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Was Hitler a Christian?

“Christianity is an invention of sick brains,” Adolf Hitler, 13 December 1941. “So it’s not opportune to hurl ourselves now into a struggle with the Churches. The best thing is to let Christianity die a natural death,” Adolf Hitler, 14 … Continue reading

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Glossary

Documentary HypothesisA theory about the text of the first five books of the Bible that states that these books were assembled from multiple earlier sources. ItacismIn Koine Greek [certain vowels and diphthongs] came to be pronounced all alike, all of … Continue reading

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What is a “Jesus Freak”

I would say that a “Jesus freak” is anyone who is a Christian and appears “too religious” to the person applying the term. When I was in college in the late 60’s, the people we called Jesus freaks carried around … Continue reading

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God will preserve his Word: The KJV Only controversy

Why has a Bible translation, wonderful in its day but now rather out of date, become the only real Word of God for many and why do some demonize all modern translations? The King James Only movement (perhaps next to Creation Science) is one of the biggest purveyors of misinformation from those who call themselves Christian. Continue reading

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Is Religion a survival trait

There are certainly lots of religious-minded people in the world, and in history. If we were discussing the question, “why do people have eyebrows”, a scientist might suggest that it was a survival trait. There are religious people. Is having … Continue reading

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Is Religion a survival trait

There are certainly lots of religious-minded people in the world, and in history. If we were discussing the question, “why do people have eyebrows”, a scientist might suggest that it was a survival trait. There are religious people. Is having … Continue reading

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God is male?

I was listening to the radio last week and tuned into “The Chapel Hour” which is a production of Bob Jones University [Bob Jones is an ultra-conservative Bible college in town], and got to hear Chancellor Bob Jones himself preach. … Continue reading

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Where did religion come from

I do not think that humankind posited gods to make themselves feel more important. Certainly in Judaeo-Christian tradition, humans are incorrigible sinners, fallen and generally a disappointment to their creator. Or as put by the prophet: (Isa 55:9 KJV) For … Continue reading

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The drama of Job

John, the fundamental thing about interpreting the story of Job is to remember that this not, nor was it ever intended to be taken as a historical narrative; it’s a drama. The author of Job wished to examine the question … Continue reading

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Church Burnings

The topic of church burnings has been a difficult one partly because many remain unsolved. But here in South Carolina, if you burn a church, you will more than likely get caught. Two members of the KKK plead guilty to … Continue reading

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