 | Justified on Questioning the question: does… |
 | al-Sifr on Where was God in Haiti? |
 | Bernard Walker on Where was God in Haiti? |
 | Paul Verhoogt on Where was God in Haiti? |
| Paul Verhoogt on Questioning the question: does… |
 | Rik on Avatar not for avowed pan… |
| Paul Verhoogt on Questioning the question: does… |
2009 is barely a month-and-a-half old and I have already encountered the quote of the year. Ron Wood, member of grumpy old men band The Rolling Stones (he is in his 60s by now) has a new girlfriend of 20 years old. This happens at times with men restlessly looking for something they haven’t yet [...]
Filed under: column | Tagged: culture, moral relativism | Leave a Comment »
Today we find Buddha images just about everywhere in the West. Whether it’s the Grand Café at the corner, the shopping mall or in our neighbor’s home. The head with the curly hair from Thailand seems to be slightly more popular than the fat bellied grinning Chinese Buddha. In any case the Buddha is very popular. He represents wellness, that trend in our societies to combine spirituality with moderate consumerism, simplicity with a kind of selfish detachment. Great ‘spiritual leaders’ like Richard Gere and Steven Seagal teach us to enjoy everything Zen.
Filed under: article | Tagged: Apologetics, buddhism, worldviews | Leave a Comment »
This year marks the 200th birthday of Darwin. Various publications and a lot of attention in the media remind us of this important fact. Darwin was the one who finally allowed atheists to deal a death blow to the God of Christianity. The evolution theory was to provide an explanation for the existence of life on earth. God’s final straw was taken from him. Bye, bye, God.
Filed under: column | Tagged: Apologetics, evolution | Leave a Comment »
I often feel uncomfortable with democracy. The way I’ve seen it in operation it often seems to work against Christianity. Having said that I also admit to feeling a bit uneasy with this uncomfortableness. It’s politically incorrect to have qualms about democracy. But is democracy as desirable as it seems?
Filed under: article | Tagged: culture, democracy | Leave a Comment »
Some look at apologetics with mistrust as they are under the impression that depravity includes reason. I hold to the position that man’s reason has remained intact after the fall, although its functioning has been hampered by the sinful nature of man. Here are a couple of reason why I believe reason still functions properly:
Filed under: article | Tagged: Apologetics | Leave a Comment »
A few days ago The Los Angeles Times reported on a court ruling in favour of a Christian school in California that expelled two girls who allegedly had an openly lesbian relationship. The lawyer of the two ladies is considering an appeal. According to him the ruling is very worrying because it will allow schools to discriminate against anybody as long as they do so on religious grounds.
Filed under: column | Tagged: culture, moral relativism | Leave a Comment »
Josh
nickknepper
Kyle