You all know how often verses like Mt. 7:1 are taken out of context, especially by unbelievers against believers. But it’s also a very popular practice among believers. But as I’ve written in the past, the problem is not restricted to taking things out of context, but to a spreading double-standard in the Christian community.
I [...]
Polls are common on websites these days. But people take them much too seriously. If professional pollsters with a history of reasonable accuracy are frequently dismissed, what of these quickie online ones? Let’s do one of our own to illustrate:
polls are worthless
There’s no way to prevent anyone from voting many times
There’s no guarantee that the [...]
Not long ago I wrote about the attitude of entitlement that seems to have overtaken Americans, and to be fair, pretty much the whole world. We feel that we deserve much more than basic necessities, and that they are not privileges but rights. We also see a growing belief that we have the right not [...]
Often the question is raised, “Why did God bother with all this history? Why did He not just create some people for heaven instead of going through all this?” It is a question most frequently asked of those who reject Calvinism, but is no less a question for those who accept it, since the end [...]
Time for some venting, sorry if you were expecting something deep today.
I truly believe that communication is a lost art. Either that, or I’ve been transported to a parallel universe where up is down and left is right.
I refer to several recent experiences in message boards or blog comment threads. In one, on [...]
This is in response to yet another piece from the infamous “True Woman” conference, a check sheet PDF called “Wild or Wise – 21 Questions“. (See also my earlier response to their Manifesto Here.) I didn’t repeat the actual check box lines (never, seldom, occasionally, etc.), since I’m not interested in grading papers.
And [...]
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