Afghan Christian Convert Faces Death Penalty for BeliefsSTEVE INSKEEP, RENEE MONTAGNE
When writing was first developed it seemed to the uninitiated to possess magical properties. Why this should be so is not difficult to see. The uninitiated would watch as someone with the knowledge of writing suddenly became aware of some important information, not by being told about it, but ...
A whole body of Against the Jews literature was produced by leading Fathers who defamed the Jews as a people and emptied their religious beliefs and practices of any historical value. Two major causalities of the anti-Jewish campaign were Sabbath and Passover. The Sabbath was changed to Sunday ...
Though Uganda has had homophobia enshrined in its legal code since it was a British protectorate, the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023 is a drastic escalation. Previously, homosexuality was punished with life in prison,according to the Advocate. The ne...
Christians had to select the versions they thought most reliable or that best suited their own beliefs. The Church Fathers who first attempted to assemble the canon of the New Testament soon discovered that the numerous gospels available did not agree with each other. No attempt had been made ...
For example, Tim Keller is a Calvinist but he defends his belief in eternal hell with arguments that are in direct contradiction with his Reformed beliefs. This is extremely suspect and we are calling him on it. But if you read at any length on this site you will learn that we respect ...
X has had a Christian upbringing and knows Christian beliefs and the Bible well, but she is no longer a Christian. She has continued to read about the arguments for God’s existence and had just completed reading a book that had a section on the moral arguments for God’s existence before...
“The Greek king, Antiochus IV, decided to ban the Jewish religion. He outlawed Jewish religious practices, such as the observance of the Sabbath or offering sacrifices at the temple in Jerusalem. Even owning a copy of the Jewish Scriptures ran the risk of the death penalty. Beyond this, ...
One of the most dangerous beliefs in the history of post-apostolic Christianity is the belief that "Jesus is coming soon." Nearly every page of the New Testament says that Christ's Second Coming was "near," and "at hand." Jesus said it would happen before that 1st-century generation died...
Jesus knows our thoughts. He knows the reason we do what we do. We may be able to fool some people, but we can never fool God. Nor should we try to, right? Your Turn I wonder. Do we ever allow our jobs, hobbies, or desire for acceptance cause us to compromise our beliefs and ...