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Christian, advocate, and soon-to-be loving husband. Founder of http://www.operationbrokensilence.org/

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Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study How Jesus came to be known as the Messiah: 1 of 7

The world has questioned Christ's authority many times. Is He God, is he not? The Jews, for the most part, have denied his authority. Islam calls Him a great prophet, but not the Savior. Did this world reject its' Savior? First, I will question the Jewish belief that the Messiah has yet to come... The Old Testament has hundr...
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights Who is God?: 15 of 65

Who is God? I recently read somebody's attempt at answering that question. In response to the question "Who is God?" somebody wrote the following... "God is whoever you want him to be." From nearly every religious, philosophical and moral standpoint, that is the wrong answer. I am a Christian, but I will put aside my beliefs...
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) Reflections: Would God really allow the world to commit suicide: 1 of 4

"LONDON, England (AP) - The world has nudged closer to a nuclear apocalypse and environmental disaster, a trans-Atlantic group of prominent scientists warned Wednesday, pushing the hand of its symbolic Doomsday Clock two minutes closer to midnight. It was the fourth time since the end of the Cold War that the clock has ticke...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Christianity and postmodernism: 3 of 10

I hear stories all the time from friends who have taken at least one philosophy class in college. After months of studying different philosophies and different religions, the exam comes around. Of course, everyone stays up ridiculously late studying, and then the day comes and they go into class to take the test. In their he...
Politics, News & Issues > Food & Agriculture Inadequate access to safe water and sanitation claims 4,500 lives a day. What should we do about it?: 39 of 91

Over one billion are without access to safe, clean drinking water. The obvious health consequences of this extremely high number was made even more apparent by a recent United Nations report, which stated that lack of clean water and basic sanitation claims more lives than violence every year. However, lack of sanitary...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Love, sex, and relationships from a Christian viewpoint: 6 of 14

After reading another article under this same topic, I quickly found out that most Christians are still beating around the bush when it comes to "Love, sex, and relationships from a Christian viewpoint." Perhaps the title of this discussion would be more suitable if it were called "Love, sex, and relationships from an Americ...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Africa The genocide in Darfur and its consequences: 4 of 9

In 2003, the Sudanese government began an ethnic cleansing campaign in the western part of Sudan, known as the Darfur region. This latest genocide consists of all non-Arab civilians and rebel forces being slaughtered by the Sudanese military and government-sponsored Arab nomadic tribes known as the Janjaweed. I selected this...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Reflections: College students and church: 1 of 1

Before I begin, I must say that if you can get past the first couple of lines you'll be good to go. But when you see the words "Dare You to Move," please do not quit reading this just because it is a title of an over-played song... If you are a Switchfoot fan, or a music fan for that matter, you are most likely familiar with...
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) Reflections: On Chrisianity and Darfur: 1 of 1

Last week, the United Nations passed the UN Security Council Resolution 1769, aauthorizing the deployment of thousands of peacekeepers to the war-torn region of Darfur, Sudan. But will it really be over soon? In May of 2006, the Darfur peace agreement was signed by the majority of those involved in the Darfur genocide which ...
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Society's values vs. personal values: 18 of 35

Values... In today's post-modernized world, morals and values are on the decline. Many people choose to believe that there is no such thing as truth. Many people believe truth is whatever you want it to be. The word "morality" when it comes to America should have the letters "im" tacked on at the beginning of it. So, why the...