April 2008

Open Theology Meeting

April 25, 2008

Open Theologians and Scientists Converge on Azusa Pacific University [Excerpts] Some of the world's most respected scientists and theologians will come together for the opportunity to create a new direction of research in science -and-religion at the Open and Relational Theology Seminar. Events will be held Thursday, April 10 through...Read more

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Clinton Promises to Expand Homosexual Rights

April 24, 2008

Clinton promises to expand homosexual rights [Excerpts] Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said she would defend and expand homosexual rights as president. Clinton said states such as New Jersey and Massachusetts are extending rights to homosexual couples "and the federal government should recognize that and should extend the same access...Read more

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Skeptic's Problems

April 23, 2008

“Is there any man that thinks in chains like the man who calls himself a free-thinker? Is there any man so credulous as the man who will not believe in the Bible? He swallows a ton of difficulties, and yet complains that we have swallowed an ounce of them. He...Read more

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Darwin Connected to But Not Cause of Racism

April 22, 2008

Ken Ham: Darwinism connected to, but not cause of racism [Excerpts] [W]hile racism did not begin with Darwinism, the theories promoted by Darwin did fan the flames of racist thought and ideology. The founder of... Answers in Genesis says in the book The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin applied his...Read more

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Reversing the Roles of Arabs and Israel

April 21, 2008

Reversing the roles of the Arabs and Israel [Excerpts] A Jihad Watch reader asked [Jihad Watch contributer Hugh Fitzgerald]: “If the Israel /Palestinian conflict were exactly the same as it is, only the roles of the two warring parties were exactly reversed, would you then switch allegiances to the Palestinian...Read more

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Why Did Joseph Choose Nazareth?

This is our Understanding the Scriptures segment, we’re in the gospel of Matthew chapter 2, and we’re going to pick up with verse 19.“But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, Saying, Arise, and take the young child and...Read more

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Is The Bible Too Constraining?

Dear Dave and T.A., I’m being beaten up—not literally, but by my kids and their friends because of my “negative news” of their emerging church involvement. Here’s one of their arguments that I’m having trouble dealing with. They object to what I’m saying: that scripture must be the judge of...Read more

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Are Wiccans Wicked?

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 American Family Association Online , February 25, 2008, with a headline:“Evangelical Youth Experiment with Wicca.”The following are excerpts:Janice Krouse, a senior fellow with Concerned Women for America,...Read more

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Seeking & Finding God-Part 2...The Necessity of Certainty

Tom and Dave continue their new series of programs based on Dave’s book: Seeking and Finding God .This week we focus on the topic, “The Necessity of Certainty.”Along with Dave Hunt, here’s T. A. McMahon. Tom: Thanks, Gary.You’re listening to Search the Scriptures Daily, a program in which we encourage...Read more

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Muslim Student's Association Jihad Network

April 18, 2008

The Muslim Students Association and the Jihad Network [Excerpts] As early as the 1980s, operatives from the Muslim Brotherhood, parent group for al Qaeda and Hamas, formulated a blueprint for a "jihadist process" that would ultimately sabotage the "miserable house" of the United States. These Muslim Brotherhood operatives saw that...Read more

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