(Christ is speaking to people in the province of Galilee in the old region of Palestine. In those days Palestine was divided into three provinces, Judea, Samaria and Galilee. Galilee was the scene of some of the most memorable events of Jewish history.) Matthew 11:28-29 -"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. - Christ makes some pretty tall ...
So no matter how much we here at Volconvo debate, and no matter how much our congress men and women debate back and forth, the reality I have seen is this: We are getting nowhere. We are getting nothing good done. We just sit around all day refusing to balance our lives with responsibility and eqaulity. What's the point of all this debate when it achieves nothing. Noone has swayed me to their view and Id say I doubt I've swayed a single member to mine, so what do we do? Just sit and ...
A film by Vic Losick, "In God We Teach" tells the story of a high school student who secretly recorded his history teacher in class, and accused him of proselytizing for Jesus. The teacher, in danger of losing his job strenuously denied it. The specifics of the controversy lead directly to the church & state arguments that are in the news this election year. With Stephen Colbert, Alan Dershowitz, Neil deGrasse Tyson and others.
When Christians discuss the Bible we are often accused of choosing Bible verses that support our position and ignoring those that oppose it. Usually this takes the form of quoting some law found in the Old Testament and asking why we don’t practice it. Since we consider all of the Bible, including the Old Testament, to be the Word of God this is a reasonable objection that should be answered. God has given two kind of commands in the Bible. One kind consists of moral laws that ...
Quote by: DoctorBarber I've noticed that a lot of atheists have a rather condescending attitude towards believers, and this can only be because they think there is a huge difference between the way they believe and their lifestyle and the beliefs and lifestyles of religious people. Contrary to popular belief, there is not. Let's start with what I consider is the most basic similarity: faith. Particularly naturalist atheists don't want to acknowledge that the naturalist explanation for our universe and existence ...
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