Christ is born!
Glorify Him!
Monday, December 26, 2005
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Friday, December 23, 2005
Scholars say....
While channel surfing the other night, I came across a program about Christmas. The interviewer was asking certain "scholars" about the gospel accounts of the birth of Jesus. Were they historical accounts or were they something else? The "scholars" gave their opinions. Most of them were of the opinion that the gospel accounts were NOT historical. The reasons given were the usual left wing extremist, naturalist, atheist view that the gospel writers had other motives than to give a factual historic account of the birth of Jesus. Anyone with half a brain knows that a virgin cannot conceive, therefore something else is being said by the writers.
There was nothing new here. I have heard it all before. What was particularily troubling however was the fact that these so called scholars are university professors teaching this garbage to young minds full of mush. It is no wonder the church is in the condition it is. Students attending schools thinking they are preparing for the ministry, are being taught things as truth which actually destroy their faith in The Truth.
Then I come across this article by an Episcopal priest(ess). The Earthly Father - What if Mary wasn't a virgin? This article shows that my fears have come upon me. This is an old debate, but it is disconcerting when those who should know better, the ones wearing the collars and the pointy hats, are the ones spewing this nonsense.
Then I read this, Jesus the Bastard? Check it out, since I couldn't say it any better myself.
There was nothing new here. I have heard it all before. What was particularily troubling however was the fact that these so called scholars are university professors teaching this garbage to young minds full of mush. It is no wonder the church is in the condition it is. Students attending schools thinking they are preparing for the ministry, are being taught things as truth which actually destroy their faith in The Truth.
Then I come across this article by an Episcopal priest(ess). The Earthly Father - What if Mary wasn't a virgin? This article shows that my fears have come upon me. This is an old debate, but it is disconcerting when those who should know better, the ones wearing the collars and the pointy hats, are the ones spewing this nonsense.
Then I read this, Jesus the Bastard? Check it out, since I couldn't say it any better myself.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Why the courts?
Regarding the Dover School case and Intelligent Design (ID), I ask myself, why are the courts telling us what can be taught in the public schools? Should not this be the decision of the school board, teachers and ultimately the parents?
Whatever ones opinion of ID, do we want the courts telling us what can be taught in the schools? The best way to handle this is the way that eventually happened in the Dover case. The people of Dover voted out the school board members who wanted ID mentioned (not taught as has been reported in error).
Personally, I disagree with the voters of Dover, but regardless, I believe the proper way to settle this question was through the ballot box, not to bring the courts into it. Besides, I have yet to see in the Constitution any mention of what can or cannot be taught in schools. I do read where Congress will make no laws regarding the free exercise of religion.
This is just another example of the left's use of the courts to bring about what they cannot do any other way. Except in this case they did do it another way.
Power to the people (P2TP).
Whatever ones opinion of ID, do we want the courts telling us what can be taught in the schools? The best way to handle this is the way that eventually happened in the Dover case. The people of Dover voted out the school board members who wanted ID mentioned (not taught as has been reported in error).
Personally, I disagree with the voters of Dover, but regardless, I believe the proper way to settle this question was through the ballot box, not to bring the courts into it. Besides, I have yet to see in the Constitution any mention of what can or cannot be taught in schools. I do read where Congress will make no laws regarding the free exercise of religion.
This is just another example of the left's use of the courts to bring about what they cannot do any other way. Except in this case they did do it another way.
Power to the people (P2TP).
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Judge Rules Against Pa. Biology Curriculum
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - "Intelligent design" cannot be mentioned in biology classes in a Pennsylvania public school district, a federal judge said Tuesday, ruling in one of the biggest courtroom clashes on evolution since the 1925 Scopes trial.
So much for Free Speech.
The plaintiffs challenging the policy argued that intelligent design amounts to a secular repackaging of creationism, which the courts have already ruled cannot be taught in public schools. The judge agreed.
"We find that the secular purposes claimed by the Board amount to a pretext for the Board's real purpose, which was to promote religion in the public school classroom," he wrote in his 139-page opinion.
OK, I get it. The reason for challenging ID is that it is a non-religious (secular) way to say something religious. Makes sense to me. Sort of like a Christmas tree is a way of jamming religion down the throat of poor innocent children. We need to save them from this trauma. It's time to burn all those trees right along with all the books that mention God or Christ, or heaven forbid, a Creator.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - "Intelligent design" cannot be mentioned in biology classes in a Pennsylvania public school district, a federal judge said Tuesday, ruling in one of the biggest courtroom clashes on evolution since the 1925 Scopes trial.
So much for Free Speech.
The plaintiffs challenging the policy argued that intelligent design amounts to a secular repackaging of creationism, which the courts have already ruled cannot be taught in public schools. The judge agreed.
"We find that the secular purposes claimed by the Board amount to a pretext for the Board's real purpose, which was to promote religion in the public school classroom," he wrote in his 139-page opinion.
OK, I get it. The reason for challenging ID is that it is a non-religious (secular) way to say something religious. Makes sense to me. Sort of like a Christmas tree is a way of jamming religion down the throat of poor innocent children. We need to save them from this trauma. It's time to burn all those trees right along with all the books that mention God or Christ, or heaven forbid, a Creator.
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Post Abortion trauma
Abortion trauma 'can last for years'
Women who have an abortion can suffer mental distress, anxiety, guilt and shame even five years afterwards and sometimes even longer, research has shown.
No dah. A woman kills her unborn baby. It seems only natural that she would feel guilt and shame. In fact, she should. Of course, the pro abortion folk try to minimize this but the truth still wins out.
Women who have an abortion can suffer mental distress, anxiety, guilt and shame even five years afterwards and sometimes even longer, research has shown.
No dah. A woman kills her unborn baby. It seems only natural that she would feel guilt and shame. In fact, she should. Of course, the pro abortion folk try to minimize this but the truth still wins out.
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Something completely different
I thought I had seen it all, then I saw this:
Christian nudists to build village in Florida
I don't know what to say.
Christian nudists to build village in Florida
I don't know what to say.
Dec. 7th
Let us remember those who gave their lives in the service of their country on 12/7/1941. Lest you forgot, that was the day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
I wonder, if something like that happened today, would we have the same determination to defeat the enemy as that generation did. Based on what I hear from some folks in Congress and the media today, I doubt it.
I wonder, if something like that happened today, would we have the same determination to defeat the enemy as that generation did. Based on what I hear from some folks in Congress and the media today, I doubt it.
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Wacko Alert
Men Warm Globe, Women Feel the Heat, Group Claims
By Marc Morano
CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer
December 06, 2005
Montreal (CNSNews.com) - The debate over climate change evolved into a battle of the sexes Monday at the 11th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference in Montreal. The spokesman for a feminist-based environmental group accused men of being the biggest contributors to human-caused "global warming" and lamented that women are bearing the brunt of the negative climate consequences created by men.
"Women and men are differently affected by climate change and they contribute differently to climate change," said Ulrike Rohr, director of the German-based group called "Genanet-Focal point gender, Environment, Sustainability."
The Environmental Wacko's are at it again.
Left up to these kooks, being male will soon be reason enough to be taxed, imprisoned or worse.
What about transgendered persons? Are they more or less to blame?
What ever happened to common sense?
By Marc Morano
CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer
December 06, 2005
Montreal (CNSNews.com) - The debate over climate change evolved into a battle of the sexes Monday at the 11th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference in Montreal. The spokesman for a feminist-based environmental group accused men of being the biggest contributors to human-caused "global warming" and lamented that women are bearing the brunt of the negative climate consequences created by men.
"Women and men are differently affected by climate change and they contribute differently to climate change," said Ulrike Rohr, director of the German-based group called "Genanet-Focal point gender, Environment, Sustainability."
The Environmental Wacko's are at it again.
Left up to these kooks, being male will soon be reason enough to be taxed, imprisoned or worse.
What about transgendered persons? Are they more or less to blame?
What ever happened to common sense?
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Daily Office readings for 12/01/2005
Matthew 21:33-46
33Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: 34And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. 35And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. 36Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. 37But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. 38But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. 39And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. 40When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? 41They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. 42Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 43Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 44And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 45And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. 46But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
Some think of Jesus as meek and mild. Just the nicest guy you would ever want to meet. In today's reading, Jesus refers to himself as a 'stone'. Not a small little stone that you can throw and skip across the water. No, this stone is hard and large enough to break those who fall on it and to grind those on whom it falls. This stone is not to be messed with.
This time of year we are reminded of the baby Jesus. "Isn't he cute." Well, this baby grew up and now sits at the right hand of God the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead. And His kingdom will have no end.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
33Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: 34And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. 35And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. 36Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. 37But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. 38But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. 39And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. 40When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? 41They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. 42Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 43Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 44And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 45And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. 46But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
Some think of Jesus as meek and mild. Just the nicest guy you would ever want to meet. In today's reading, Jesus refers to himself as a 'stone'. Not a small little stone that you can throw and skip across the water. No, this stone is hard and large enough to break those who fall on it and to grind those on whom it falls. This stone is not to be messed with.
This time of year we are reminded of the baby Jesus. "Isn't he cute." Well, this baby grew up and now sits at the right hand of God the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead. And His kingdom will have no end.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
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