very imaginative - and wrong - interpretation to say otherwise.less

Why honor your spouse, parents, staff or pastor? asked Young. "Because of the Lord," he repeated. "Our God is a God of honor. We are carriers of his grace. Let's bring honor back." A good lesson for the cold hearted, selfish, narcissistic evangelicals I have the misfortune to be related to.

The evangelicals I know are deluded about themselves. It's all lip service and show. When crunch time comes, there re no christian values evident. They talk the talk, but don't walk the walk and where I come from, that's called hypocrisy.

I wish they would have expanded the study to show how evangelicals who have jettisoned their extended families do. When you rip caring, loving relatives from young childrens' lives because of warped "family values", you're not doing them any more good than if you divorced. It damages children to lose their loved ones, like grandparents, after having a loving relationship with them for years, the...more

I wish they would have expanded the study to show how evangelicals who have jettisoned their extended families do. When you rip caring, loving relatives from young childrens' lives because of warped "family values", you're not doing them any more good than if you divorced. It damages children to lose their loved ones, like grandparents, after having a loving relationship with them for years, then losing them because of the ignorance of their parents. Some of these parents even have the support of their ministers, the same hypocrites who claim to be so pro-family. It's time we concentrate of the child's entire family because it's even better to have more than a mom and a dad. This generation has lost appreciation for what we grew up with - a large family with loving relatives who touched our ives.less

I'm thinking you've had their chicken. Pretty pedestrian fare, at best. I don't care what they believe when their food stinks.

God, if You'll give us back John Lennon, you can have Justin Beiber....

There's also no Biblical reference to blow dry your hair. Is that a sin, too? Silly evangelicals.....

Prophet, the Pope allows that non-Catholics can achieve salvation, even those in evangelical ecclesiastical communities. It's just easier through the Church. It's like having a GPS, so why take the long way home?

Duh. So in the same paragraph, Jesus RENAMES Peter the rock, then refers to the rock immediately afterward in the next sentence, but didn't mean the man He just renamed in the previous sentence? Do you know how ludicrous that sounds? That inane illogic, not to mention bad writing would make one doubt the abilities of the writer to convey a clear thought and Scripture is inerrant, remember?

Nonsense. Look up graven in the dictionary. It doesn't apply to Christ.

I think this guy is still kind of miffed because Iphone dropped that "christian" app, but sees no problem hosting a Confessional app. I think that's called sour grapes.

I'm sorry, but anyone who thinks having an image of Christ - be it a statue, a painting or other representation - is a sin, obviously has no cue as how to interpret Scripture. This is an OT reference that was never meant to apply to our Savior. Simple logic and common sense should tell you that, if you've caught the gist of the passage in context. Don't just read. Try to actually understand.

The fact is that the underground church far outnumbers this state sanctioned church for both protestants and Catholics. The state has the same mechanism for Catholics, but few abide by it because the state wants to intercede in Church matters, like the appointment of Bishops. So the underground Church flourishes.

I think those millions of dollars for an ad could have been better spent, especially in these trying economic times when people need help.

The idea that only atheists can support evolution is ridiculous. Millions of Christians know that science and religion offer views of creation that compliment each other and should not be painted as polar opposites. There is nothing in Scripture to support or deny evolution, but plenty in science to support it. As such, a Christian is free to think what he wants about evolution with no danger o...more

The idea that only atheists can support evolution is ridiculous. Millions of Christians know that science and religion offer views of creation that compliment each other and should not be painted as polar opposites. There is nothing in Scripture to support or deny evolution, but plenty in science to support it. As such, a Christian is free to think what he wants about evolution with no danger of imperiling his immmortal soul.less

Love your neighbor as yourself for the love of God and everything will fall into place. The Lord told us to follow His two Great Commandments. How often we remember the first, but fail so miserably at the second. Christ hung out with sinners and loved the world. Can we do any less? Arrogance of belief is a turn off and is usually accompanied by a high level of hypocrisy in dealings with our...more

Love your neighbor as yourself for the love of God and everything will fall into place. The Lord told us to follow His two Great Commandments. How often we remember the first, but fail so miserably at the second. Christ hung out with sinners and loved the world. Can we do any less?

Arrogance of belief is a turn off and is usually accompanied by a high level of hypocrisy in dealings with our neighbors. Christians and non-Christians alike can see through that kind of superficial Chritianity.less

I can't agree that belief in evolution means a rejection of Adam as a historical person or of original sin that led to the fall. Adam does not have to cease to exist at all for evolution to be valid. The only problem with evolution is that it is a substitute for the "molded out of clay" metaphor in Genesis and that really isn't a problem. Adam remains the first human and the rest as they say, i...more

I can't agree that belief in evolution means a rejection of Adam as a historical person or of original sin that led to the fall. Adam does not have to cease to exist at all for evolution to be valid. The only problem with evolution is that it is a substitute for the "molded out of clay" metaphor in Genesis and that really isn't a problem. Adam remains the first human and the rest as they say, is history.less

Just because some have seized on evolutionary theory to dismiss God from the equation doesn't make the theory any less valid. The fight should be with the atheist, not the science. And again, how exactly is evolution contrary to Christianity? Genesis says God created man, but it's not a historical document that provides any detail. The lesson is that God is the Creator and evolution does no...more

Just because some have seized on evolutionary theory to dismiss God from the equation doesn't make the theory any less valid. The fight should be with the atheist, not the science.

And again, how exactly is evolution contrary to Christianity? Genesis says God created man, but it's not a historical document that provides any detail. The lesson is that God is the Creator and evolution does not diminish God's feat, especially if evolutionary development was His plan for us. Science, based on it's very nature does not mention a diety, but that doesn't invalidate the insights science provides, nor does it make science our enemy. It's just a different discipline than religion with different rules. It's up to us to fill in the blank where "Creator" goes. To expect science to do it is irrational.less