Anne Rice on the meaning of Christmas…so close!
There’s a reason that only 2 of the Gospels even deal at all with Jesus’ birth narrative, yet all 4 deal with the crucifixion–with John’s Gospel devoting almost half of the entire book to the events of the Passion week.
Continuation of Israel/Palestine discussion
“As I’ve said many times throughout this discussion, if fellow followers of Jesus cannot discuss this issue charitably and honestly, what hope do other cultures/groups/governments who are without Messiah have? Thus this truly is a form of ministry–one of the most practical forms of ministry, I would argue–to a watching world in need of healing and reconciliation.”
“The Office” creator shares holiday thoughts on his atheism
“If I came up to you and said, “Why don’t you believe I can fly?” You’d say, “Why would I?” I’d reply, “Because it’s a matter of faith”. If I then said, “Prove I can’t fly. Prove I can’t fly see, see, you can’t prove it can you?” You’d probably either walk away, call security or throw me out of the window and shout, ‘’F—ing fly then you lunatic.”” – Ricky Gervais
Abortion discussion – my response to Rachel
“I wanted to finally respond to Rachel’s excellent questions today, however. Here is what she asked…”
Discussion with a Pro-choice friend
“Your questions are REALLY good ones and ones that many anti-abortionist haven’t thought through too much because they’re energy and thought has all gone into protest and attacking abortion itself or debating and defending their position. I’ve always said that anti-abortion requires more than being simply against abortion…just as abolitionism required more than simply wanting to ‘free the slaves’!”
Israel, Palestine, Cartoons and antisemitism – cont’d
“Such criticism, which I believe to be valid, should not be interpreted as antisemitic; and true antisemitism should not be accepted as valid political critique. However…as the above cartoon illustrates (pun intended!), the line between valid political critique and historical antisemitism is on that often seems blurry.”
The Bible and Science (Video – Conclusion)
The conclusion to the seminar, including a look at the “Two Book” approach to the Bible and Science…
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