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John Piper and Divine Command

I’ve been hearing a lot about John Piper recently. He’s a pastor at of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and along side Mark Driscoll he seems to be the voice of Reformed Christianity in America. He recently called for … Continue reading

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Vaccination and Taxes

The Australian government is considering a plan in which parents who do not vaccinate their children do not receive certain tax benefits. I would really love to see some financial incentive being used in the United States.

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Phineas

Rachel Held Evans is discussing the way that Christians pick and choose the portions of scripture which they follow. She asks, “What are some other troubling/ strange/forgotten passages of Scripture that rarely make it to our desk calendars or sermon … Continue reading

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Kidnapped for Christ

Kidnapped for Christ is a new documentary about an Evangelical reform school located in the Dominican Republic called “Escuela Caribe.” It seems to function as a boot camp for Evangelical teens whose parents believe them to be straying. It looks … Continue reading

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Let’s Talk About …

Via Jesus Needs New PR, I see that an old friend is still in business. Donny Pauling used to grace our comments and forums. I see that he’s still pushing himself as a “former porn producer.” I guess that’s not … Continue reading

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Slingstones for Jesus

Via Remnant of Giants, a bit of Ray Comfort’s blog, Words of Comfort: If you have a passion to reach the unsaved with the gospel, you are going to confront Goliath. This is the giant the Bible calls “the spirit … Continue reading

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Atheist Career Choices

Pat Robertson and co-host Kristi Watts discuss the atheists, who don’t believe in anything. Watts goes on on a tangent, talking about how Wiccans are “all about the environment,” and that “trees are their God.” [wtf?] She then asks why … Continue reading

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One Way to Escape a Sex Scandal

So Pastor Eddie Long – currently under a cloud of scandal for inappropriate actions with four young men – has been crowned king. King of what, I’m not sure, but in this video Rabbi Ralph Messer anoints him and wraps … Continue reading

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Flying Robots

So what’s new in the world of aerial automatons? Here’s a swarm of quad-rotor robots hovering in formation. They’re a creation of the GRASP labs at the University of Pennsylvania. Kind of cool. Before you get too impressed, check out … Continue reading

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Puppets and Rap

Alright, kids, let’s go over what we’ve learned here at UF. Evangelicals rapping = bad thing Evangelicals with puppets = bad thing Now for the test: Rapping evangelical puppets = ? Via Scott Bailey

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