Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Isn't abuse the expected outcome in church settings where memebers of the congregation are constantly berated regarding "total depravity" and where they are informed that their only hope is not so much making a decision to rely upon Christ but rather to surrender to assorted ecclesiastical authorities?
Gay Episcopal Bishop Insinuates Down Under That Jesus May Have Been A Sodomite
Illustrations Used By Social Media Theologians Jump The Track Of Sound Doctrine
The crossing light is labeled "Street Preacher" and the locomotive is labeled as "Wrath Of God". Interestingly, this graphic is being promulgated by a group of Calvinists.
However, if that variety of soteriology is the correct interpretation, there is no point for the light to blink its warning.
For if the oncoming train represents the wrath of God, that would mean that the conductor of the train is also the one depressing the accelerator keeping the car hurdling towards the tracks since the only ones capable of stopping have been pre-selected by the conductor.
Advocates of the system respond that the purpose of the blinking light is not to save lives in the analogy but rather to glorify God.
So in essence, those holding to this viewpoint advocate a God so vain that He demands to be glorified by mangled corpses having no say in the matter.
And in some ways even worse, those hypothesizing this illustration as a model through which to comprehend cosmic truths are actually upholding a God so petty that He is not beyond deception in order to have His own ego stroked.
The light is supposedly there to warn motorists as to the danger of the oncoming train, but it ends up being a way for God to proverbially toot, or perhaps rather flash, His own horn.
Sometimes when you read what some of these deluded theologians post, you can't help but gawk in befuddlement wondering if they ponder the fanaticism of what they spew.
By Frederick Meekins
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Monday, May 27, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
In an interview conducted by Marvin Olasky at Patrick Henry College, columnist Cal Thomas confessed to not liking the word “Christianity” because that term is not found in the Bible. If we are going to go this hyper-technical route, neither is the word “Bible” really found in the Bible. Does Thomas profess belief in the Trinity? Because that term isn’t found in the pages of Holy Writ either.
The cover story of the June 2013 issue of Scientific American was titled “Tiny Engines Of Evolution: Millions Of Years Ago Phytoplankton Powered The Explosion Of Life”. Talk about a one hit wonder. These organisms have certainly been resting on their laurels since then. If these tiny creatures were what sparked evolution and still serve as the bottom rung of the food pyramid, where are all of the emerging forms of life or transitional forms that should still be popping up all over the place?
The cover story of the June 2013 issue of Scientific American was titled “Tiny Engines Of Evolution: Millions Of Years Ago Phytoplankton Powered The Explosion Of Life”. Talk about a one hit wonder. These organisms have certainly been resting on their laurels since then. If these tiny creatures were what sparked evolution and still serve as the bottom rung of the food pyramid, where are all of the emerging forms of life or transitional forms that should still be popping up all over the place?
In a profile, a broadcaster declared that Stephen Hawking is in no need of a God. I am sure someone in his condition would fair wonderfully in a society not built upon at least nominal Judeo-Christian foundations but rather upon ancient Spartan or National Socialist assumptions emphasizing the physical body over the intellect or spirit.
Papal Infallibility A Scam
According to Pope Francis, atheists who perform good acts are not only exibiting the common grace bestowed by God upon all of His creation but also redeemed.
However, in regards to Protestants, towards the end of his tenure, Pope Benedict reinterated that Protestant churches aren't really churches but at best merely "ecclesiastical associations".
According to official Roman Catholic teaching, there is no salvation outside of the Church. This is symbolized by refusing the sacraments (especially the Lord's Supper) to those not on its official membership roles.
It, therefore, follows that Protestants can't be saved because they do not belong to an actual church.
Despite claiming to be the repository of the unchaning faith once delivered unto the saints and the innerant voice of Christ upon the earth, these popes are as vacilating as the Mormon god who is pretty much feeling around in the metaphysical dark really no smarter than the remainder of us finite slobs still struggling to figure things out.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Social Engineers Laud Gay Marriages As Ideal
For one thing, gay marriage hasn't been legalized long enough for those of that persuasion to lecture the remaining 90% plus of us as to what constitutes a lasting marriage.
The article insists gay marriages tend to be happier, more intimate, and exhibit a more equitable division of household tasks.
I guess gay marriages being so happy is why the first lesbian couple to have gotten married in Vermont has already divorced, pretty much proving all the hoopla had very little to do with actual love but was more about demanding everyone else stand around and applaud if they do not want to be condemned with the tiresome litany of "bigot", "sexist", "homophobe".
Most of the gays getting married have fewer intentions of remaining together than even the atrociously high number of heterosexual couples that violate their wedding vows.
Lastly, the claim that same sex couples do a better job of equitably dividing household chores is probably statistically manipulative as well and not really anything worthy of celebration.
By definition, lacking a partner of the opposite gender compels at least one individual in these kinds of relationships to take on tasks beyond the scope of their traditional gender role.
But since many drawn to this kind of lifestyle exhibit affectations more characteristic of the sex they are trying to mimic rather than what Providence intended anatomically, technically this is no more worthy of mention than husbands leaving the toilet seat up and wives throwing a hissy fit about it.
by Frederick Meekins
