If the wife isn’t a “homemaker” and the husband isn’t the sole breadwinner then you’re both probably going to hell. At least, so says Mark Driscoll and his wife. In case you’re not familiar with Driscoll, don’t be deceived by the “cool clothes”, the high end graphics, or the expensive stage pieces. He’s really no different than the fire and brimstone Calvanist preachers of his father’s day. Same ‘ole fundamentalism, new packaging. Read more
‘Jesus was HIV-Positive’ Johannesburg – A churchman in Cape Town has angered Christians in his community by preaching that Jesus Christ was HIV-positive, South Africa’s Mail & Guardian newspaper reported on Friday. Reverend Xola Skosana of the charismatic Way of Life church said he had decided to tackle the issue of HIV/Aids head-on to end the stigma surrounding the disease. In a sermon entitled “Jesus was HIV positive” he told his congregation in Khayelitsha township that God was present in everyone,... Read more
Apparently Oprah and Dr. Phil prove that women should be silent in the church. Read more
This story has actually been in the national news for a few months now, and it doesn’t seem to be going away. Strippers in Warsaw, OH are protesting a local church every Sunday in retaliation for the church protesting and harassing their club and customers. Despite going back and forth for months, no peace has been made between the two parties. You can read the full story over here at the Detroit News. So… who’s in the right here? Is... Read more
Why did God invent the side of a minivan? Simple: evangelism tool. (photo courtesy of Desso Photography) Read more
This guy is one of the great Biblical expositors of our time. I’ve been trying to decide which line from the video is the the most hilarious, but I honestly can’t decide. I think it’s between, “We have a bunch of pastors who pee sitting down!” or “…then God’s being vile. God’s the one that wrote the Bible, my friend.“ Read more
Jesus Seminar to mark 25 years of questions about New Testament G. JEFFREY MACDONALD, Religion News Service SANTA ROSA, California — Since 1985, scholars affiliated with the Jesus Seminar have been casting doubt on the authenticity of sayings attributed to Jesus and questioning whether he saw himself as an end-times prophet. As the seminar marks its 25th anniversary Oct. 13-16 in Santa Rosa, California, it’s generating far less attention and controversy than in years past, when the media spotlight gave... Read more
From the church’s website (link): Man Church is church the way a man expects it to be done. No singing, short sermon, time to talk with other guys, no women present, and coffee and donuts. That’s the way men want to do church. The topics of discussion will have a definite manly focus – being the best possible husband, father, employee, leader – being a real man. In fact, every aspect of Man Church is geared for men – not... Read more
The self proclaimed “Third Eagle of the Apocalypse” blesses us with his “End Times Anthem”. (Extra credit in heaven if you can auto tune this song) Read more
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Old Time Religion
I hear lines like this a lot: “we need some of that old time religion”, “this would never have been allowed in our parent’s church”, or “we need to get back to the faith of our fathers.” The idea being that we need only look back or appeal to a previous (often the most recent or first) generation to see a time when the faith was “pure” and so use that time as the infallible authority by which the “faith... Read more