Politics: Zimbabwe tries to fight hyperinflation by lopping off some zeros (making 10 billion zimbabwe dollars 1 dollar) Religion: NO ONE EXPECTS THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND INQUISITION!!!!!! Culture: A group wants Churches to train in defending their flocks from violence.
Just for fun: strange quotes from Obama
Everybody makes misstatements to the press. I am beginning to hope Obama wins the next American election though. The comedic value may indeed be greater than even under W. "I've now been to 57 states, one left to go." -Campaign event, Beaverton, OR. May 10, 2008 (for the uninformed, the US has only 50 states, … Continue reading Just for fun: strange quotes from Obama
Online Reading (July 29, 2008)
Air Rage: A Hockey player seems to mistake the cabin of an airplane for the ice. Shooting: A truck driver shoots up a Unitarian Church because of their "liberal" ideas. Blogging: GetReligion points out the problem of using comment tallies as a grading of a post's value.
Selling our Birthright for a Soul Patch.
I'm not exactly the most affirming person when it comes to the state of Christianity here in my native Newfoundland. For some reason, it seems that believers here have either checked their brains at the door of Christianity, or have so radically acclimatized to the more spurious intellectualism that they can no longer be discernible as … Continue reading Selling our Birthright for a Soul Patch.
Scripture, Authority and Function
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. (2 Tim 3:16) I've noticed a trend among Churches that wish to express the truth of scripture (or the lack thereof) to … Continue reading Scripture, Authority and Function
