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The author of The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins, spends chapter 8 explaining why he is so hostile against religion, since it is just harmless nonsense. He acknowledges the hostility but then claims he will not be bombing or beheading anyone because of a theological disagreement (318). If he were to
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Recently, we spent a Sunday evening discussing what being “baptized for the dead” means (1 Cor. 15:29). No evidence exists that indicates that the members of the church in Corinth ever engaged in being baptized for their dead relatives. Whatever the difficult verse means, it does not refer to
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The best of the modern "ten commandments" that Richard Dawkins and others have "invented" are the ones that agree with the Word of God. One anonymous source suggested that everyone treat their fellow human beings "with love, honesty, faithfulness, and respect." Wouldn't
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About a dozen years ago, an individual wrote a letter to the editor, in which he misapplied from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount two passages of Scripture in only seven brief paragraphs. The writer was opposed to Christians leading in prayer "at government-organized, tax-funded events"
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Although Richard Dawkins has a few kind remarks to make about Jesus, he manages to find fault with the way the Lord treated His family, even quoting a comedienne for saying that a tactic of cults is to separate a person from his family. Of course, what Dawkins reveals is
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Every once in a while, your congenial editor is prompted to look at Billboard's Hot 100\macomments made in passing. Shaboozey's "A Bar Song" recently surfaced as an object of interest. As of February 8th, it has been on the Hot 100 for 42
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After discussing specific situations of judgment in the Old Testament, such as the destruction of the whole world by the Flood, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, and that of the Amorites, Richard Dawkins virtually leaps to the conclusion that "modern morality, wherever else it comes from, does not
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If you have only recently watched a sporting event on television, you have no doubt been shocked by how extensively sports betting commercials and logo placement for bookies permeate the advertising. Famous athletes such as Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, and LeBron James provide star power in hawking the bookies'
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In his criticism of the Old Testament, Richard Dawkins overlooks crucial details from the text. Immediately after discussing Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac, he skips to the account of Jephthah and his daughter, concluding with the sarcastic words: "…Jephthah cooked her. God did not see fit to
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Since the purpose of life on earth is to prepare each of us for eternity, God, through His Word, has provided us with the building blocks that will help us during our training. The New Testament is God's divine pattern for righteous living. Just as God gave Noah
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As Richard Dawkins takes aim at the Old Testament, in his book, The God Delusion, he first finds fault with the account of Noah and the Flood (see Part 10 in this series). Dawkins obviously thinks he would make a better God than God does. He would be fairer in
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PENTECOSTALISM has so pervaded society that religion has become subjective rather than the objective view God intended. Spirituality and religion in general are more about one’s feelings than they are about the truth and how or when the truth should be ascertained. Most people believe it is their ‘pastor’