Religion vs. Science is an Ongoing Debate – Brain Scans Do Not Reliably Predict Violent Behavior

Religion and Ethics Newsweekly is a PBS program that explores current news items that have a connection to religious and ethical practices.   As the title implies, the program takes a diverse religious approach as the it explores all religions as well as modern cultural ethical philosophies around the world.  Recent programs have featured Baha’i, Hindu,

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The Genesis Code Gives an Explanation of How the Days in Genesis Correspond to The Big Bang Theory

The Genesis Code[i] is a Christian movie that tackles the question of how the “days” in Genesis chapter one could possible reconcile with the millions of years that scientists teach that it took to get the earth to where it is today. This is a spoiler on the movie so if you want to see

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Looking At Women and Adultery, Part One (And how even Christian women can contribute to the problem)

But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.  (Matthew 5:28 ESV) Sexual sin is a powerful topic in the Christian world. Lust, fornication, adultery, homosexuality are some of the these sins. And the above verse makes a powerful, if

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Genesis Chapter 1 Teaching: An Example of Doctrinal Confusion in a Church

I recently visited a church that had warm people, a wonderful communion service, inspiring worship music, and an apparently loving and engaging pastor.  Being a new year the pastor said the church was going to start on a new journey of exploration across the Bible, starting with Genesis chapter 1. The pastor then did a

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The Apostle Paul Recognized Outside Criticism and Responded Appropriately

The apostle Paul was aware of public criticism and wrote these things: One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,   (Titus 1:12-13 ESV) But working together, we also call

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Parachurch Ministries: Perhaps the Best Example of the One Body in Action

In Autonomy of the Local Church we looked at how some Christians believe that a completely autonomous local church is the body of Christ.  In its most adamant form this doctrine teaches that a person in that church needs no one outside of the local church for complete spiritual fulfillment. A parachurch ministry represents the

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Avoiding Doctrinal Conflicts with Your Church; Avoiding Yo-yo Christianity

If you have attended the same church since you were born, perhaps this isn’t an issue with you.  Perhaps you don’t have a conflict with anything your church teaches.  Some people say aren’t “doctrinally oriented” and don’t even see an issue here.  Perhaps you believe what your church teaches about how they are the only

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Autonomy of the Local Church – Expanded – An Example of A Priori Use in Scripture Interpretation

This is a post first published in 2012.  I have added more about the difference between the benefit of legally having an autonomous local church principle versus some of the errors in the scriptural basis taught about this concept. The autonomy of the local church is an aspect of the division in Christianity over which

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