http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/christianity/ en-us Tue, 5 Jan 2010 21:03:02 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421657/posts Well we all knew it would happen. Even the ELCA bishops did. The same bishops that tried to tell their conservative members that "blessing" and "hold publicly accountable" did not mean marriage. The ELCA is performing, endorsing, and encouraging marriage ceremonies. Oh the glee I'm sure the ELCA bishops and pastors have to see it all happening. It's like a dream come true, for them. Funny thing is, these "Christian" leaders are leading their flock into lifestyles of sin. All with a big smile on their face. God loves people caught up in the homosexual lifestyle. But His message to... Exposing the ELCA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421657/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 21:03:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421452/posts The Rising Polyamorous Culture Is Out to Get Your Children The culture of the traditional family is now in intense competition with a very different culture. The defining difference between the two is the sexual ideal each embraces. The traditional family of Western civilization is based on lifelong monogamy. The competing culture is “polyamorous,” normally a serial polygamy, but also increasingly polymorphous in its different sexual expressions. Between these two cultures lie the welfare state and its operational bureaucracy. By and large, the culture of polyamory embraces the behavioral bureaucracy, while the culture of monogamy has increasing disagreements with it.... http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421452/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 17:00:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2421437/posts A question to the group: Was Hume wrong to say what he did? Yes No npr.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2421437/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 16:46:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421174/posts During the 3PM ET hour of live coverage on MSNBC, anchor David Shuster claimed that Fox News political analyst Brit Hume "denigrated Christianity" when suggesting that scandal-ridden golfer Tiger Woods convert to the faith. Shuster made the comments while discussing the issue with MSNBC political analyst Pat Buchanan, asking: "Doesn’t it also denigrate Christianity when you do that on a Sunday political talk show? This isn’t church, this isn’t some sort of holy setting, this is a political talk show....Doesn’t that minimize the significance of Christianity, when you bring a discussion of Christianity into a conversation about politics?" Buchanan replied:... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421174/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 07:04:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421172/posts Tolerance is a virtue the Left loves to trumpet, except when the intolerable is set forward. In this instance, the intolerable is a gentle Christian evangelistic overture to a celebrity caught in sexual scandal. Yesterday, Fox News analyst and professing Christian Brit Hume expressed his spiritual concern for Tiger Woods and urged the golf superstar to turn to Christianity for grace and forgiveness during a segment of the January 3 edition of "Fox News Sunday." For that, Hume is being lambasted by some liberal bloggers, including Atlanta Jounal-Constitution's Jay Bookman who unleashed this venom in a brief three paragraph blog... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421172/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 06:52:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421148/posts As a teen pumping gas on a highway north of New York City, Jim Tour dreamed of becoming a state trooper. It beat filling tanks. The notion of Tour as a highway cop is almost laughably discordant with present-day reality. Three decades later, the trim, intense, 50-year-old Tour has established himself as one of the leading, if not premier, scientists at Rice University. And he's learned to dream big. Four years after Nobel laureate Rick Smalley's untimely death, it is the prolific Tour who as much as anyone has carried on Smalley's groundbreaking legacy in the science of nanotechnology. Confirmation... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421148/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 05:24:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420530/posts For I am not ashamed of the gospel: it is the power of God for salvation to every one who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek — Romans 1:16 RSV.Something truly amazing happened yesterday morning on the Fox News Sunday show hosted by Chris Wallace. In the roundtable discussion at the end of the show, each panelist was asked to make a sports prediction for 2010. Brit Hume forecast that Tiger Woods will get his golf game back on track, but then went on to say:Whether he can recover as a person [...] it seems... CE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420530/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:09:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420306/posts Of course everyone reading must know that they are talking about Islam and Christianity. The article then goes on to mention Timothy McVeigh, whose terrorist act was not inspired by his religion. More Christians need to start doing their own research and educate themselves to the fact that Islam is a religion of war, and Muslims are encouraged to lie to defend it. Christians involved in interfaith talks with Muslims also need to ask themselves one question. Where is the major Muslim movement against the persecution of Christians across the Islamic world? Don’t be fooled. Logan's Warning http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420306/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 02:00:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419350/posts The Desperate Move Is Necessary? By Chris Green [2010-01-01 18:56 ] Before Robert Park entered North Korea this Christmas Day he was in Seoul, working as an energetic activist in the North Korean human rights field. Just a few days before he left for China en route for the North, Robert gave an interview to Reuters on the proviso that it not be released until after he crossed the Tumen River. Now Robert is inside North Korea, and Reuters released the full text of the interview on December 30th. In the interview Robert speaks in damning terms of those he... The Daily NK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419350/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 05:35:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419326/posts Hot Searches 1. dennis haysbert 2. lady antebellum 3. ephesians 2 8 10 4. terrelle pryor 5. sugar bowl live 6. buckeye 7. jim tressel 8. rose bowl score 9. ohio state football 10. florida vs cincinnat... www.google.com/trends http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419326/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 03:48:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418708/posts "The Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience," released last month, impressed me as a profound statement by a large number of Christian leaders taking a stand for the foundations of civilization, the family, and the sanctity of human life. People of faith have to work together to preserve and protect the fundamental principles of morality from those who seek to destroy them. This declaration brings together numerous Catholic bishops, Orthodox clergy, and Evangelical leaders -- and as an evangelical Christian I will gladly partner with other types of Christians on the common concepts that form the backbone of Christianity.... '76 Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418708/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 00:37:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418614/posts It is a vision most mainstream Canadian church leaders can only dream of: Sunday mornings in which parishioners dance and sing through three-hour services. Seminaries overflowing and unable to keep up with demand for pastors as the number of the newly baptized rises. The dream is a reality in such places as Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda, where there is an explosion in Christianity. In the past decade, this demographic surge has started to spill out of Africa, as well as Asia and Latin America, in the form of missionaries to the West, a trend influencing everything from styles of worship... Holy Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418614/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:42:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418530/posts On the last day of December 2009, we end the year with an article based upon Christianity and Culture ... Christianity has permeated our culture in every way conceivable ... everything that happens in our society can be linked to the sovereign will of God and the role that sin is allowed to play in this great cosmic experiment here on earth. America was founded as a Christian nation. Although that premise has been challenged frequently in recent years, a clear look at historical documents and monuments show an overwhelming support for the Bible and the God of the Bible.... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418530/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:13:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2417886/posts "I’m not troubled in my heart about your self-esteem. I’m not troubled in my heart about whether or not you feel good about yourself, whether or not life is turning out like you want it to turn out, or whether or not your checkbook is balanced. There’s only one thing that gave me a sleepless night. There’s only one thing that troubled me all throughout the morning..." "Do you realize how much love it takes for me to stand before 5,000 people and tell you that that American Christianity is almost totally wrong?" You Tube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2417886/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:56:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2417583/posts After much deliberation and much debate, the Founders came down on the side of creating a nation that could exist on its own absent any religious affiliation. In the end, they turned to a uniquely American source; one that was just beginning to come to life; and one that continues to grow with each generation of Americans just as the Christian faith has grown and been added to the teachings of Judaism. It is one that is undoubtedly influenced by everything from paganism to Christianity. Many of our Founders Deist beliefs and tendencies are well reflected in this new creation... Republican Redefined http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2417583/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:57:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2417502/posts As a Jewish child, I never celebrated Christmas. I found out what I was missing on Christmas Eve, 1973. My high school boyfriend Brian invited me to join his family for their celebration. The event floored me. It wasn't just the illuminated tree, the music, and the pleasure of opening gifts. It was the power of the holiday to transform Brian's ordinary family. Laughing, singing hymns, praying -- they were absolutely radiant. I had never seen them so joyful. And in their presence, I felt joyful, too. That was my one and only Christmas experience, and it never occurred to... The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2417502/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:53:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416576/posts During a time of economic decline, persistent cultural strife, deepening American involvement in far-off military conflicts, and rapid environmental deterioration, is there any wonder that some have turned to apocalyptic “salvation narratives” promising both a transcendent, everlasting future and violent retribution against perceived evildoers? A CNN poll in 2002 found that 59% of Americans believe that the prophecies in the Book of Revelations will come true. The startling number reflected the still-fresh trauma of the 9/11 attacks, but I suspect that it has held steady, if not risen. Indeed, mainstream American culture is permeated by apocalypticism; the blockbuster-movie hit 2012... The Morung Express http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416576/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:15:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2416408/posts It went almost unnoticed, but on December 5th, Benedict XVI articulated one of the most stinging rebukes that has ever been made by a pope of a particular theological school. Addressing a group of Brazilian bishops, Benedict followed some mild comments about Catholic education with some very sharp and deeply critical remarks about liberation theology and its effects upon the Catholic Church.Apart from stressing how certain liberation theologians drew heavily upon Marxist concepts, the pope also described these ideas as “deceitful.” This is very strong language for a pope. But Benedict then underscored the damage that liberation theology did to... CE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2416408/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:33:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416365/posts Time Magazine reported that President Obama and his family didn't attend a church service this Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. He is, to my knowledge, the first president to skip a Christmas Eve service for a long, long time. But, while it is interesting to note that Obama is quite unchurched in a position where profession of the Christian faith has been nearly of a piece with the office, his skipping church -- again -- shouldn't surprise anyone. Obama is not really much of a Christian after all. Time notes that Obama has only attended church three times in the... Publius Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416365/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:32:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414583/posts From a long-sealed cave tomb, archaeologists have excavated the only known Jesus-era burial shroud in Jerusalem, a new study says. The discovery adds to evidence that the controversial Shroud of Turin did not wrap the body of Christ, researchers say. [ snip ] The weave of the Tomb of the Shroud fabric, the new study says, casts further doubt on the Shroud of Turin as Jesus' burial cloth. The newfound shroud was something of a patchwork of simply woven linen and wool textiles, the study found. The Shroud of Turin, by contrast, is made of a single textile woven in... National Geographic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414583/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:28:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414480/posts It’s fitting that James Cameron’s “Avatar” arrived in theaters at Christmastime. Like the holiday season itself, the science fiction epic is a crass embodiment of capitalistic excess wrapped around a deeply felt religious message. It’s at once the blockbuster to end all blockbusters, and the Gospel According to James. But not the Christian Gospel. Instead, “Avatar” is Cameron’s long apologia for pantheism — a faith that equates God with Nature, and calls humanity into religious communion with the natural world. NYT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414480/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:20:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414476/posts There is a war of attrition going on in the Rifqa Bary case. Rifqa is the girl who converted from Islam to Christianity and fled from her family in fear for her life -- and the Islamic machine is attempting to wear her down, grind her down by constant mental abuse. The persecution is so obvious, and yet so mundane that no one seems to take notice. The banality of evil. Some sources say that a Muslim psychiatrist was assigned to Rifqa while she was in Florida, where she fled from her Ohio home (now she has been returned to... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414476/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:13:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413774/posts The ongoing Christian flight from the Middle East was high on the agenda of the Vatican’s secretary of the relations with states, Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, when I met with him recently in Rome. The lengthy exodus of ancient Christian congregations from the greater Middle East’s last redoubts of religious pluralism is accelerating. Terrorism, conflict, and the rise of intolerant Islamism are to blame, Vatican officials explain. There is a real fear that the light of Christian communities that was enkindled personally by the apostles of Jesus Christ could be extinguished in this vast region that includes the Holy Land. This... National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413774/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:05:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413340/posts Hostile reviewers ruled him mentally unfit to practice law, he claims. Bryan Brown is a conservative, activist and unapologetic Christian. Of that there is no doubt. But does that mean he is also mentally ill? Too ill even to be a lawyer? The bureaucracy that controls access to Indiana's legal profession believes that very thing, according to a lawsuit in which Brown alleges that he was subjected to a series of hostile religious and political questions during a review of his fitness to practice law - a review that subsequently rejected him on mental-health grounds. The lawsuit, filed by Brown... News-Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413340/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:48:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2412945/posts Three mysterious signatures on pages of parchment bound in leather and kept under lock and key may prove the theory that William Shakespeare was a secret Catholic who spent his “lost years” in Italy. An exhibition at the Venerable English College, the seminary in Rome for English Catholic priests, has revealed cryptic names in its guest books for visiting pilgrims, suggesting that the playwright sought refuge there. “Arthurus Stratfordus Wigomniensis” signed the book in 1585, while “Gulielmus Clerkue Stratfordiensis” arrived in 1589. According to Father Andrew Headon, vice-rector of the college and organiser of the exhibition, the names can be... The Times (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2412945/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:50:24 GMT