Sean Harris, pastor of Berean Baptist Church in Fayetteville, N.C., has now "apologized" for a delivering a sermon in which he told parents to "punch" their "limp-wristed" sons and force their "butch" daughters to "dress up" and "smell nice" from time to time. However, he claims that his...
(1) Comments | Posted April 30, 2012 | 2:23 PM
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In many ways, the 20th century was the century of ecumenism. Efforts to bring together the separated Christian denominations and traditions came into being and gathered momentum, giving birth to organizations like the World Council of...
(18) Comments | Posted February 13, 2012 | 4:10 PM
Recent breakthroughs in brain research have led scientists, philosophers, and theologians to ask in new ways the old question, "Who am I?" Where or what is my identity? What makes me me and not someone else?
Answers to such questions may seem commonsensical. But given that memories can be lost...
(34) Comments | Posted January 17, 2012 | 10:32 AM
According to some commentators on the ancient Mayan calendar, we have until the end of this year to enjoy the world, because it will be wiped out on December 21. On that day, an epochal cycle will conclude and a catastrophic event or sequence of events will destroy the...
(56) Comments | Posted May 3, 2012 | 5:59 PM