DEAR MAXVERITAS: Incestuous relationships like the one you posit have no more to do with Gay marriage than they do with Straight marriage. It's a red herring. The only difference between Gay and Straight marriages is the gender of the two people who have made a commitment to one another. It has nothing to do with incest, polygamy, pedaphilia, or bestiality. Get a grip.

Just because Gay couples are being ALLOWED to have weddings in a church doesn't been churches are being FORCED to host weddings. No church or synagogue or mosque will ever be FORCED to host a wedding for anyone. However, there ARE churches that are more than willing to marry Gay couples.

I suppose the best way to handle this is to reserve each of the five days of the week for a different form of prayer. On Monday students could pray in the traditional Christian fashion, wish hands clasped in silence. On Tuesday we could have readings from the Talmud and the Torah, and students could strap phylacteries to their arms and heads. On Wednesday students could roll our prayer ...more

I suppose the best way to handle this is to reserve each of the five days of the week for a different form of prayer.

On Monday students could pray in the traditional Christian fashion, wish hands clasped in silence.

On Tuesday we could have readings from the Talmud and the Torah, and students could strap phylacteries to their arms and heads.

On Wednesday students could roll our prayer rugs and pray toward Mecca, although this would probably have to be done more than once during class time.

On Thursday students would have a big Eastern polytheist festival, including the burning of incense, singing Hare Krishna, and presenting offering to Lord Ganesha and Buddha.

And maybe on Friday students would sacrifice animals and dance naked in the hallway.

Better yet, why don't we just leave public schools the way they are, have students go to school to learn English and Math and Science and Social Studies, and leave the praying at home and in church?less

The testimony of this young man was amazingly articulate and touching. It's unfortunate that Christian Post used it as a springboard for yet another long sneer at marriage equality for Gay couples.

I have no problem discussing religion with people. Over the years I've gotten into lots of fascinating and intense theological discussions. It's when people start going all "Great Commission" on me that I end up backing away. Your relationship witth God is YOUR business. Please don't assume you have to make it MINE.

Dr. Mohler writes, "If evolution is true, then the entire narrative of the Bible has to be revised and reinterpreted." This is a bit hyperbolic, in my humble opinion. The Bible provides us with a moral and ethical framework within which we might better conduct our lives with decency and humility ... but the Bible is NOT a science textbook. What are we supposed to make of the contention that all...more

Dr. Mohler writes, "If evolution is true, then the entire narrative of the Bible has to be revised and reinterpreted." This is a bit hyperbolic, in my humble opinion. The Bible provides us with a moral and ethical framework within which we might better conduct our lives with decency and humility ... but the Bible is NOT a science textbook.

What are we supposed to make of the contention that all of Creation took place roughly 6,000 years ago? It conflicts with a mountain of physical, astronomical, and mathematical evidence, yet most evangelists claim that if you DON'T believe that, you might as well throw the whole Bible out the window.

What are we supposed to make of the claim, in Genesis, that God created seedbearing plants BEFORE He created the Sun, Moon, and stars? It might make for poetic reading, but from a scientific perspective it's completely off the charts.

Dr. Mohler claims that modern scientist are guilty of leaving "God" out of their theories. I suppose this is true. But when it comes to "Young Earth" creationists like Mohler, you start with the supposition that "God" is responsible for everything in exactly the miraculous sort of way the Book of Genesis states, and anything that doesn't fit in with that view is automatiically dismissed as nothing more than an elaborate Satanic deception.

I wish people would leave the HOWS of creation to the scientists, and the WHYS of creation to theologians like Dr. Mohler. Otherwise Dr. Mohler will just have to get to work on "revising and reinterpreting" the Bible, because evolution is indeed a FACT.less

Back in 1980, Rev. Bailey Smith, a former head of the Southern Baptist Convention, was loudly applauded by his audience when he said in a public meeting that God does not hear the prayer of a Jew. Many believe that anyone following the Jewish faith is doomed to spend eternity in Hell, just as will Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and any others who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as their Lord and Perso...more

Back in 1980, Rev. Bailey Smith, a former head of the Southern Baptist Convention, was loudly applauded by his audience when he said in a public meeting that God does not hear the prayer of a Jew. Many believe that anyone following the Jewish faith is doomed to spend eternity in Hell, just as will Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and any others who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as their Lord and Personal Savior.Apparentlly Francis Chan is the new Bailey Smith.less

So often I hear it said, "I don't care if you grant equal rights to Gay couples, just don't call it MARRIAGE." And yet, when an alternative arrangement of some other name is created, the usual "Family Values" groups go absolutely BALLISTIC. Go figure.

DEAR GODISGOOD1: I looked at the website you mentioned. It's a "Young Earth" creationist organization. They believe all of creation occured about 6,000 years ago. This goes against a MOUNTAIN of astronomical, physical, and mathematical evidence to the contrary. That some of their people have the nerve to call themselves "scientists" is an embarrassment to the profession.

Bob, do you think the only way we can do archeological and cosmological research is by sending people back in the time with cameras and microphones? There are other tools, you know. We date fossils and rocks with various radioisotopes. We date the Universe with our knowledge of redshifts and the Hubble Constant. We use DNA evidence to see how various primates (including humans) are related. In oth...more

Bob, do you think the only way we can do archeological and cosmological research is by sending people back in the time with cameras and microphones? There are other tools, you know. We date fossils and rocks with various radioisotopes. We date the Universe with our knowledge of redshifts and the Hubble Constant. We use DNA evidence to see how various primates (including humans) are related. In other words ... WE USE THE BRAINS GOD GAVE US.less

The Bible provides us with a moral and ethical framework within which we might better conduct our lives with decency and humility. But the Bible is NOT a science textbook!

It's interesting that Christian Post seems to be carrying the torch for this movie. Maybe it's the fact that subject matter has been dumbed-down to a PG-13. Or maybe it's the contention that there is such a thing as demonic possesssion. Obviously the studio and the producers are happy with the box office. Me, I prefer living in the real world.

DEAR ASHENEWLIFE: What would you suggest? That all mosques in the United States be forcibly shut down, and all American Muslims be put into internment camps? If you have any suggestions, please let us know.

DEAR BELIEVER: Obviously with so much disagreement over this issue, among Christians and non-Christians alike, I think God Himself is just going to have to stop with the "hands-off" approach and come to Washington DC for a press conference. Either that or start a TV network or a Facebook page, or maybe start Tweeting. There sure are a lot of questions about contemporary issues that I sure would li...more

DEAR BELIEVER: Obviously with so much disagreement over this issue, among Christians and non-Christians alike, I think God Himself is just going to have to stop with the "hands-off" approach and come to Washington DC for a press conference. Either that or start a TV network or a Facebook page, or maybe start Tweeting. There sure are a lot of questions about contemporary issues that I sure would liike to ask Him.less

Nothing says Christianity better than stripping down to your underwear and beating the cr*p out of other men.

I have to wonder: If these newly empowered "Party of God" Republicans are successful in revoking marriage rights for Gay couples in places like DC, Iowa, and New Hampshire .... while their goal be to have all the marriages that have ALREADY taken place declared "null and void?" Or will the Gay couples who have already married be allowed to STAY married?

And to think that the first priority of the GOP was the economy!

But here's a cute joke, for what it's worth. QUESTION: What happens if you don't pay your exorcist? ANSWER: You get repossessed. HA!

There are people with mental illnesses, various kinds of psychoses such as schizophrenia. Ever see someone walking down the street, yelling obscenities and gesticulating wildly? Did you assume he was possessed by demons? Hundreds of years ago that's the assumption people would've made. And of course in more primitive cultures the BELIEF in demonic possession is much more common. People believe ...more

There are people with mental illnesses, various kinds of psychoses such as schizophrenia. Ever see someone walking down the street, yelling obscenities and gesticulating wildly? Did you assume he was possessed by demons? Hundreds of years ago that's the assumption people would've made.

And of course in more primitive cultures the BELIEF in demonic possession is much more common. People believe that they CAN be possessed, some people are convinced that they ARE possessed. This kind of superstitious suggestibility is quite common. ARE they actually possessed by invisible spirits? C'mon!

The only reason the Catholic Church clings wistfully to this quaint tradition of exorcism is because there are enough gullible people to swallow this nonsense ... just like people believe in witchcraft and ouija boards and palmistry and astrology and a bizillion other kinds of mumbo-jumbo.

But HONESTLY, people.less

"Schmit suggested that a possible reason why demonic possession is less prevalent in the United States is because Americans tend to tune into technology and the media more than in other countries." No, the reason why demonic possession is less prevalent in the United States is because there is NO SUCH THING. There is mental illness. There are not little demons that go around inhabiting people...more

"Schmit suggested that a possible reason why demonic possession is less prevalent in the United States is because Americans tend to tune into technology and the media more than in other countries."

No, the reason why demonic possession is less prevalent in the United States is because there is NO SUCH THING. There is mental illness. There are not little demons that go around inhabiting people's bodies.less