How should we treat immigrants? The Bible has a little to say: Exodus 22:21 “You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” Leviticus 19:33-34 – “And if a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him. The stranger who dwells among [...]

Student claims nose stud is religious symbol | abc11.com. Have a look at this video.  The young lady has a sincerely held “religious” belief.  I’m not asking if you think there’s any truth inherent in her religion, but I’m curious to know a few things.  What, in your mind, constitutes a religion?  Does she have [...]

This is one of those posts where I’m hoping that you, my wonderful readers, will comment at great length on your blogs and or in the comments below. I’m trying to figure out what the buzzword/catchphrase “social justice” means in terms of Christianity. Why? Well maybe you heard about what Glen Beck said: I’m begging [...]

Dan Sawyer answered my opening volley in our debate on science and religion in a post titled A Skin-Deep Territory Distinction. He makes some good points regarding areas where science and religion touch, overlap and even (as he says) aim for the same territory. For the most part I don’t think I can really disagree [...]

Periodically (weekly I believe) there’s a chat on Twitter about science fiction called appropriately enough, SciFiChat. The whole think is conducted by making sure that everyone involved includes the hashtag #scifichat in their tweets. This ensures that everyone can see what’s being said even if you don’t follow everyone involved. You can see most, if [...]

My Sainted Mother once told me (I’m sure of this though I don’t remember the precise instance) that if I didn’t have anything nice to say that I shouldn’t say anything at all. Of course Mom also said that there was a Santa Clause and a Tooth Fairy so she’s not exactly batting a thousand. [...]

Sid asked that I drop a post on Dominionism and never one to turn down a reasonable request I figured I’d take a stab. I started out by taking a look in every blogger’s best friend, Wikipedia. According to that vast treasure trove of interesting (and occasionally accurate) information, this particular worldview derives its name [...]

This concludes the series of posts inspired by one of Sid’s tweets. He said that “The Bible is anti-human sexuality outside a very narrowly prescribed range.” You should really check out the guest bloggers’ sites. This has been great. My answer to Sid’s comment is going to be a very qualified yes. A good part [...]

This continues a series of posts inspired by one of Sid’s tweets. He said that “The Bible is anti-human sexuality outside a very narrowly prescribed range.” My own post will come last. Today’s post is brought to us by Meredith Mathews from Braindouche. Hot Glue Media, and Sweet Tarragon. One of the things I love [...]

This continues a series of posts inspired by one of Sid’s tweets. He said that “The Bible is anti-human sexuality outside a very narrowly prescribed range.” My own post will come last. Today’s post is brought to us by Winston Crutchfield from Critical Press Media. Show him some love! This statement seems designed to provoke [...]