Archive for September, 2010
Who is a Christian?
Who is a Christian?
This is the title of an essay by Franklin Graham on the internet, on 09/20/10. He quoted Jesus as saying “that his true followers are those who have been ‘born again’ by the Spirit of God.” He was referring to John 3, but he didn’t fully quote what Jesus said. Jesus actually said, “Truly, truly, I say to you (Nicodemus), unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God” (John 3:5).
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Why Do You Carry A Gun?
The following came to me via the internet. I don’t know who wrote it, but there’s some food for thought here indeed. If anyone can supply the proper attribution I’d appreciate it if you would.
I don’t carry a gun to kill people.
I carry a gun to keep from being killed.
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Thinking about book burning – holy or otherwise
As mentioned earlier this week, a pastor in Florida planned to burn copies of the Qu’ran (Koran) on September 11, 2010. His reasoning – “It’s the devil’s book.” Well, so? What does burning the Qu’ran do to change minds and win over people who are convinced that it is God’s book, not satan’s? The answer is – nothing. To many people the physical book itself is what is holy. There are protocols about the proper treatment of the Qu’ran. It is kept on the top shelf. It is never placed under another book. It is covered with a plastic or cloth dust cover when not in use. It is never allowed to be on the floor. Etc, etc, etc. All these have to do with the physical book itself.
Regarding the Ground Zero “Prayer and Islamic Cultural Center”
200 yards from the site where nearly 3,000 people died on September 11, 2001 by the actions of muslim extremists there is a plot of land upon which adherents of Islam wish to build a 13 story “prayer and cultural center”, an edifice which is being called “The Ground Zero Mosque”. Their plans have fanned the flames of discontent amongst those who remember the celebrations by muslims in the streets around the world that were broadcast in the aftermath of the horrific attacks. However, it is not just non-muslims who are raising their voices. A quick search on a good internet search engine yields a number of articles by and about muslims objecting to this project. From Miss America to imams to political commentators there are voices raised by muslims decrying the intentions of those who have formulated this plan.
Muslim Outrage Over Violence In The Name Of Islam
Thank you to my brother Benjamin Rees for providing the search words that dug up the following information. I had looked online but am one of the world’s worst googlers ever, can’t seem to put the search words together in the right way to find the info sought sometimes. Anyway, below is a follow up to yesterday’s article, starting with the reply by brother Rees. Read the rest of this entry »
Christian Outrage Over Koran Burning
On the news recently is a church in Gainesville, Florida that is preparing to burn copies of the Koran (Quran) on September 11, 2010. 9 years after the horrific acts of violence against peaceful civilians perpetrated by fanatical believers in Islam, the world continues to wonder, “Where is the outrage by the members of this “peaceful” religion?” Many of us remember the dancing in the streets in muslim countries around the world. We remember the words of hate against our nation by members of muslim communities living within our borders. What we did not see was outrage at the acts of violence nor did we hear muslim leaders denouncing the senseless, barbaric murder of thousands of non-combatants and the destruction of private, non-military property. Read the rest of this entry »
System Errors
The following are suggested system error messages for MickeySoft Windoze, they make more sense than most of the error messages that are already part of the operating system:
