Sunday, June 02, 2013
The series finale of BBC's Merlin was left speculatively open ended. In the concluding scene, an obviously aged Merlin is depicted wandering just beyond the outskirts of Avalon from whence Arthur restfully awaits to return. The viewer then sees a truck speeding down the road. Though one of Arthur's titles is the Once and Future King, apart from C.S. Lewis' "That Hideous Strength" where Merlin returns and DC Comics' "Camelot 3000", there do not seem to be that many authors that explore that particular aspect of these tales and legends.
Friday, May 31, 2013
Educators Likely Opposed To Toy Guns & War Play Conduct School Transvestite Day
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
In these Calvinist churches where those in attendance are told that they are such vile sinners that they are to remain in a state of absolutist passivity until moved by the hand of God, is it made clear that the pastor and others in authority are as every bit the vile reprobates that the working slob emptying his pockets into the collection plate on command?
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
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Illustrations Used By Social Media Theologians Jump The Track Of Sound Doctrine
A photo is making its way around Facebook of a railroad crossing and a locomotive.
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
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
So which is it?
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
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