Thinking can undermine religious faith, study finds – latimes.com. Scientists have revealed one of the reasons why some folks are less religious than others: They think more analytically, rather than going with their gut. And thinking analytically can cause religious belief to wane — for skeptics and true believers alike. No surprise here. People are […]
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David Lose: Is God Angry At You? A Good Friday Reflection. On this Good Friday, here is a great reflection that as Christians, not all of us take the popular Evangelical position of Jesus as God’s whipping boy and this warped idea that God has to kill someone in order to really love and forgive […]
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Brandon G. Withrow: Can Evangelical Theology Evolve with Science?. Newest column by my friend and neighbor, Brandon Withrow. Just as there is an evangelical crowd invested in hell, there continues to be a group that prides itself for war on science and its necessary literalism as badge of honor. Brandon does a good job in […]
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Ark Encounter Introduction – YouTube. Yep, you will soon be able to go to Kentucky to see a “life size” Noah’s Ark, Tower of Babel, Dinosaurs and humans together the way God intended (not like Jurassic Park), and other weirdness. However, they are not going to be crucifying Jesus everyday like they do in Orlando […]
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Posted in American Culture, Fundamentalism - Preserving 19th Century America For the Future, Heaven, Hell, and Afterlife Pasttimes, Love, Postmodern Perspectives, Rob Bell and Love Wins, Technical Issues, Wired Jesus Podcast on Sep 1st, 2011
Have a little free time tonight, so I’m going to repost the 2011 podcasts iTunes. I’m looking at a couple different new podcasts although recently I have been pondering Facebook, Twitter, and Personal Boundaries. In light of some of the recent NFL player tweets and the problems that has caused and pastors and other community […]
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Listeners, here is the first of the reposting tests to reseed the iTunes directory with 2011 episodes. Enjoy the reruns and thanks for your patience to help new listeners and browsers to see what Wired Jesus is all about. This is a repost of WJP 59: Investing In Hell.
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Southern Baptists Passes Doctrine That Hell is ‘Eternal Conscious Punishment’, Christian News. Hmmm. Like I said in my last podcast, some folks are more invested in hell than in Jesus. Here’s the actual resolution. ON THE REALITY OF HELL June 2011 WHEREAS, Rob Bell, in his 2011 book, Love Wins, has called into question the […]
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You Might Be An Evangelical Reject If… | the Pangea Blog. Its amazing how groups always try and sort out the “apostate” from the “true believers” and its so true in the church. Evangelicals, and I use that term broadly, have a long history of casting out the unfaithful, often with brutal condemnations. Here at […]
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Rachel Held Evans | The Great Disappointment. Once again Rachael does a great job in looking at both the history of the rapture craziness but also a more serious perspective on us who are the vast majority of Christians. I love this line: Like it or not, Harold Camping and his followers make us laugh […]
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NYT: Kids hope to attend party — if world doesn’t end – US news – The New York Times – msnbc.com. Well, on the last day of the world as we know it, all I can say is that its no wonder people often don’t take people with any real seriousness. Nothing brings out weirdness […]
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