Christianity by Force or Manipulation
There is very little that offends me more than the idea of manipulating people into Christian events or trying to convert them by force.
There is very little that offends me more than the idea of manipulating people into Christian events or trying to convert them by force.
Yesterday I posted an aside regarding the attempted murder of the Danish cartoonist who drew the cartoon that provoked violent responses in the Muslim world. Today I saw this news story regarding reactions to a Malaysian court ruling that non-Muslims could use the word Allah. Behold how much violence a small matter kindles! I am…
An Italian court has rendered what has to be on the top ten list of stupidest rulings in history in finding six scientists and government official guilty of manslaughter for being too reassuring prior to an earthquake (Source: MSNBC). Scientists around the world are condemning the verdict, as well they should. This illustrates the widespread…
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There are some basics about what evolution is and is not, and what the various positions of both creationists and evolutionists are, that everyone who steps into the debate should know. Some examples include the difference between a young earth and an old earth creationist. I’ve seen a few discussions in internet fora in which…
MSNBC.com reports that Mychal Bell has been released on bail. More importantly, the prosecutor is says he will no longer fight the ruling of the appeals court that requires Bell be tried as a juvenile. This is good news. Now a juvenile court needs to deal with this in an even-handed manner, but one that…
Courtesy of the Florida Citizens for Science blog, I found this article on Francis S. Collins, an evangelical Christian who sees no incompatibility between religion and science, including acceptance of evolution. The article can be found at Relgion Today (HeraldToday.com). I could add little to what Dr. Collins had to say. I came at the…