Posts Tagged ‘reason’
Christian Living
Keeping the faith: God, man’s best friend
My friends have a new dog. His name is Chowder. Chowder is a globe of fuzz and fun with one ear that points due north and another that falls like a floppy patch over his right eye.
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Formation Toolbox: Hunger Games: Ethics 101
The Hunger Games is a serious movie that raises serious questions. A PG-13 rating for teenagers battling to the death onscreen? That type of butchery catapulted to almost universal obligatory reading for 6th grade and up?
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Word from Scotland: Do you believe and know who Jesus Christ is?
This is the real division that runs through the whole of society – those who have the Spirit of Jesus and those who do not – those who are born again and those who are not – those who belong to Jesus Christ the Saviour and Lord...
News
Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Cuba benefits both Vatican and the Castros
(RNS) When Pope John Paul II visited Cuba in 1998, he called for the island nation "to open to the world and for the world to open to Cuba." Pope Benedict XVI now will walk in that wider doorway. The official reason for the tr...
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Appeals court strikes down California ban on same-sex marriage
In a decision that likely will set the stage for a high-stakes showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California’s Proposition 8 ballot measure that banned gay marriage, sayi...
Apologetics
Question of the week: Does God still speak to us?
Question: “Does God still speak to us today?” Answer: The Bible records God speaking audibly to people many times (Exodus 3:14; Joshua 1:1; Judges 6:18; 1 Samuel 3:11; 2 Samuel 2:1; Job 40:1; Isaiah 7:3; Jeremiah 1:...
Apologetics
Question of the Week: God’s Chosen People
Question: “Why did God choose Israel to be His chosen people?” Answer: Speaking of the nation of Israel, Deuteronomy 7:7-9 tells us, “The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more nu...
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China Overreaches in Crackdown on Christians
For the sixth Sunday in a row, China’s Christian Shouwang Church members went to service in the open air. And for the sixth time, Chinese authorities arrested a number of parishioners for doing so. Some 20 church members were a...
Arts & Culture
Kate Middleton’s timely confirmation raises questions
Kate Middleton’s recent confirmation to the Anglican Church has raised questions and doubts about the reason why she did it. Middleton, who will marry Prince William on April 29, was baptized into the Church of England...
News
Catholic Medical Association head says euthanasia is widespread in UK
The president of the UK Catholic Medical Association expressed concern recently that covert euthanasia is being widely practiced in the country. Dr. Clare Walker, president of the U.K. CMA said that she believes mercy killing i...
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