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SERIES: The Resurrection of Jesus posted on May 25, 2010 - 12:43pm
“And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.” 1 Corinthians 15:17 The above words of St. Paul encapsulate the core tenet central to Christianity – the claim that Jesus was resurrected. Without a resurrected Jesus, there is no Christianity; as Paul points out, ‘your faith is futile’.
When one young lady announced that May 20th 2010 should be ‘Everybody Draw Mohammed Day’ there was an explosion of debate worldwide about whether or not one had the right to express oneself freely even if such expression or speech resulted in some people getting offended.
Famous Non-Believers – Nick Clegg posted on May 14, 2010 - 11:10am
Nick Clegg is the leader of the Liberal Democrats and on May 11th 2010 became Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom through a coalition with the Conservative Party under Prime Minister David Cameron. Clegg has stated publicly that he does not believe in ‘God’: During a round of media broadcasts on the morning after his election to the post, he was asked by one interviewer: “Do you believe in God?”
Quote of the Day # 008 posted on May 14, 2010 - 10:47am
“True enough, even a superstitious man has certain inalienable rights. He has a right to harbor and indulge his imbecilities as long as he pleases, provided only he does not try to inflict them upon other men by force. He has a right to argue for them as eloquently as he can, in season and out of season. He has a right to teach them to his children. But certainly he has no right to be protected against the free criticism of those who do not hold them. He has no right to demand that they be treated as sacred. He has no right to preach them without challenge.” HENRY LOUIS MENCKEN (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956)
Miracles.. posted on May 14, 2010 - 12:10am
In the video above, Ugandan Pastor Joshua Magezi blesses the passports of his parishioners to them them get visas to work and study in ‘wealthier nations’. Pastor Magezi:
Does ‘God’ Heal? posted on May 12, 2010 - 12:19am
Many people are convinced that ‘God’ heals people. They have attended miracle crusades and seen people who are allegedly ‘lame’ be prayed upon by a pastor, and gotten ‘healed’. Maybe they prayed for a sick loved one, and this person got well. Several anecdotal accounts of ‘miracle healing’ permeate through churches and religious households throughout the world, leading many believers to conclude that ‘God’ must exist, and is the one performing these ‘miracles’. In Africa, thanks to the proliferation of charismatic, or born-again churches, miracle healing stories have have become so common that today they are a staple part of everyday conversation between people. People now accept it as a given that ‘God’ heals miraculously, to the extent that many would sooner go to church to receive a ‘healing’ than go to a hospital.
Pondering the ‘Afterlife’ posted on May 11, 2010 - 9:23pm
The Pondering the Afterlife series was created as a critical exploration of the various religious ideas and religious schools of thought pertaining to what is believed to be the fate of human beings after death. Fear of death – or more accurately, fear of what may or may not happen after death – is one of the primary reasons people choose to be, and/or remain, religious. This series seeks to explore this idea, and to see whether there is any need to be concerned about what most religious people believe happens at death. This series page will be updated as an when new posts pertaining to the subject matter are generated. Pondering the ‘Afterlife’:
Mother’s Day, Butcher Birds and ‘Creation’ posted on May 11, 2010 - 1:13pm
Over the weekend I was at my parents’ house. A wildlife programme happened to be showing on television – it was Birds by David Attenborough. In it, Attenborough profiles about 8 species of different kinds of birds that eat meat, ranging from eagles, buzzards, falcons, to even parrots. The bird that got all of our attention was the Butcher Bird.
Onen Needs To Experience Jesus ? posted on May 10, 2010 - 5:48pm
Well, apparently that’s what Eddie Ssemakula thinks. He wrote a response to my Monitor article Religious Teachings Reinforce Belief in Witchcraft (dated Monday, April 26 2010), in which I blamed mainstream religions by perpetuating the belief that witchcraft was efficacious. My central argument in the article was captured in the following paragraphs: