No Bible-affirming Christian should EVER use the term “retard,” “retarded” or any other variant of the R-word. It is grievously insensitive and hateful to use someone else’s disability as an insult. Persons with mental disabilities are made in the image of God… in a fallen world.
Tag: bible-authority
Was Noah A Millionaire? James McGrath’s Theology Stumbles On Scripture
What you’re about to read is what happens when a man who doubts the historical veracity of the Bible finds something in the Bible that contradicts his loosely Bible-inspired theology. Basically, he’s stubbed an opinion on a passage of Scripture. It’s sad. It’s instructive. It underscores the truth of Jesus’ warning in John 3:12 about the interconnectedness of…
Does the Bible Teach A Flat Earth?
Bible doubters, even ones who claim to be Christians, often make the accusation that the Bible of teaches a flat Earth. They do this in order to undermine the authority of the Scriptures concerning origins and thereby insert a wedge of doubt by which they can introduce millions of years of microbes-to-man evolution into the Scriptures. In…
Evolutionary Theology: Where Scientific and Biblical Illiteracy Go Hand in Hand
Joel Watts, the misguided theology student who would rather Kentucky open up a porn shop than the Biblically-affirming Ark Encounter, has recently commented on an exchange between Rev. Paul Wallace and Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis. Rev. Wallace made the following statement: “But there are other kinds of illiteracy. There is, for example, scientific illiteracy….
What Is The Gospel? What Must One Believe In Order To Be Saved?
Here’s the verse that usually comes to mind when I think of defining the gospel: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 AV 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what…
Why Hitch Ain’t In Heaven
Recently, arch-atheist Christopher Hitchens, author of God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, went home to meet his Maker. I’m not saying that Hitch went to heaven. Unless there was some sort of deathbed conversion [and no one’s saying that’s the case], Hitch definitely did not go to heaven. This is a point on…
What’s So Dangerous About… Merry CHRISTmas
“Have a Happy Holiday,” I said. I had purposely avoided saying Merry CHRISTmas because I’ve been told that I am somehow shoving my religion down everyone’s throat ever time I say Merry CHRISTmas. And far be it from me to play havoc with the mercurial beliefs of those weak-willed enough to convert based on a simple greeting. Honestly,…
Answering a Disrespectful Critic: Creation Sunday, the American Christian Taliban & the R-Word
In case you missed it, on the eve of last year’s Creation Sunday, our efforts were erroneously dubbed a part of the “American Christian Taliban” for the very suggestion that churches voluntarily dedicate the Sunday nearest Darwin’s birthday to the doctrine of Biblical Creation. Of course, the foul-mouthed critic was unconcerned that some compromising ministers…
Theological Newspeak: Why Some Folks Call Me, Ken Ham and Other Biblical Creationists “Radical Liberals”
A few weeks ago, Joel Watts responded to one of my posts concerning the British Humanist Association’s efforts to mandate by law the exclusive and uncritical teaching of orthodox evolution in UK schools. He basically sided with the humanists that evolution needs legal protection. This is the usual reaction of extraBiblical creationists [those who give…
Casting Pearls, or When Argument Is Pointless – Part 3
When is it pointless to engage someone in argument or debate? A lot of times, it’s difficult to tell the difference between someone who has legitimate objections to the faith and someone who’s simply throwing up a smokescreen. This is especially difficult on the internet. How do we know when to make the effort and…
Is There Any Such Thing As A “Neutral” or “Unbiased” Position In the Creation/Evolution Debate?
Short answer: No. Now let me tell me why you are fooling yourself if you believe there is any such thing as an unbiased source or neutral ground in the origins argument. Microbes-to-man evolution is the all-natural Just-so story intended to supplant the idea of supernatural causation. You cannot add dashes of supernatural agency to…
Pieces of Light by Julie Cave (Master Books) 2011 (via The Bookwyrm’s Lair)
Pieces of Light is the third book in the Dinah Harris mystery series. I was a bit leery about diving into a fiction series without having read the first two installments. A lot of times an author builds off previous books, which is OK except when their subsequent offerings make little sense on their own….
Defending Genesis 