Category: Church
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Duck Dynasty: Why are opinions offensive?
We live in a society that is becoming more tolerant about lifestyles but which is also becoming more intolerant about opinions. I hear people talk about freedom of speech, with the controversy which has been caused by comments from Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson about his views on the immorality of homosexuality. Of course he has…
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The American Gospel and the meaning of Easter
Statistically, we know that the vast majority of Americans believe in some form of a higher power. There are relatively few who are atheists. Since people do believe that there is something, and since it’s so easy to think of the majority of Americans as Christians, many simply attach themselves to Christianity. But what does…
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Pope Benedict XVI makes modern history with resignation
For the first time since 1415, there will be a living ex-Pope, as Benedict XVI announced today that he will be resigning from the Papacy on February 28. In leading a church with a billion members and being one of the most influential people in the world, I feel that the fact that he is…
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Pastor doesn’t tip. Applebee’s server fired for posting receipt photo
“I give God 10 percent. Why do you get 18” These were the words written on a receipt at a St. Louis area Applebee’s by pastor, Alois Bell. A server at the restaurant posted a picture of the receipt online and was fired after the photo went viral and the pastor complaied. Bell has expressed…
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Bill Maher doesn’t know what he’s talking about: says Liberty isn’t a real university for teaching creationism
On last week’s episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” Maher ended the show by launching a diatribe against Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Liberty University, the Christian liberal arts university, at which Romney delivered a commencement speech earlier this month. In Maher’s remarks (video above), the commentator repeatedly states that Liberty isn’t a…
Josh Benner 