A Teacher on the Front Line as Faith and Science Clash

“ORANGE PARK, Fla. — David Campbell switched on the overhead projector and wrote “Evolution” in the rectangle of light on the screen. He scanned the faces of the sophomores in his Biology I class. Many of them, he knew from years of teaching high school in this Jacksonville suburb, had been raised to take the biblical creation story as fact. His gaze rested for a moment on Bryce Haas, a football player who attended the 6 a.m. prayer meetings of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in the school gymnasium.” > more.

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Filed under: bible, christian, christianity, church, god, jews, life, Muslim, Muslims, politics, theology, Evolution, Faith, science, Science Fiction

Medical Advances Complicate Definition Of Death

“A Washington, D.C. hospital is suing to remove a 12-year-old boy from life support. Motl Brody was pronounced dead — with no brain function — after a battle with cancer. Motl’s parents, who are Orthodox Jews, believe that he, and his soul, are still alive.” > more.

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America chose Obama

“Well, here we are on the other side. A watershed moment. An historic election. And we, the American people, have made our choice. –  Barack Obama will be the 44th President of the United States, and the nation’s first black president. And in elections across the country, Democrats won their seats in the Senate. When Obama takes office in January, he will do so with a Democratic majority in both houses of Congress.” > more.

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Filed under: Uncategorized, bible, christian, christianity, church, Democrats, election, Election 2008, Faith, god, Jesus, jewish, jews, John McCain, Koran, life, McCain, Muslim, Muslims, obama, politics, Religion, Sarah Palin, Socialism, theology

Does God allow hard things?

“There are times when life is hard, and answers are few.  When situations happen that challenge the core of who we are and what we believe.  When doubts plague our minds and trouble our souls. We ask where is God and will he meet the needs of my life.  Will he reach down and stop my suffering? We want the pain to stop and we want answers to our hard questions — NOW!” > more.

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Cry for help from Orissa (India)

Here is a mail that reached me this morning and that made me very concerned. How would I be in such a situation? Even so brave as my friend or helpless and desperate. The measure of people bringing together, to give help to Orissa, is a courageous measure of my friend in such a situation in which some 100 people were killed and in the meantime 13,000 Christians are living in refugee camps and many other Christians are submerged. Many have fled into the jungle.

Filed under: Uncategorized, Christians, Faith, god, help, India, Jesus, Orissa