'Blue Like Jazz' Author Prays at Democratic Convention

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Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:45 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

Can someone tell me what "creation care" is?

Calif. Homeschoolers to Battle for Rights in Appeals Court

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Wed May 21, 2008 7:22 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

Blue1018, as mscardinal says, certification (actually, in California, it's "credentialed") means a teacher has been taught how to teach a classroom of kids. It doesn't mean that they actually know anything about the subject they're teaching. Please seek out some families who actually homeschool and find out what they actually do before you say "poor home schooled children". In my mind (yes, my family homeschools), the kids who are missing out on a quality education are those in some of these public schools that have 30 kids per teacher and don't receive any individual attention. And not to mention all the distractions like gangs, teen sex, etc., that don't do anything to contribute to a child's education.

Christian TV Host 'Comes Out,' Gets Support from Churchgoers

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Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:28 am Agree: 3   Disagree: 3

And one more thing...not sure if Lillian Kwon came up with the headline for this article, but I think it's a bit misleading to say that Southworth has received support from the church. Is that referring to the Church, as in the bride of Christ? Or is it referring to just those who attend a church? I think it's safe to say that not everyone who attends a church is actually part of The Church.

Christian TV Host 'Comes Out,' Gets Support from Churchgoers

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Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:12 am Agree: 5   Disagree: 3

"His closest friends were the prostitutes and the tax collectors and the sinners. They were the low-life people of that time." Okay, sure, he befriended those people, but he also told them to go and sin no more. In fact, with that statement, Southworth is actually lumping himself in with them, and basically calling himself a sinner. So if that's the case, he's saying that Jesus is cool with him being a sinner?

Antigone:
Jesus' own cousin, John the Baptist, went around telling everyone to repent (Matthew 3). He baptized them after they confessed their sins. Are you saying that John the Baptist was wrong?

Jesus wasn't tolerant of everyone. He was most intolerant of hypocrites. He blasted the Pharisees because they went around acting as if they were perfect when in fact they were full of sin. But I believe that He'd rather have us free of sin than to just come out in the open with our sin (and thus, not be hypocrites).

Also, in Matthew 11:20, Jesus denounced entire communities because they didn't repent even after he performed miracles in them. Sounds pretty intolerant to me.

Christian Right Leaders Respond to Dobson’s Concerns

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Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:35 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

Don't call it a movement. That carries a connotation of a fad. While there are new issues that we may be dealing with today than 20-30 years ago, those issues are simply symptoms of a sinful and depraved world. The Church must continue (or arguably begin) to take a stand for holiness and refuse to compromise the core doctrines of the faith. This is what our "movement" must be known for. The individual organizations and ministries should focus on a single issue or symptom, trying to tackle it from a Christ-like perspective using Christ-like methods.

Top 10 Worst Places to Live as a Christian

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Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:09 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

How did India not make it on the list? Anyone heard of the state of Orissa and all the attacks that have happened there lately? http://Enduringchurch.wordpress.com. Mikehow, not sure what U.S. oil has to do with this article.