By Henry Neufeld Wesley Elsberry, on The Panda’s Thumb reports that the Clergy Project is nearning its goal of 10,000 signatures. As I write this, I see that it has attained that goal. I encourage all of my clergy friends to sign this document. It is not only protecting the teaching of science; it is protecting religious [...]
By Henry Neufeld I have just added a new essay to my collection on Biblical interpretation, entitled Hanging Your Interpretation. I have needed to write this essay for some time, as I often suggest using the procedure described, but have never presented any sort of detail about how it should be done.
I am often asked for [...]
By Henry Neufeld Robertson warns Pennsylvania voters of God’s wrath
Robertson is just too easy a target, but I do want to take this opportunity to point out that the situation in Dover is a bit more complicated than acceptance or rejection of God.
For example, I’m a Christian who believes that the entire universe and [...]
By Henry Neufeld There’s a church I drive by pretty regularly. They have a quite prominent sign, and on the front of their building they have a list of doctrinal positions held by their church. I used to think it was a singularly unwelcoming sort of thing to put on the front of a church. During Hurricane [...]
By Henry Neufeld Evolution Slate Outpolls Rivals – New York Times
Intelligently designing voters designed a new school board. Though many votes were close, the sweep was apparently universal. I’m very pleased to see that the voters can make an intelligent decision like this. It is my hope that this becomes an example for the rest of [...]
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Does the command of Jesus to love one another mean that I have to give up my life?
I’ve been involved in debating that issue over the last couple of weeks on the Compuserve Religion Forum.. It seems to me that the issue is [...]
By Henry Neufeld CNN.com – ‘West Wing’ candidates clash in live debate – Nov 7, 2005
I really enjoy The West Wing. As a show, while they have had many episodes I think were mediocre, they have also had shining moments in which they project an image of what politics could be like, and really should be [...]
By Henry Neufeld Recently Rosa Parks passed away. Many people mourn her passing, and rightly so. She made a major difference in American life.
But in another sense, the attention paid to her is strange–not “bad” strange, but “good” strange. We tend to notice people who do the big things, the spectacular things, the very public things. [...]
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Asides February 1 Christian Carnival Posted (2012/2/2) … at All Things New. Thanks to Deb for hosting! ()
Even-Tempered Response to Mark Driscoll (2012/1/14) Eddie Arthur provides an even-tempered response to a recent interview by Mark Driscoll. ()
I Can Haz - the Ontological Argument (2011/12/30) … or not. I’ve always thought the ontological argument for the existence of God was pretty silly, so I can’t resist linking to the kitteh version. ()
Is the American Church in Prison? (2011/12/29) Christians in many countries face imprisonment, but is it possible the American is imprisoned metaphorically by our way of thinking? Eric Carpenter thinks we are, and suggests some things to rethink.
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Worship Music Criticism Criticized (2011/12/18) … by Lisa Robinson. And she does a good job of it. ()
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