I think keeping the afterlife a complete mystery is God's way of telling us to pay maximum attention to the life we have on this side of the door.
I think keeping the afterlife a complete mystery is God's way of telling us to pay maximum attention to the life we have on this side of the door.
In exchange for getting support for Planned Parenthood from the Republicans, the Democrats were more than ready to betray the poor people they claim to represent.
Some who have studied the issue say the money might be better spent giving directly to a country's Christian partners to spread the Gospel, or to offer medical aid or construction assistance.
Over the years, I've continued to ponder my initial reaction to that church and particularly to the hymns. What was it that I found difficult, even embarrassing?
As I paused to experience the stillness in which Miss Kitty was immersed, an image entered my mind -- an image of a global feline force that daily nourishes and sustains us all.
While in every last way pretending to be about practicing love, it's really about instilling fear. What Chan is really saying here is, "Be afraid. Being wrong about hell has terrible, terrible consequences."
No one ever lost money by betting against the apocalypse happening on a particular day. That's a joke among scholars of apocalypticism, and it was a c...
Claiming Camping knew he was "wrong" -- a.k.a. lying -- is a big deal because Harold Camping made some fairly serious claims when he started talking about Judgment Day.
Inaccurate, wrong, or wacky -- Camping's followers have told their story far better than major Christian denominations, mega-churches, and supposed "media" ministries have done.
Think about what has influenced your outlook on the world and what you expect from life. What will your descendants need to know to understand you and your world?
While it was easy for most of us to handily dismiss the lunatic predictions of Pastor Camping and his merry band of messianic misfits, what shouldn't be forgotten is just how unremarkable their basic belief-system is.
The sacred can be found in the most unexpected of places: at work, at home, or on a 2005 black cherry Harley Davidson Road King with bored out cylinders and custom pipes. It's all holy.
COURIER: Uh, I'd like to buy some porn.for a, uh, friend. He lives in a large, walled-off compound in the suburbs of Abbottabad. It's kind of like the Playboy mansion -- minus the Bunnies, of course.
In my mind, the most pivotal moment of Hawking's interview is also the easiest to overlook. In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it sentence, Hawking offered an imperative call to action.
A larger view of life, as seen through the eyes of Jesus, informs us that the life of a homeless person begging on the street corner is just as sacred as the life of a president of the state.
When California preacher, Harold Camping, predicted the world would end this Saturday evening, several of my Rapture-ready friends insisted I finish reading the "Left Behind" series and make my preparations.
It should be fairly evident that secularism is not simply the absence of religion. Rather, it is an active tradition its own articulations of the problems facing society, and its own solutions for making the world a better place.
A new report argues the high incidence of sexual abuse by priests in the 1960s reflected the growing aberrance of American society during that period, including "an increase in premarital sexual behavior and divorce." Are they serious?
Everything other than preparing for Christ's second coming and judgment is nothing more than a distraction. The question needs to be asked: Who benefits most from the faithful being distracted?
A recent poll found "historically low levels of public worry about environmental problems." We once responded to environmental disasters by passing landmark laws. Now our support for the environment decreases with each new oil spill. What happened?