During an international summit, an unnamed Chinese diplomat told American journalist, David Aikman, what his Asian nation discovered about the West’s greatness: “One of the things we were asked to …
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“The difference between Christianity and religion is simple. Religion makes impositions upon people. Christianity simply makes propositions.”
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What’s Worse: Rape or Religion?
See if you can pick which is worse between the following pairs: a traffic jam or an ice cream cone, a root canal or a three day weekend, chickenpox or …
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I Don’t Want God to Exist
All of us look at our world and wish a few things didn’t exist. For example, most sane people agree there should be no hunger or war. We’d love to …
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John Calvins Town
As Americans, we’re sometimes confused – or shocked – by laws from other countries. Foreign cultures may prohibit what clothes can be worn, who can vote, who can marry, and …
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Love Jesus…Or Else!
Theodosius had a plan. He wanted all the people of his empire to worship the one true God revealed in the Bible. A noble endeavor, for sure. But there was …
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Julian’s Problem
Julian had a problem: Christianity was taking over his empire. But dealing with that problem highlighted an even bigger one: his authority as Emperor wasn’t sufficient to rid his land …