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Do Atheists “Evolve” Their Communal Ideas More Quickly than Religious People? Is that a good thing?
Do Atheists “Evolve” Faster? Interesting post by Chris Stedman notes that while atheists are seen as more sympathetic to LGBTQ issues they are not uniform in this. A bit ago there was a post on the same site wondering if the … Continue reading
On the Samaritan Woman of John 4
A close friend, the Reverend Donn Moomaw, told me that this is the story of a woman who came for water but who went home with the well. Bruner, F. D. (2012). The Gospel of John: A Commentary (p. 273). … Continue reading
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The “First Kiss” Commercial
This video went viral. It’s really a clothing commercial and most of the people are actors or models. To me it felt icky. It is titillating because it invites us to identify and imagine physical intimacy with strangers, but it feels … Continue reading
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Worship in Spirit and in Truth
“The true worshipers will be worshiping the Father by means of Spirit and Truth.” This sentence “[h]as commonly been taken to mean that God, being Spirit, is present everywhere and can be worshiped anywhere; the important thing is not where … Continue reading
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Atheists and Porn
Also in the blogs this week by Andrew Sullivan and Damon Linker about the morality of pornography. Not only are the young more in favor of Same Sex Marriage but also for porn. One article argues (predictably) that societal attitudes concerning pornography are a residue of asserted negative … Continue reading →