Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com “Claims that some form of consciousness persists after our bodies die and decay into their constituent atoms face one huge, insuperable obstacle.…… Read more “Physical And Metaphysical: Why Afterlife Is Possible”
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3 Reasons Why Zipporah, Moses’ Wife, Was Not African
Photo by Nichole Sebastian on Pexels.com I’ve written earlier that Jesus was not a black man, and that Zipporah, one of Moses’ wives in Scripture (this is…… Read more “3 Reasons Why Zipporah, Moses’ Wife, Was Not African”
People of Color (POC): Jews, Africans, And The Erroneous Assumptions We Make
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com “If I can be controversial, I’d rather do it up front. Moses’ mama was black. If we just gon’ pick a…… Read more “People of Color (POC): Jews, Africans, And The Erroneous Assumptions We Make”
Do Humans Gain Wings When They Die? What The Bible Says About The Afterlife
Photo by Lisa Fotios on Pexels.com Do humans gain wings when they die? I find myself confronted with this question repeatedly on social media as I see…… Read more “Do Humans Gain Wings When They Die? What The Bible Says About The Afterlife”
WWJD: Would Jesus Support The COVID-19 Vaccine?
Photo by SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS on Pexels.com What Would Jesus Do? or WWJD?, is a favorite expression for Christians. It has become a slogan on t-shirts, coffee mugs,…… Read more “WWJD: Would Jesus Support The COVID-19 Vaccine?”
Sidelining The Season: Christian Social Media Posts Gone Wrong
Photo by Jessica Lynn Lewis on Pexels.com The Christmas Season, if you consider that the song “Twelve Days Of Christmas” runs from December 25th through January 6th…… Read more “Sidelining The Season: Christian Social Media Posts Gone Wrong”
“God Has Not Given Us The Spirit Of Fear”: Misinterpreting 2 Timothy 1:7 And COVID-19
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com A Christian nationalist event at the Frisco Convention Center in Texas some months ago provides the reason for this post. I’m…… Read more ““God Has Not Given Us The Spirit Of Fear”: Misinterpreting 2 Timothy 1:7 And COVID-19″
The COVID-19 Vaccine And The Case For Religious Exemption, Part 2
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com In part 1 of this study, we looked at the first and top reason for religious exemption with regard to the COVID-19…… Read more “The COVID-19 Vaccine And The Case For Religious Exemption, Part 2”
The COVID-19 Vaccine And The Case For Religious Exemption, Part 1
Photo by Maksim Goncharenok on Pexels.com The COVID-19 vaccine (collectively referring to those by Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen, and AstraZeneca) still bears Emergency Use Authorization…… Read more “The COVID-19 Vaccine And The Case For Religious Exemption, Part 1”
Pro-Vaxxers And Anti-Vaxxers: Reaching Across The Aisle
Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com pro-vaxxers-and-anti-vaxxers-reaching-across-the-aisleDownload The COVID-19 pandemic rages on. With the new Delta variant said to be more transmissible than any COVID variant yet,…… Read more “Pro-Vaxxers And Anti-Vaxxers: Reaching Across The Aisle”
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