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If the Second Coming has Already Happened, When do Things Start Getting Better?
Tagged with: crime, homicide rates, murder, murder rates, poverty, racism, South Africa, The New Jerusalem, the Second Coming, violence
Posted in Current Events, Pain and Suffering
Posted in Current Events, Pain and Suffering
War, Military Service, Violence, and Self-Defense: What’s a Christian to Do?
The Bible sends mixed messages about war. The Lord is presented as the Prince of Peace; the Lord is also presented as a warrior, commanding the people in battle. How can a Christian decide about war, military service, violence, and…
Tagged with: Christianity, just war theory, peace, self-defense, soldiers, spiritual meaning, spiritual warfare, the Bible, violence, war
Posted in Pain and Suffering, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in Pain and Suffering, The Bible Re-Viewed
Is Christianity an Abusive Relationship with God?
Here is a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named Gonzo: Hi. I love reading your posts and do find them both comforting and inspiring in my personal life. As one who’s coming to…
How has Religion become a Justification for Murder?
Jay Austin and Lauren Geoghegan began their ’round-the-world bicycle trip in South Africa in July of 2017. They pedaled through several countries in Africa, then through Europe, and then into central Asia. All along the way, people followed their journey…
Tagged with: Christianity, fundamentalism, Islam, Judaism, literalism, peace, Quran, religion, the Bible, violence, war
Posted in Current Events
Posted in Current Events
“Get Out of My Country”? Whose Country Is It, Anyway?
“Get out of my country!” That’s what a distraught and rather drunk man shouted just before he shot three people in a bar in Olathe, Kansas on February 22, 2017. Two of the men he shot were skilled engineers from…
Tagged with: 2017 Olathe Kansas shooting, Alok Madasani, foreigners, Ian Grillot, ownership, property ownership, racism, resident aliens, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, violence
Posted in Current Events
Posted in Current Events
God Is Unconvincing To Smart Folks? – Part 2
(This is Part 2 of my response to the article, “God Is Unconvincing To Smart Folks,” by J. H. McKenna. For Part 1, click here.) Points 3, 4, and 5 of Dr. McKenna’s article deal with three key characteristics of God:…
Tagged with: atheism, Dr. J. H. McKenna, God, omnipotence, omniscience, pain, skepticism, suffering, theodicy, violence
Posted in All About God, Pain and Suffering, Science Philosophy and History
Posted in All About God, Pain and Suffering, Science Philosophy and History
The Orlando Nightclub Shooting of June 12, 2016
Annette and I extend our deepest sympathy to everyone affected by yesterday’s mass shooting at the Pulse LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando, Florida. We are heartbroken, sad, bewildered, and, yes, even angry over the slaughter of so many people due to…
Tagged with: bigotry, homosexuality, Islam, LGBT, LGBTQ, mass shooting, Orlando Florida, Orlando shooting, Pulse nightclub, violence
Posted in Current Events
Posted in Current Events
Evil Is Real, and it Does Harm the Innocent
There’s a New Age myth floating around that evil is not real; that evil is just an illusion; that if anything evil happens to us, it’s either karma for evil we ourselves did in a past life, or it’s something…
Tagged with: Catawba County NC, evil, Good Samaritan, Jefferson Heavner, justice, Marvin Jacob Lee, Marvin Lee, North Carolina, violence
Posted in Current Events, Pain and Suffering
Posted in Current Events, Pain and Suffering
What if the Quran were the Bible?
Islam is in the news these days—and mostly not in a good way. Unfortunately, the version of Islam that is grabbing the headlines is its violent, fundamentalist wing. The recent attacks by Muslim extremists in Paris and San Bernardino are…
Tagged with: Christianity, Dit Is Normaal, fundamentalism, Islam, Quran, religion, the Bible, The Holy Quran Experiment, The Middle East, violence, war
Posted in Current Events, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in Current Events, The Bible Re-Viewed
What about Violent Religions? Is God Really Bloodthirsty and Vengeful?
A reader named Jen left this comment on the recent article, What is the Wrath of God? So here is my question: You believe the parts in the Bible about God’s love and God is Love, and all the feel…
Tagged with: angry God, bloodthirsty God, God, Heaven and Hell, religion, religious violence, spirituality, the Bible, violence, violent God, war
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
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