Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts
Thursday, January 19, 2023

Abusing "To Kill a Mockingbird" to Push Bigotry

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  Bigotry is wrong. It shouldn't be tolerated. Such a message isn't questioned. In fact, our current culture seems nearly obsessed ...
Thursday, December 17, 2020

Christmas Greetings, BLM, and Engaging Others

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Does it bother you if a store clerk wishes you “happy holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas”? I guess it could depend on the context. If I...
Tuesday, August 13, 2019

What to Make of the Mass Shooting Epidemic

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What should we think about the increase in mass-shootings that have been plaguing the United States? Most recently, three different you...
Friday, March 16, 2018

What Drives a Cult Leader like David Koresh?

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Twenty-five years ago, the U.S. Government had surrounded the compound of David Koresh and the Branch Davidians, embroiled in a stand-of...
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Monday, January 22, 2018

Reckless Love and Why Words Matter in Worship

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In 1996 the alt-rock band Dishwalla became a one-hit wonder with their catchy “ Counting Blue Cars ." The song isn't well kno...
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Tuesday, January 02, 2018

Three Ways The Last Jedi Reflects Troubling Trends in Culture

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It should be no surprise that The Last Jedi , the latest installment in the Star Wars franchise, is by all measures an instant succe...
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Friday, December 15, 2017

Why a Scientific Consensus isn't What it's Cracked Up to Be

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A couple of years ago, the Internet blew up over a huge debate—one that captured the attention of popular culture and caused fierce d...
Monday, September 25, 2017

What the #TakeAKnee Controversy can Teach Christians About Sharing Their Faith

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It's no secret people are feeling more and more divided these days. Even the actions of professional sports stars are creating stro...
Friday, September 08, 2017

Are All These Natural Disasters Punishment from God?

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The news seems to be filled the last few days with one natural disaster on top of another. Texas has already been victimized by Hurrican...
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Thursday, September 07, 2017

Approaching Reality with a Childish Mind

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There used to be a time when most children in society would dream of becoming adults. When I say that, I don't mean how kids dream...
Tuesday, August 08, 2017

That Google Memo and the Glory of Motherhood

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Saying that men and women are different is now a very dangerous thing. Notice I didn't say anything about one being inferior or ano...
Friday, August 04, 2017

The New Generation and the Lack of Struggle

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There's a very interesting scene in the movie The Matrix where Agent Smith, speaking for the computers, tells Morpheus how early ...
Thursday, May 04, 2017

Atheists Should Admit Christianity is Different than Made-Up Faiths

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Last month, the Dublin newspaper The Evening Herald reported that fifty different official religions were given to the 2016 census ta...