Pocket : Words of Comfort: Agnostic & Atheist.

Pocket : Words of Comfort: Agnostic & Atheist.: "“I'm pretty sure Ray has clarified before that he’s fine with the definition of atheist 'does not believe in gods', he doesn't cling to 'believes no gods exist' as the only valid definition for atheist. So he was being dishonest when he said Carl Sagan isn't an atheist because he's an agnostic. Carl Sagan didn't believe in gods, it's fine to call him a famous atheist. (But I like Ray Comfort's manners and humor; he was very friendly when he called “The Atheist Experience.”) H. Luke"

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Pocket : Liberals Want to ‘Rehabilitate’ Christians

Pocket : Liberals Want to ‘Rehabilitate’ Christians: "The homofascist rainbow-shirts are at it again. They’ve unsheathed, once more, their anti-Christian long knives.

Back in April, I wrote “Religious freedom and ‘gay marriage’ cannot coexist”: “‘Gay pride’ necessitates anti-Christian hate. It must. ‘Gay marriage’ and other ‘sexual orientation’-based laws do violence to freedom and truth. They are the hammer with which the postmodern left intends to bludgeon bloody religious liberty and the Judeo-Christian sexual ethic.”"

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▶ God At Work -- Johnny - YouTube

▶ God At Work -- Johnny - YouTube: ""

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Pocket : Anything Wrong to Read Bible at DMV? Pastor and Elder Were Found 'Not Guilty' [VIDEO]

Pocket : Anything Wrong to Read Bible at DMV? Pastor and Elder Were Found 'Not Guilty' [VIDEO]: "Murrieta, CA. On Tuesday, August 13, Superior Court Judge Timothy Freer found two men "not guilty" after they were charged and tried for reading the Bible aloud in front of a line of people waiting to enter the DMV in Hemet, California.One of them is a Pastor Bret Coronado of Reconciled Christian Fellowship in Hemet, California and the other is an elder of the church."

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Pocket : Why We Call God 'Father'

Pocket : Why We Call God 'Father': "For at least the past 40 years, traditional language for God has come under fire. While formal feminist theologians disagree about what language to use instead, they are unanimous that masculine words for God, especially Father, must be expunged from our theological vocabulary. For the church to be inclusive, they argue, it must replace man-centered language with language that accounts for both male and female. Furthermore, since our human words cannot adequately portray God's fullness, no single characterization will suffice. God could be addressed as father and/or mother in order to bring out his multifaceted nature."

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Pocket : What the 'Six Types of Atheists' Mean for Christian Outreach

Pocket : What the 'Six Types of Atheists' Mean for Christian Outreach: "As Christians we know what it feels like to be stereotyped. Despite our commonalities, we recognize the great diversity among our faith, so we should be sympathetic to the recent efforts by researchers to document various types of religious non-belief."

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Pocket : Does Where We Worship Matter?

Pocket : Does Where We Worship Matter?: "I was raised in a tiny country church on liturgy and hymns. White, steeple, pews, potluck dinners—my church had the stereotype covered. I loved it. Though I was excited to explore other churches when I went off to college in the city, I found myself in auditorium-style sanctuaries with rows of cushy seats and screens flashing lyrics over pictures of running creeks or ambiguous twisting rainbows. When we sang, the worship band brashly added choruses or enhanced the hymn-turned-pop hit with appropriately choreographed lighting. The windows were clear glass, not stained."

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Pocket : Words of Comfort: Tantrum.

Pocket : Words of Comfort: Tantrum.: "“VIEWER WARNING: This video may cause severe head pain, irritation, nightmares, brain damage, the need to drink in order to suppress hating people with a mustache, a weird violent reaction towards bananas, the weird need to start punching creationists in the face and burn them to the stake.”"

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Pocket : The Frightening—But Biblical—Moral Logic of 'Breaking Bad'

Pocket : The Frightening—But Biblical—Moral Logic of 'Breaking Bad': "You might not expect an Emmy-nominated tastemaker to tell The New York Times, "I want to believe there's a heaven. But I can't not believe there's a hell." Yet that's exactly how Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad, summed up his personal philosophy in 2011. The quote should not surprise anyone familiar with the show, which makes its final, infernal push Sunday night."

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What is the Lutheran Church, and what do Lutherans believe?

What is the Lutheran Church, and what do Lutherans believe?: "Answer: The Lutheran Church is actually many different bodies, all of which base their teachings and practice to some degree on the work of Martin Luther. There is such a wide variance in their particular beliefs that it would be difficult to address them all, but this article will attempt to outline those most commonly held."

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