August 2005

Muslims Who Care

03/14/2015

Now, Religion in the News, a report and comment on religious trends and events being covered by the media. This week’s item is from The Modesto Bee , June 4, 2005, with the headline, “ Islam Volunteer Effort. A national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group recently launched an initiative,...Read more

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Why Did Jesus Use Parables?

03/14/2015

Now, Contending for the Faith. In this regular feature, Dave and Tom respond to questions from listeners and readers of The Berean Call. Here is this week’s question: “Dear Dave and T.A., I have two questions. I think I heard you guys say some time ago that Jesus spoke in...Read more

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Why Was it so Easy for the Jews to Turn to Idols?

03/14/2015

Tom: In this our Understanding the Scriptures segment, we’re in the Book of Acts:7:41 And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. See All... . Verse 41 says, “And they made a calf in those...Read more

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Terrorists

August 10, 2005

Muslim scholars: Terrorists not martyrs WASHINGTON , D.C. -- American Muslim scholars on Thursday carried out their plan to issue an edict condemning religious extremism and calling terrorists "criminals, not `martyrs.'" The 18-member Fiqh Council of North America said Muslims were barred from helping "any individual or group that is...Read more

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Non Violent Cows

August 10, 2005

Gandhi is greatly admired by Westerners and his concepts of non-violence have guided individuals such as Dr. Martin Luther King. The guiding philosophy of Gandhi, however, was extreme Hinduism. Symptomatic of his worldview was his obsession to "saving the cow in India from the butcher's knife." "To attempt cow protection...Read more

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Immoral Bibles

August 10, 2005

TBC : Critics of the Scripture often say that it is filled with immoral and impure stories which make it pornographic. The following comments concerning one of Thomas Paine's "criticisms" illustrate this very well: "A Bible student would do well to examine whether the critic simply projected his own immoral...Read more

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Reminders

August 10, 2005

Terrorism's root causes [Excerpts] By Cal Thomas PORTSTEWART, Northern Ireland -- British politicians and much of the U.K. media are engaged in a familiar Western practice following a terrorist attack. They think they can explain it using Western standards. Now it is unemployment and hopelessness among Muslims that are the...Read more

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Red Lights

August 10, 2005

Deadly New Sea Creature Lures Fish with Red Lights For fish, the red light district is deeper and more dangerous than anyone imagined. A newfound deep-sea relative of the jellyfish flashes glowing red lights on twitching, stinging tentacles to lure fish to their deaths more than a mile below the...Read more

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Planned Parenthood

August 10, 2005

Upon Accepting THE PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA MARGARET SANGER AWARD In 1966, Planned Parenthood Federation of America inaugurated the PPFA Margaret Sanger Award to honor the woman who founded America 's family planning movement. The PPFA Margaret Sanger Award is given annually to individuals of distinction in recognition of...Read more

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Cosmic Christ

August 10, 2005

The core of the ecumenical movement bears no resemblance to biblical Christianity. All sorts of beliefs may freely mingle as this quote from former Catholic priest Matthew Fox illustrates. "The coming together of the historical Jesus and the Cosmic Christ will make Christianity whole at last . . . ...Read more

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