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2016-10-14T09:12:49-06:00

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Small Comfort

Last updated on: October 14, 2016 at 9:12 am By Aliza Worthington

A very good and sweet friend sent me the 33-minute video below, and asked my opinion of it. In its first five minutes, a man named Ray Comfort says that he’s a Jew, and starts interviewing people about Hitler and the Holocaust. My friend knows that I am an (actual) Jewish writer with a strong interest in history, politics and education. So, hopefully that explains why it took me each of the steps you see below, and a good ten minutes,... Read more

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Aliza Worthington

2016-05-21T19:14:03-06:00

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Making sense of … well, God destroying the world

Last updated on: May 21, 2016 at 7:14 pm By Dan Wilkinson

The Bible tells us that one day God will destroy the world. Or does it? Read more

2014-06-10T13:55:09-06:00

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“I lived 30 years alone”: A Christian lesbian grandmother tells her story

Last updated on: June 10, 2014 at 1:55 pm By John Shore

"I am a 72-year-old Christian mother and grandmother. I had a wonderful career as a teacher for every age, from pre-school through college. I served as a member of our church council, as a Sunday school teacher, as a Vacation Bible School superintendent, and I have been on mission trips to every continent. My hobbies are studying, reading, travel, genealogy, gardening, and dogs. I am a lesbian." Read more

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2017-05-25T13:09:38-06:00

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To Pro-Lifers Who Believe Adoption is Always the Answer

Last updated on: May 25, 2017 at 1:09 pm By Mindy Carney

The only person in a position to understand everything about a pregnancy is the woman who is pregnant. So it must be she who has the final say about that pregnancy. Read more

2017-10-20T12:03:27-06:00

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What Non-Christians Want Christians To Hear

Last updated on: October 20, 2017 at 12:03 pm By John Shore

By way of researching my book I’m OK – You’re Not: The Message We’re Sending Nonbelievers and Why We Should Stop, I posted a notice on Craigslist sites all over the country asking non-Christians to send me any short, personal statement they would like Christians to read. (more…) Read more

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2015-07-07T08:09:16-06:00

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The Spirit vs. the Letter: Biblicalism and Conscience

Last updated on: July 7, 2015 at 8:09 am By Don M Burrows

Imagine a contentious public issue, rending not only America, but American Christendom, in two. In this battle are two sides: one which maintains and asserts a literal, straightforward reading of the Bible to maintain its position, the other which argues that its side is supported by the spirit, even if sometimes not the letter, of the Bible. If what comes to mind is America’s continuing culture wars over gender and sexuality, and how the law and the church should approach... Read more

2016-10-14T09:12:59-06:00

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An Open Letter to Pro-Lifers

Last updated on: October 14, 2016 at 9:12 am By Aliza Worthington

I could tell you I was raped. (I wasn’t.) I could tell you I am a victim of incest. (I’m not.) I could tell you my life would be in danger if I got pregnant. (Partly true, but for this discussion, let’s say not.) I could tell you I’m mentally challenged or ill. (I don’t think so, but let’s please not open that up to debate… .) These are some of the scenarios even the most ardent advocates in the... Read more

2015-01-13T18:50:26-06:00

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The Ultimate Hat-Trick of God in Four Sentences

Last updated on: January 13, 2015 at 6:50 pm By John Shore

The idea that God is the ultimate hat-trick—that he is, at once, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—is something that has always confused and challenged … well, anyone with a normal, binary-style brain. But we have only to look at the opening of the New Testament’s Book of John to learn all that we could want to know about the triune nature of God: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.... Read more

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2013-07-15T14:39:37-06:00

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Mos Def gets force-fed for Guantanamo

Last updated on: July 15, 2013 at 2:39 pm By Dan Wilkinson

Actor and musician Yasiin Bey, aka Mos Def, recently released a video in which he undergoes the force-feeding procedure that hunger-striking prisoners at Guantanamo Bay are being subjected to. You can read a first-hand account here, or watch the video yourself: (more…) Read more

2014-06-10T13:55:26-06:00

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Al Mohler Does It Again

Last updated on: June 10, 2014 at 1:55 pm By Don M Burrows

If Jesus taught that what comes out of a man defiles him, surely the blatant inaccuracies and lies peddled by many of his most ardent followers must concern him at least a little, especially when they are done in connection with the Bible. But such was the case yet again recently when Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s flagship seminary, was asked at the SBC’s recent convention to give his “succinct” and “Biblical” view of homosexuality. As per... Read more

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