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"fertile mix of science and religion"

or as I like to say, you don’t replace something with nothing. here is a peek, but go check out the rest of the interview. KLEFFEL: Armstrong sees the role of religion as a guiding force for ethical behavior. Margaret … Continue reading

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Religion v. the Gospel

helpful reminder and summary. here are some to get you started, but please do go read all of them. RELIGION: I obey-therefore I’m accepted. THE GOSPEL: I’m accepted-therefore I obey. RELIGION: Motivation is based on fear and insecurity. THE GOSPEL: … Continue reading

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philosophers go at each other

and there is a play by play. very interesting stuff. Plantinga is the christian and Dennett is the militant atheist. Much more at the link. 3:52 pm – I have just realized that Dennett is taking far too long. The … Continue reading

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religion v. redemption

While we are talking about Mark Driscoll, here is probably my most favorite ten minutes from him that I have yet heard. Just watch this (several times) and think about it. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXKT8IPdvzA&hl=en&fs=1]

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thought for the day

from David Bosch, Believing the Future via Todd Hiestand. “Mission is more than and different from recruiting to our brand of religion; it is alerting people to the universal reign of God.” David Bosch in Believing the Future

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you don't replace something with nothing

As I have said before several times and as I will keep saying as long as I am allowed, you don’t replace something with nothing. A post-christian, post-modern culture is not one of rational empirical scientific harmony. It is one … Continue reading

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again, you don't replace something with nothing

here is the fourth installment in a sometimes series of posts. Mollie Hemingway has an excellent column on this phenomenon. Take some time this weekend and read it over. here is a tease: The reality is that the New Atheist … Continue reading

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more on Jesus as a "community organizer"

the definitive takedown of the latest blasphemous trope to invade civilized discourse. Please go read the whole thing. here is a teaser (a paragraph from the intro and the third and fifth of five points) to whet your appetite. This … Continue reading

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like I said

you don’t replace something with nothing. here is another manifestation of the phenomenon. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSEaHyzbqTA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1] hat tip to the anchoress UPDATE: in case you were like me and wondering if this was real or The Onion, Reason Magazine’s vote is “real.”

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think a minute

This is from a post at a blog called “stupid church people” Here’s some passages from an introductory text entitled “The Sociology of Religion” that I found interesting. “The role religion plays in maturation is highly problematic. While it is … Continue reading

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