Archive for November, 2008
Friday, November 28th, 2008
(Picture of Bob Jones University via Wikipedia)
A week ago (Fri Nov. 21, 2008), Bob Jones University officially apologized for past racial policies. Until 2000, the university prohibited interracial dating on the campus, plus the school didn’t even admit black students until 1971.
The fundamentalist Christian university which was founded in 1927 in South Carolina issued a [...]
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Thursday, November 27th, 2008
As we gather together with friends and family for Thanksgiving in America, let us remember the blessings that God has bestowed upon this nation and the ultimate gift to be thankful for–His Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit that graces our lives.
In the midst of economic trouble we do need to remember that our [...]
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
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Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejab has been talking about an apocalyptic Shia/Islamic scenario for several years now–predicting that ‘the Hidden Imam‘ would soon return as the end-time Mahdi that establishes Islamic rule over the entire world.
Following the election of Barack Obama, some Shities actually believe that Obama could be a [...]
Filed under: -Apocalyptic, -Eschatology, -News Commentary, Current Issues (Culture Clash), Islam, Shia
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
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All across the nation today, gay activists are picketing and demonstrating in front of Mormon temples, houses of worship, and LDS owned businesses. Yesterday, ‘white powder’ was mailed and received at a number of LDS temples.
What brought all this on–all this reaction against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
At a news conference on Monday (Nov. 10) in New York, leaders of the American Gathering of Holocaust Survivors said that their negotiations with the Mormon Church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) had ended rather badly.
The Jewish holocaust survivors had asked the LDS leaders to refrain from posthumous baptism of [...]
Filed under: -News Commentary, -The Holocaust, Judaism, Mormonism
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Today (November 11, 2008) is Veteran’s Day in America. A day to be thankful for the service and sacrifice of 24.5 million veterans in America.
This is a great day to thank that special veteran that you know–father, brother, sister, uncle, neighbor…etc., and remember those who have passed on.
Thanks to everyone of you who [...]
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Sunday, November 9th, 2008
Sunday Nov. 9 is The International Day of Prayer (IDOP) for the persecuted church. Please join hundreds of thousands of Christians all around the world praying for those who are being persecuted for their religious beliefs. (More–on the Main page)
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Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Found this update on the trial at Ben Witherinton’s blog.
The trial over the authenticity of the inscription on the ossuary is nearly over.
Opponents to the historicity of the ossuary had held that the first part of the inscription could well be genuine but that the last part, saying ‘brother of Jesus’ was forged. [...]
Filed under: -New Testament, Archaeology, Biblical Archaeology, Early Christianity
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Our Heavenly Father, by the power of your Holy Spirit, encourage your people to vote today— and I ask that by your Spirit that you would ambush everyone of us as we go into the voting booth—that you would inspire us in the midst of the process of voting to make the best possible [...]
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Saturday, November 1st, 2008
I am headed out today to go to TheCall in San Diego. It starts at 10 am and goes to 10 pm. It will be a 12 hour day of prayer, fasting, and worship among thousands of Christians from all over California. I’ll blog on it later.
**UPDATE: Read my account of the [...]
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