Last night I was reading a book. That alone is no big deal, except that I don’t do it often enough. But last night I came across something as puzzling as it is interesting. Oh, and it’s a Bible thing.
Jesus Christ lived and died an observant Jew. In Galatians, the Apostle Paul asserts that...
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Tags: Bible, Gay Marriage, LGBT rights, marriage, Religion
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The following was written by a friend, Karen Ocamb. She’s a brilliant journalist and posted this on her blog, LGBT POV, yesterday. It is presented here with her permission.
There’s an old saying:
“The Devil screams the loudest just before leaving the room.”
After last night’s devastating loss of marriage equality in Maine 52.84% – 47.16%...
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When I was child, my father, a World War II Navy veteran, taught me the story of the four chaplains of the USAT Dorchester.
I thought of the four chaplains during the presidential election when I listened to former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell explain why he endorsed Barack Obama for President of the...
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When accessing the political apologetics of evangelicals, it is tempting to deal with them on their own terms and question whether their contrition is perfect and sincere enough to remove the stain that their sins have placed on their souls.
In Christian terms, forgiveness for sin requires a deep and sincere change of heart accompanied...
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The primary legal issue at tomorrow's hearing before the California Supreme Court on the same sex marriage Prop 8 case is the narrow and extremely arcane question whether Prop 8 is an amendment to the state constitution or a revision of the state constitution. But appellate cases – and especially high profile and controversial...
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It looks like there is another push for the phrase “In God We Trust” but this time it’s in Huntington Beach. Gila wrote about the previous attempt by Westminster to have the phrase to be on display at the School District since the City Hall had already added the phrase behind the council dais. ...
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The Rev. James Dobson has issued a clarion call to this faithful that “Liberals Want Federal Abstinence Education Cut.” Read it here. The president has asked for $204 million for this sort of sex education. Dodson points to a recent study by the CDC that one of every four teenage girls has an STD.
But just...
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