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on the internet: outsiders’ views of us

Since I’m an author of a Christian site and I want to be mindful of sensitive believers, I will warn that the links I am putting in are a bit rough, crude, offensive, etc.
But I’m posting a link to this site because I want you to see what American Evangelical Megachurch Christianity looks like to [...]

on the internet: evangelical muslims

The purpose of this link is twofold: One, to introduce you to a site that seems pretty legit when it comes to talking about Christian news. Two, to provide an interesting insight into the state of Muslim affairs in America.
First of all, the fact that people want to pull the ad is, to me, nothing [...]

on the internet: saint batman?

I found this article because a Facebook friend had posted it. I’m generally not that into pulling spiritual stuff out of movies that really don’t have a lot of spiritual intentions, but this was good.
It’s about the latest Batman film and the Joker’s ideology in it. He is whimsical, chaotic, but he has a credo [...]

on the internet: reevaluating Jesus

In the computer age, Killinger argued, religion moved from a belief in doctrines to a quest for self-fulfillment drawing on useful tidbits from an eclectic variety of faith traditions.
“Doctrine isn’t the driving force to many people today” except “to the fundamentalists who insist on it,” Killinger said. “But doctrine is a thing of the past [...]

on the internet: knowledge puffs up?

While I was putting the finishing touches on the article “Concealing Knowledge,” I came across this article, and I thought it was really good. It begins with a reminder that you can’t build a doctrine on one verse, which is why if you read my articles you’ll find that anything I teach with any kind [...]

on the internet: obama and religion

Anyone who knows me knows that I don’t really like to talk politics in a Christian realm. I really don’t even like arguing politics much anymore, preferring civil discussions and the “agree to disagree” thing.
So I’m not endorsing a candidate here. Truth be told, I don’t know who I will be voting for in the [...]

debunking zeitgeist.

Okay, so if you’ve heard of the Internet documentary “Zeitgeist,” then the following is definitely for you.
If you haven’t, then you’re like me, but you’ll find this to be a great read anyways. It’s a reminder that sources and be skewed, questionable claims can be taken for granted, and a convincing tone of voice can [...]

atheists and agnostics aren’t skeptics.

At least that’s what this article:
http://touchstonemag.com/archives/article.php?id=21-05-020-f
has to say. It’s a lengthy read, but it’s very worthwhile. It talks a lot about the journey of Blaise Pascal, a 17th-century skeptic-turned-believer who was one of the first to look for proofs of God outside of the traditional Renaissance explanations. Here’s a quote by the author that I [...]

margaret sanger and planned parenthood.

This is filed in a category called “on the internet” for now. It’s basically me finding stuff online that pertains to Christianity and has an interesting discussion somewhere in the details. We’re talking news, YouTube videos, conspiracy theories…whatever. These are meant to be more open-ended and less formal than the articles, hopefully fostering some good [...]