A Deep Dive into the Atheistic Religion – Part 1

March 4, 2022   |  

Introduction
Secular religion? Really? Isn’t that a contradiction in terms? I mean, the very idea of secular means “not” religious, right? It seems to be an oxymoron like “jumbo shrimp,” “small crowd,” or “good coffee” (coffee lovers please don’t hate me). But is the idea of secular religion really an…
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Get Ready to Go to Jail

March 3, 2022   |  

After being fast-tracked through the Canadian Parliament in December without extensive debate, Bill C-4 passed into law. It took actual effect on January 8. This law declared that the Christian beliefs that heterosexuality and cisgender identity (the belief that gender corresponds to one’s birth sex) are preferable, are “a myth.”…
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What Do Latter-day Saints and Muslims Have in Common? – Part 3 – Tal Davis

March 2, 2022   |  

Recently the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released online and in booklet form a pamphlet comparing and contrasting their faith with that of the Muslims. (Read the pamphlet titled Muslims and Latter-day Saints: Beliefs, Values, and Lifestyles: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/muslims-and-latter-day-saints?lang=eng). In this four part series we are examining…
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What Do Latter-day Saints and Muslims Have in Common? – Part 2 – Tal Davis

February 25, 2022   |  

In Part One of this four part series we related that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormons) recently released a pamphlet comparing and contrasting seventeen points of its faith with that of the Muslims. (Read the LDS pamphlet titled Muslims and Latter-day Saints: Beliefs, Values, …
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What Do Latter-day Saints and Muslims Have in Common? – Part 1 – Tal Davis

February 22, 2022   |  

Two religious groups which have garnered a great deal of attention in the United States over the last couple of decades are the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (AKA: LDS or Mormons) and the world religion of Islam (whose followers are called Muslims). Both of those religious movements…
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Wrong Beliefs Lead to Wrong Outcomes

February 17, 2022   |  

Recently, Ross Douthat wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times. Douthat is Roman Catholic, and is a Times opinion columnist who writes particularly about politics, religion, moral values, and higher education. Now being a New York Times opinion writer, it is not difficult to guess where his political…
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The Rise of Secular Religion

February 5, 2022   |  

Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, Virginia, is a delegate in Virginia’s House of Delegates (their version of the House of Representatives). Scott recently accused Virginia’s governor, Governor Youngkin, of not being a Christian. He made this pronouncement based on his assertion that the governor has banned Critical Race Theory (CRT) from being…
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What Is the Difference Between Building Programs and Building Disciples?

February 3, 2022   |  

I love church. I love gathering together and sharing fellowship with my brothers and sisters in Christ. And I especially love gathering together with my fellow believers and worshiping God together with them. And as one who has been a pastor myself, I appreciate, more than most, the effort pastors…
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