November 2009

Mysticism and Christianity

November 30, 2009

Mysticism and Christianity It is characteristic of mysticism that it makes its appeal to the feelings as the sole, or at least as the normative, source of knowledge of divine things. That is to say, it is the religious sentiment which constitutes for it the source of religious knowledge. Of...Read more

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Two Somali Pastors Shot

November 27, 2009

Pastor shot, killed on way home from worship [Excerpts] Two masked members of the al-Shabaab Muslim militia shot and killed a pastor in Somalia as he drove home from a worship service, according to reports. Mogadishu pastor Ali Hussein Weheliye was killed in the attack in October, but reports of...Read more

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Major Hasan Embraces Tradition

November 26, 2009

Major Hasan Embraces Tradition [Excerpts] November 12, 2009: Major Nidal Malik Hasan's murder of 13 people at Fort Hood on November 5th was the act of an Islamic terrorist. The U.S. government is trying to explain it as just the act of a lone madman, but that's what terrorist attacks...Read more

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The More They Know Darwin

November 25, 2009

The More They Know Darwin, The Less They Want Darwin-Only Indoctrination According to an international poll released by the British Council, the majority of Americans — 60% — support teaching alternatives to evolution in the science classroom. The percentage is the same for Britons….Of course, the British media reporting this...Read more

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Handling the Sword

November 24, 2009

"How are we to handle this sword of 'It is written'? First, with deepest reverence. Let every word that God has spoken be law and gospel to you. Never trifle with it; never try to evade its force or change its meaning. God speaks to you in this book as...Read more

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Council on American Islamic Relations: "It's okay to attack Fort Hood"

November 23, 2009

CAIR speaker to Muslims: OK to attack Fort Bragg [Excerpts] A Council on American-Islamic Relations [CAIR] adviser and regular speaker at its events has suggested Islamic law permits Muslims to attack C-130 military transport planes carrying the 82nd Airborne out of Fort Bragg, NC. Radical Islamic cleric Zaid Shakir, a...Read more

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Not the Book of the Month, the Book of the Ages

November 20, 2009

The Bible is not the book of the month. It is the book of the ages. No book has ever had as much opposition as the Bible. Men have laughed at it, scorned it, ridiculed it, burned it, and made laws against it. Many a man has preached the funeral...Read more

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Atheists in Bubbleland

November 18, 2009

Atheists in Bubbleland [Excerpts] Did you miss it? Last month the country celebrated national Blasphemy Day! According to NPR.com, atheists marked Blasphemy Day last month at gatherings around the world, celebrating the freedom to denigrate and insult religion. Activities included de-baptizing people with hair dryers and an art exhibit in...Read more

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Lost Moments

November 17, 2009

“In our tranquility how many golden hours we throw down the stream that we are never to see again. The time may come when we would give rivers of oil, the wealth of both Indies, and the mountains of precious stones, if they were ours, to recover one lost moment!...Read more

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