In just under 24 hours, we’ll know if this billboard is correct (I might check in early with some of my Australian friends). As I think it was TurretinFan who Twitter’d the other day, nothing says ‘thief in the night’ like world-wide bulletin boards and advertising, huh?
Having listened to Dr. White’s “Dividing Line” podcast for years, I was familiar with Harold Camping (FamilyRadio.com) and the May 21st 2011 ‘world end’ for quite some time. I figured it was mostly a debate between a fringe group led by a false prophet (note that he was wrong in 1994 . . . what does the Bible say about this?) and more main-stream Christianity. I did not give it much further consideration . . . until recently that is. Continue Reading…
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These days, it seems proselytism can be such a touchy subject. But, is it really proselytism that is the problem, or is it the fact that it is often associated with sharing your religion (often called evangelism in Christianity)? If you give it more than a moments thought – which most apparently do not – it is easy to see that it is the latter. This video by Penn (Penn Gillete) of “Penn & Teller” (and the excellent article it here is embedded in) shows this very clearly.
Environmentalists, or even people who have a smidgen of concern for the environment, have no problem proselytizing about how and why we should protect the environment. Doctors have no problem proselytizing about ways we should eat and exercise to keep our bodies healthy. Tech-geeks have no problem proselytizing about which computer they believe is the better one that you should buy. Continue Reading…
I have been posting apologetic type responses and material on the Internet now for probably, what, like 17+ years (and on other types of ‘e-communication’ before the Internet was popular)? I don’t usually hang out in atheistic discussion forums, but instead often try to inject some reasoned and ‘salt and light‘ content into secular discussions when relevant. This often leads to discussion which I hope to be more helpful than the back-and-fourth one often finds. I have, however, had many people tell me this is a waste of time! Continue Reading…
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