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The Greatest Show on Earth

Webmaster — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:16:41 +0000

I’ve said before that the theory of evolution does not say there is no God. The Catholic church believes in evolution, and they believe that the earth is billions of years old. Most of the world, and indeed almost every scientist in the world, accepts the theory of evolution as fact. I’d like to point out, for those that don’t know, the definition of theory. Those that argue against evolution point out the definition of a theory as “a hypothesis assumed for the sake of argument or investigation” (taken from Merriam-Webster). However, another definition, and most definitely the one that applies to evolution, is “a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena” (also taken from Merriam-Webster, but go ahead and look it up in any dictionary). This same definition can be applied to the theory of gravity, or the theory of light waves, or the theory that the sun is in the middle of our solar system.

I don’t post every article I read about evolution, just the ones that I think the general public would find interesting. I can’t believe with all the evidence there is for evolution, that some 40% of Americans believe the Earth is less than 10,000 years old. That is not only an affront to biology, but every other form of science as well. Just today, two new articles about evolution: First Evolutionary Branching For Bilateral Animals Found; New Comprehensive Analysis Sheds Light On The Origin Of Cetaceans. I implore those of you that doubt evolution to pick up Richard Dawkin’s new book “The Greatest Show on Earth”. He beautifully illustrates the scientific fact of evolution in a way anyone can understand. For those of you that do accept evolution, the book is still a great read, and will give you tons of facts to present if ever arguing the side of evolution.

What Jesus Thinks of Gay People

Webmaster — Fri, 08 May 2009 10:18:00 +0000

If you’re a Christian, you follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. You believe his message was good and true, and you live your life to please him. Right? Why then are so many Christians against homosexuals, when Jesus Christ never said anything about them? That’s right, never does he mention them. He did say to love others and to not judge others.

Let’s see what the King James version, the most widely used English Bible, has to say. Leviticus 18:22 says, “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.” Leviticus 20:13 says, “If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.” Romans 1:26-17 says, “For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature. And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.”

If those verses make unquestionable law, then there are some laws we’ve been ignoring. We’d better repent and follow these laws, lest we be stricken down: Don’t plant different crops in the same field (Lev 19:19), don’t wear clothes made of mixed linen and wool (Lev 19:19), stay away from menstruating women (Lev 20:18, Ezekiel 18:5-6), don’t wear clothes belonging to the opposite sex (Deut 22:5), women can’t wear gold (1 Peter 3:3), men should have short hair and womens’ hair should be long (1 Corinthians 11:14-15), the list goes on.

How can some laws be ignored, while others are upheld? Churches, like every human-run business, have agendas. If a Bible passage works for them, why then it’s Divine Law. If it doesn’t work for them, it must be a metaphor or outdated rule that doesn’t fit in with our modern society. But who has the authority to say which laws are right and which ones are wrong? Your pastor? He’s human too, flawed like all the rest of us. If you think you can decide which laws are good, I give you this verse: “For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all” (James 2:10).

I’ve heard the argument that being gay is a choice, and I cannot help but guffaw when I hear such absurdity. In our society, it’s obvious that gays are persecuted. Why would someone choose to put themselves in a position where they’ll be mocked, hurt, or even killed for their choice? Science tells us it’s genetics and environmental factors (news video, medical article, science article). Some people says it’s unnatural. Why then, does it occur quite often in nature? It is most definitely a natural occurrence (Wiki article, news article, NatGeo article).

So, to all the Christians that think gay people are going to hell…there are more Bible verses that tell you not to judge others, than there are about homosexuality. Therefore, my reasonable conclusion is you are way more likely to go to hell for judging someone than for being gay. Next time you want to use the Bible justify your dislike of homosexuals, remember that the KKK used the Bible to justify their beliefs, too. I think Jesus would tell you to love and accept all people, no matter their orientation, and leave the judging to God.

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Webmaster — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:37:00 +0000

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kla-BcN8u8Q]

This is a very interesting documentary about the origins of Christ. It argues and puts forth evidence that the Christian religion is derived from earlier religions, particularly that many myths about Jesus were taken from the legends of the Egyptian god Horus.

Supplemental website: http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcpa5.htm

I’m currently reading a book called “101 Myths of the Bible: How ancient Scribes Invented Biblical History” by Gary Greenberg. It compares the Old Testament we read today with the original scripts. So much has changed it’s scary, and it’s obvious that the Bible was revised many times (perhaps in the interest of control).
In my Baptist elementary and junior high, they ~~brainwashed~~ told me the Bible was true word-for-word, even where there were discrepancies and contradictions. In my Catholic high school, they taught me that while the stories might not be word-for-word true, the importance was in the morals and teachings. That made so much more sense to me, and really opened my eyes to how insanely different teachings of the same religion could be.