Monthly Archives: May 2006

A Vegan Precedent?

Posted on May 31, 2006 by

From Genesis: {1:26} God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all … Continue reading →

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Does Jesus Lie?

Posted on May 29, 2006 by

From EvilBible.com comes the following litany of Jesus’s lies. They are in italics. I have appended a few remarks to each. 1) And Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do … Continue reading →

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Grass Roots Notes 3 — Ordination

Posted on May 29, 2006 by

It has been years since more than a handful have taken seriously the ramifications of ecumenism and one of the corollaries of the scandalous division of the churches — the near laughable status of ordination in our time. And yet … Continue reading →

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The Religion Code

Posted on May 21, 2006 by

This is not a review of The Da Vinci Code. It is a comment on the underlying thinking that appears to dominate the film. The great theologian Karl Barth goes ignored in our time and the void has been filled … Continue reading →

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The Election No One Wants To Win

Posted on May 15, 2006 by

Congress 2006? No one wants to win. Right religionists may rebel if tolerance makes strides and the culture war goes in the direction of live and let live. Democrats are petrified they might win and share blame for bankruptcy deficits, … Continue reading →

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