Bob Dylan and Christian Zionism

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Bob Dylan and Christian Zionism

In a 1984 interview, Dylan remarked, “I think politics is an instrument of the Devil. Just that clear. I think politics is what kills; it doesn’t bring anything alive.”

Why you never question Allah: Islam’s trouble with blasphemy

Joel J. Miller

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Why you never question Allah: Islam’s trouble with blasphemy

Joel J. Miller

"The Christian’s trinitarian understanding of God allows for relational back-and-forth, whereas Islam’s monadic God cannot be questioned. Punnett quotes one scholar who says Muslims see the angry prayers of the Bible as proof of its 'inferiority' and 'corruption.' And so they jail hundreds for what David said as a matter of course and Christians repeat in their daily prayers."

Apocalyptic Spirituality

Fr. Lawrence Farley

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Apocalyptic Spirituality

Fr. Lawrence Farley

We know how it will really unfold—with the last trumpet, and the voice of the archangel, and the resurrection of the dead, and the final triumph of Jesus, and the new Jerusalem descending out of heaven from God like a bride adorned for her husband. We know what others don’t. We know the word “maranatha”.

God and Man in Composite Creation

Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon

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God and Man in Composite Creation

Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon

The apostles, when they went forth to proclaim the Lordship of Jesus, consistently placed that message in a particular context: the cosmology of the Bible, based on the doctrine of Creation

Euthanasia: Turning Your Back on the Opportunity for Glorification

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Euthanasia: Turning Your Back on the Opportunity for Glorification

With euthanasia, people aren’t making use of the right for a dignified death. Instead of making the most of this extremely trying time in the life of the patient as an opportunity for glorification, the ‘easy choice’ of a painless departure is taken. This is a eudaimonistic approach, by which people choose to depart in the same manner as they’ve lived.