From CNN today, June 29, 2015 (CNN)On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court foisted genderless marriage upon the country. Writing for a bare majority, Justice Anthony Kennedy found that the Constitution prohibits the states from defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman, as they have done since the founding of the republic,…
A message from Franklin Graham today on the Supreme Court decision in the U.S. to attempt to redefine marriage: Dear Friend,The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled today that same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states. With all due respect to the court, it did not define marriage, and therefore is…
From USA Today, June 26, 2015: After much build up and prognosticating, the long-awaited Supreme Court decision on marriage has arrived. As expected, some are thrilled with the outcome, while others are deeply disappointed. Amid this sea of conflicting emotions, one thing is certain: The societal debate about marriage will continue. To assume that the…
The Shroud of Turin is on display in Italy (April 19 – June 24). My wife and I went to see the Shroud of Turin, which many believe to be the actual burial cloth of Jesus, in 2010. It was a most amazing experience, to stand in the darkened church in Turin, Italy, for the…
There was an article in the NY Times, and other media channel, about a Pew Research Center report that the number and percentage of people calling themselves “Christians” has dropped in the U.S since 2007, from about 78% to now about 70%. http://www.pewforum.org/…/americas-changing-religious-land…/ What they don’t tell you – this is buried in the Pew…
You know, students these days have a lot on their minds. Besides getting through college and deciding what sot of career they want, they also must decide something about the big questions in life – why am I here? What is the meaning of “life”. Why is there something, rather than nothing? Do I have…
From Ben Witherington’s review of Tom Wrights new book “Simply Good News: Why the Gospel is News and What Makes it Good” Let’s start with one of the key insights from the front end of the book– The Gospel is about good news, not good advice. As news it is about facts, past things that…
What a bunch of media hype in this headline for an article in the LA times (source: http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-organic-molecules-star-protoplanetary-disk-chemicals-life-20150408-story.html) First of all, what was detected was a signature obtained from a radio telescope of possible organic chemicals in a remote star system. The conclusion of the article states that this detection may be just an anomoly,…
April 2, CNN reports eyewitness account as follows: Christian Prayer Service Targeted Joel Ayora, who was on the campus and witnessed the attack, said gunmen burst into a Christian service. Taking hostages from the service, they then “proceeded to the hostels, shooting anybody they came across except their fellows, the Muslims.” The attackers separated students…
March, 2015 – The Atlanitic, from an article entitled “What Isis Really Wants“, by Graeme Wood Some key points from The Atlantic and its feature article on “ISIS” this month: Other governments and leaders have misunderstood ISIS, and many really don’t even understand what they are about. This misunderstanding has resulted in foolish schemes to…
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