March 10, 2009
Misleading attacks are part of politics. When you don't have the facts on your side, play on people's ignorance. This, of course, is done all the time with terms like Calvinist, Baptist, Arminian, Reformed, Dispensationalist, and -- gasp! -- Neo-evangelical! One time when my own convictions were bei...
Pensees
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Bob Bixby
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The reaction continues to roll in as the mainstream press surfs through the results of the new American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS), the one that points to the rising wave of the post-denominational age in American religion. For background on the survey itself, click here to head over to ...
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tmatt
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March 09, 2009
Today there is a radical resurgence of Calvinistic, Reformed thought. A simple visit to a Christian bookseller or a careful listen to Christian radio reveals that dispensational, Baptist positions are becoming increasingly rare ~ Chuck Phelps, Maranatha Baptist Bible College This implies, of course,...
Pensees
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Bob Bixby
at 9:14 PM
March 07, 2009
Earlier this week, the California Supreme Court heard arguments for and against Californians’ right to define marriage as a union of one man and one woman. There are many reports about those oral arguments and almost every account says that the justices seemed inclined to uphold the votersR...
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Mollie
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March 06, 2009
Paul Campos, Economic Illiterate I'm sort of tempted to ask Professor Reynolds if this seems plausible to him. Does it seem plausible to him -- a law professor who is probably paid around 200K a year by the great state of Tennessee to do whatever it is he does while performing what is technically hi...
The Smallest Minority
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Kevin
at 10:29 PM
Last weekend, I poked the Los Angeles Times because it’s lede on the Dr. James Dobson retirement story went a bit too far. You may recall that it said: James Dobson is stepping down as chairman of Focus on the Family, the conservative religious group announced Friday — a change that come...
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tmatt
at 3:13 AM
March 05, 2009
Ron Moore wrote in the comments section of this blog that Rush Limbaugh "is sounding a little silly, but then he has for years--ever since he became fixated on Clinton and tried to sell him as the anti-Christ." Oops -- like numerous Republicans, Ron had better check out the website, "...
The Buie Knife
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Jim Buie
at 10:34 AM
By Jerry Furst - Sr Analyst “1st on Forex” at Investors Education Network .com Mid Week Review As we await Interest Rates from the ECB and the UK. The fools on the hill continue to entertain us with their multi-trillion dollar show… The Cast of Characters: The President, The Fed Ch...
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Jerry Furst
at 12:09 AM
March 04, 2009
Your stocks are crashing and your real estate value is eroding all at the same time. Even commodities are tanking. These are some of the greatest ways Americans have accumulated wealth up until now. So what’s a trader or investor to do? Learn to trade the “recession proof� market – the Curre...
Trading Goddess
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My Wealth.com
at 12:11 PM
March 03, 2009
From the keyboard of the brightest mind in contemporary Baptist fundamentalism: Conservative Christians recognize that they have received a doctrinal and moral patrimony. They wish to leave this legacy to be enjoyed by their children for generations to come. In order to conserve their heritage, they...
The World From Our Window
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Ken Fields
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