Search results

Actually, Angelina, Polt has no idea what he's talking about. Churches are not 501(c)(3) organizations. They are exempt because the constitution prevents the government from passing any laws infringing on their rights to the free exercise of their religions. I hope nobody takes his boisterous...

Actually, churches are not subject to most taxes but that is not a function of them being 501(c)(3) organizations. That is a constitutional issue. The church I attend in Florida, for example, runs a book store and does not charge sales tax on the items it sells. They also do not have to pay the...

Too many people attempt to be the first to find some esoteric hidden meaning in scriptures. That is not how scriptures work. There are no "secrets" buried in scriptures waiting to be "discovered". On the other hand, people can and do have direct personal encounters with God. Those do not...

Yes, a lot of American soldiers died in the senseless cause of coming to the aid of allies in need. They are all buried in rows in field in France and Belgium and elsewhere. What fools to honor our war dead. Especially when they died to defend ingrates who don't value their sacrifice.

I never encountered the term "assault weapon" back in the 1970's, but may I point out that the purchase of an M-16 is pretty much banned already? You cannot just walk into a store and buy an automatic rifle, regardless of when they began calling it an "assault rifle". Certainly my AR-10 is...

They did not have guns in Jesus' time. But his disciple, Peter, carried a sword. I do not read any reference to Jesus telling him not to carry the sword. We have many God-given rights. Our constitution protects these rights, although people can misuse them. I can misuse my right to speak...

Stat, your insults continue to be offensive, off base, uncalled for, unwelcome, and highly unchristian. Now, unlike you, I do not judge other people but I certainly do judge actions. Yours are embarrassing coming from someone who is a follower of Christ. I do fear for you because I have rarely...

In Colossians 4:16 Paul implies that he wrote a letter from Laodicea. That letter seems to have been lost. 1 Corinthians 5:9 references a letter Paul wrote to the Corinthians before 1 Corinthians. So it seems that 1 Corinthians was really his second letter to them. Some argue that 2 Corinthians...

Thankfully, you have not been appointed to judge who will be cast into hell, no matter how high the promotion you perceive God has given you. It's just as dangerous to place one's self on the pinnacle of judging men's immortal souls as it is to be a deceived Mormon, it seems to me. In fact, it...

As I pointed out earlier, it is far easier to tear down that to build something constructive. Likewise, it is much easier to be dismissive of the view of others rather than engage in thoughtful respectful dialogue. I dare say that the man who spent a long lifetime loving people and introducing...

I don't know Billy Graham to be a mason, nor do I know him not to be. I know that the pastor of the church I grew up in was a freemason and I've never known a more godly man in my life. I've never known anyone who lived his love for God more fully, actually. A great many Christian men who...

I know it is the ever-popular passtime to tear down rather than build up, but I'd be careful tearing down God's servants. Billy Graham has been one of the lowest paid mega-evangelists in history. Never a hint of financial impropriety. He lives in the hills of North Carolina in retirement...

How odd, Todd Akin now leads Claire McCaskill in the polls. Funny how Karl Rove and the Republican establishment abandoned him while conservatives like Mike Huckabee and Newt Gingrich flocked to his aid. The establishment Republicans would rather let the Democrats keep the senate than to...

Refering to Mary as "our heavenly mother" is not going to convert any non-catholic Christians to Catholicism. At least not any who know the Bible. That's the kind of over-the-top rhetoric that seems to indicate a very inapprpriate attitude toward her. It elevates a human being to the rank of a...

Sure, and I've criticized both. You can say what you believe without being rude, but it seems like people prefer to be rude to one another. Don't you think that reflects badly on people? Always that little twist of the knife at the end, always some way of getting in a dig. Ugliness doesn't have...

Nobody asked the early Christians to do that, their possessions were theirs to do with as they chose. They personally chose to live communally and share things in common. That is different than proposing that others decide for the individual. When he lied about the price of land he sold, Peter...

Does everyone who disagrees with the Catholic church need a self-help group? "Mother of God" is a shocking term to people outside your church. The Catholic church lifts her to unsupportable heights. She is not omniscient, so she cannot hear the simultaneous prayers of 50 million people. In...

Interestingly, Todd Akin lives... http://washingtonexaminer.com/missouris-akin-left-for-dead-on-comeback-trail/article/2509741#.UGyREUbCz8B At least he won't be beholden to the likes of Karl Rove, etc. if he gets into the senate. I can only imagine a tea partier who has been scorned by the...

When Zionism began in the 19th century, Jews moved to Palestine and purchased land. The Arabs who lived there were happy to accept their money and sell them land. Mind you, there were already some Jews there. There has never been a time in the history of the Jews when there were no Jews...

When did I ever claim to be a people? ;) Uhm... anyway. Let's see... one political accomplishment is that America prevailed in the cold war against the Soviet Union, demonstrating the superiority of the philosophy of personal liberty. I served in the army during that struggle, so I helped...