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bringing what's on my mind regarding the truth of Christianity out in the open for you

Woman wants to abort her child because of Michael Jackson’s death

Posted by Mathew | June 30, 2009 | Comments

mj craziness Of all the idiotic explanations for wanting an abortion, this one takes the cake. Seriously, you have to question people's sanity for the poor logic / reasons they offer to kill their unborn children. And this one tops the lot. Now, I am taking this with a grain salt (a lot of salt, actually, conducive to medical problems) - I doubt the post is actually true, but you never can be sure of people's craziness nowadays, and that makes it all the more scarier… Continue reading
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Quote: God doesn’t promise Christians an end to their troubles

Posted by Mathew | June 30, 2009 | Comments

When a man turns to Christ and seems to be getting on pretty well ... he often feels that it would now be natural if things went fairly smoothly. When troubles come along - illness, money troubles, new kinds of temptations - he is disappointed. These things, he feels, might have been necessary to rouse him and make him repent in his bad old days; but why now? Because God is forcing him on, or up, to a higher level: putting him into situations where he will have to be very much braver, or more patient, or more loving, than he ever dreamed of being before. It seems to us all unnecessary but that is because we have not yet had the slightest notion of the tremendous thing… Continue reading
Category: Apologetics, Books, Christianity, Quotations
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Yet more WordPress upgrade troubles, v2.8

Posted by Mathew | June 17, 2009 | Comments

Seems since I upgraded Wordpress to v2.8 on the last day or so that things have gone a little whacky on my blog again. Why do I have such rotten luck with WP upgrades?! Anyway, please sit tight while I try and sort out what's causing the issues - hopefully, just another plugin conflict which, when deactivated, will set things aright again. In the meantime, if you think you have an inkling of what the issue is, please let me know!…
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Gideons distribute bibles to local Texan school

Posted by Mathew | June 16, 2009 | Comments

Gideons International came under fire last month in Texas after parents learned that the Christian organisation was permitted by Frisco Independent Schools to distribute pocket bibles at public schools within its district. The move was viewed by some parents as a breach of trust by the school board and complaints were lodged shortly after it became apparent that the Gideons were allowed to setup a display table on school grounds. Bibles and other biblical materials were left on the tables, free for students to browse at their leisure – there was no canvassing by Gideon staff. The choice was always given the student, without harassment. I had just started high school (age 12) when I first heard of the Gideons… Continue reading
Category: Christianity, Opinion, Religion, culture
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Carrie Prejean: beauty queen ursurped

Posted by Mathew | June 16, 2009 | Comments

Picture 177No sooner than a month after Donald Trump, owner of the Miss USA Organization, declared that Carrie Prejean would retain her crown as Miss California, Ms Prejean last week had her crown wrested away from her - with the blessing of Mr Trump. There is no doubt that the majority of the gay and lesbian community would have celebrated the issuance of the pinkslip to Ms Prejean following her comments in support of opposite-sex marriage in last April's Miss USA beauty pageant. At the pageant, Ms Prejean fielded a question from gay celebrity personality Perez Hilton on what she thought about gay marriage; her response, though far from eloquent, was simple, respectful and to the point: she believes marriage ought… Continue reading
Category: General, Opinion, culture
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Was Ethan McNamee manipulated by pro-GLBT lobbyists?

Posted by Mathew | May 27, 2009 | Comments

ethan mcnameeWhile researching my earlier article on the pro-gay marriage rally speech performed by nine year-old Ethan McNamee, one thing I noticed on the various GLBT blogs were comments that conservatives claimed Ethan was manipulated. I don't really know if this claim is substantiated; I couldn't even find a conservative blog or news article that covered the event in which this view was apparently put forward. Perhaps I didn't delve deep enough into the Google search results? Or I just didn't read through the many comments left by people on the news sites and blogs that had articles on the subject? While I don't personally ascribed to the notion that Ethan was manipulated, I believe it is perfectly… Continue reading
Category: Christianity, Opinion, culture
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Humour: some crazy vids

Posted by Mathew | May 23, 2009 | Comments

Ok ... now for something a little more light hearted. I do believe that if you're not prepared to poke fun at yourself every now and then, then you're just too hard up and devoid of any true joy. I was poking around the interwebs and stumbled across a blog called Crazy Christian Clips - and there sure are some crazy ones. For your viewing pleasure enjoyment punishment entertainment, I've selected a few of the ones that had me laughing. #5 - Smooth Grandmama. Some pretty clever lyrics put to Michael Jackson's song, Smooth Criminal [youtube]rg2Z4uP14Gg[/youtube] #4 - Bible in a minute. Two crazy mormons break it on down. [youtube]Ar_k8JjVWQA[/youtube] #3 - Pinching his what?. It's tough preaching the gospel, especially in this electronic day and age with a lisssp! [youtube]1JzSLIhhd5s[/youtube] #2 - Jesus is… Continue reading
Category: Humour, Movies, culture
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Ethan McNamee – nine year-old gay-marriage advocate

Posted by Mathew | May 22, 2009 | Comments

Young Ethan McNamee – just nine years old and a third grade student at Montclaire Elementary School in Denver, Colorado – has done what most third graders wouldn't even conceive of doing: organising a public rally on the steps of the Colorado state capitol building. His topic was two-fold, and not what you would normally expect of a nine-year old: marriage equality and equal protection for the gay and lesbian community. As the reports go, young Ethan is the neighbour of a lesbian couple who had first given him the idea of organising such a rally. Having been told by his neighbours that they were not allowed to marry because they were of the same sex, Ethan took it upon himself to speak out for the gay and lesbian… Continue reading
Category: Christianity, Opinion, culture
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