I was off line when this started, but Slate.com’s David Plotz has a running series of posts about reading the bible which you may want to check out. Mr. Plotz is Jewish, but not particularly observant and like many people, Jewish and Christian, had never really read the bible beyond what was covered in religious education classes or referred to in pop culture, sermons and … Continue reading Blogging the bible on Slate.com
Yesterday on beliefnet.com, the blogger Chattering Mind asks if we need to/should accept Jesus’ literal resurrection as fact. She seems inclined to the Borg train of thought in which one makes up something more suitable, albeit without any supporting evidence besides one’s own conjurings like Jesus being alive in our hearts, rather than physically alive. I was going to leave a comment, but I couldn’t … Continue reading For Good Friday and Easter
There’s a very interesting (although slightly technical-language heavy) essay on theology and search for truth at Focus on the Family’s TrueU.org sight for college students. The author, Michael Bauman, makes a point which I have often thought/observed myself – that too often Christians become servants of their theology to the point where they are unable to acknowledge or deal productively with anything which is contrary … Continue reading Theology and Truth
I went to a church once where a pastor told a joke about two ministers who happened to be seated next to each other on a plane. After settling in, they introduced themselves and discovering their shared profession, set about discerning what their seatmate was all about. Down the list of topics they ran, “bible: inerrant or not, salvation: grace or works, baptism: full immersion … Continue reading Christian Homeschoolers
Perhaps you have seen this story about an Afghani man who is facing death in Afghan government courts for converting to Christianity. I’m sorry, but I really think this is the point where we need to tell the Afghani government that either they need to join the modern world and learn to play nicely with others or we’re taking our cash and soldiers and going … Continue reading Afghan Man Facing Death for Converting to Christianity
I don’t know how many of you are interested in this sort of thing, but since I spent some time on it this morning and found some interesting stuff, I thought I’d share. Everyone is aware of the conflicts in our country over evolution vs creationism vs ID. Religious folks who reject evolution usually point to the bible as back-up for their POV. Such people … Continue reading Ancient Hebrews and Creation
In the “coulda seen that one coming” dept. there’s a report in the Chicago Tribune today about how scientists are unraveling the secrets of the sorts of complex cell designs “intelligent Design” proponents often point to as evidence for their theory. The insistence of IDer’s that some cells are just too complex to have come about through natural processes has always reminded me of the … Continue reading Scientists disproving ID by unlocking cell secrets
The Upside Down World 