In my youth, I recall seeing a banner stretched across the back of the sanctuary of an old country church, directly over the exit, which warned (usually in big, bold, red letters!) that: “You are now entering the Mission Field!!” For the vast majority of Appalachian Protestant fundamentalists and charismatics, when you mentioned the mission […]
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The 1st ever WV Creation Science Fair is being organized by the Kanawha Creation Science Group and DefendingGenesis.org for the purpose of demonstrating that Creationists practice the the same operational science using the scientific method as anyone else and to encourage students to pursue careers in the sciences from a Biblical Creationist perspective. This groundbreaking event is scheduled […]
“My child would never use those words!” she insisted with self-righteous indignation. “He’s gone to church all of his life!” Can you imagine my reaction when this lady sputters these words in my direction? I grew up in church. So did my brothers. We were cussing like sailors for years before my parents ever caught […]
McCain pulled an end run around the Democratic ticket when he announced Sarah Palin as his Vice Presidential co-runner! The thing that really irritated the Dems on this one is that it completely took the wind out of their sails, especially when it was announced in the midst of the Democratic National. Now that’s good […]
In Greek mythology, it’s called a hydra. A horrid, serpentine monster with multiple heads and a fatally poisonous bite. The only way to kill a hydra was to cut off the right head. If you cut off the wrong head, that head would instantly grow back, unless you cauterized the stump. According to some versions, […]
