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Will Religion Suffer Under the Biden Administration?
Now that President Biden has been in office for a month, it may be a good time to look at the new administration and how religion…
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The Anchor of Faith
During the Napoleonic Wars, British officers would often drink a toast: “Confusion to the French!” Confusion is defined as “lack of understanding, uncertainty, bewilderment” and is…
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When it Comes to Marriage and Children, Casual Doesn’t Cut It By Sam Field
Sex is nature’s way of ensuring procreation and the continuation of humankind. Marriage is an agreement to protect and nurture one another and children of the…
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It’s 2021 — Who Am I? Why Am I Here?
In 1992, Vice-Presidential candidate James Stockdale said “Who am I? Why am I here?” And while Stockdale meant it is a self-deprecating joke, he was ridiculed…
Politics
Political and Religious Holograms
Lumpers lump things together and call them the same. Splitters make a point of differentiating things. So while a lumper might say “All women are alike,”…
Opinion
QAnon – a New Religion or the Latest Stupidity?
QAnon is a conspiracy theory group – some call it an emerging religion – started by a mysterious figure and it is blowing up on social…
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No News is Good
This morning at 5 a.m., I turned on the news and found out that in addition to the Coronavirus pandemic, the marches for justice, and the…
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Breaking News: Supreme Court Strikes Down Restriction on Religious School Funding
Montana had a program whereby individuals received a tax credit for donations to organizations providing scholarships for private schools. But the state specifically excluded religious schools…
Opinion
Blasphemy a Capital Offense in Some Countries, Expunged in Others
In 1988 Salmon Rushdie published The Satanic Verses, a book which Muslims thought disparaged Islam. Riots broke out in Muslim countries, and shortly thereafter, Iran’s leader…
Opinion
In a Cemetery on Memorial Day
“Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to grasp the infinite, to exist only for a day. No, no,…
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The Reality of Virtual Meetings
During the virus quarantine, I’ve attended church services in Houston, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Harlem, all from my home office, and I’m attending online classes as…
Islam
Ramadan Begins for 1.8 Billion Muslims
In 610 A.D. Muhammad was visited by the Angel Gabriel in a cave a few miles from Mecca. This first revelation from Allah is commemorated each…