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The Church Fathers are difficult for the modern Christian too understand because they are gentiles who have largely rejected the Jewish roots of Christianity and whose thought processes are rooted in Greek philosophy. It doesn't mean that they are so much as that they are irrelevant today.
I do not read the Genesis myth as a fall from an original state of perfection into sin and death. The first couple were completely innocent and naive creatures. They were certainly capable of making a mistake but, without knowing good from evil, they lacked even the ability to sin. That ability...
The Pfizer vaccine has already been tested on 42,000 volunteers over the past several months and has been found effective and free of any serious short term side effects. The incidence of long term effects will take years to determine. Canada is actually setting up just such a long term study...
Pro-Life, The American Myth of Republican Christianity
By John Pavlovitz
Pro-Life.
They keep using those words, but I’m pretty sure those words don’t mean what they think they mean. I’m almost positive pro-life Republicans aren’t pro-life, in any way that actually—you know, protects actual...
Trump unfortunately regards almost everything in a transactional way, ie. "if I scratch your back, you are obligated to scratch mine". I suggest that he felt 'if I can just get a case into the Supreme Court they are obligated to judge my way.' They refused to even hear the case with no...
Over the past several weeks Trump and/or the Republicans have initiated almost three dozen challenges in various courts in an attempt to overthrow the presidential election. All but one have failed. The one that didn't forced a recount in one state. IIRC that recount confirmed a Biden win. Today...
In a world full of hatred, fear and violence we give thanks for our safety. In a world full of loneliness and despair we give thanks for our family and friends. In a world full of poverty and hunger we give thanks for our plenty. May we always strive to act in such a way that every human being...
It is really quite simple, Biden received more votes both nationally and in enough states to secure a majority of electoral votes. A president-elect also needs time to establish himself and his cabinet and get up to speed on issues of national security. It is not sudden or intense, just standard...
John Dominic Crossan has provided a detailed classification of our sources for the historical Jesus according to the chronological stratification of the traditions. For a brief discussion of each source, including the reasons for its proposed dating, see John Dominic Crossan, The Historical...