How Jesus Conquered the Roman Empire – Rodney Stark Constantine adopted Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire, 325 AD. He did this because of his own personal conversion to Christianity. Many historians believe he had no choice but to at least accommodate Christians because they had grown to the place where they […]
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re: Going to live with Mr. William Freeland, 1834. Another advantage I gained in my new master was, he made no pretensions to, or profession of, religion; and this, in my opinion was truly a great advantage. I assert most unhesitatingly that the religion of the south is a mere covering for the most horrid […]
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This is how I feel about Trump-loving “Evangelicals.” I FIND, SINCE READING over the foregoing Narrative that I have, in several instances, spoken in such a tone and manner, respecting religion, as may possibly lead those unacquainted with my religious views to suppose me an opponent of all religion. To remove the liability of such […]
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“The Crusades are generally portrayed as a series of holy wars against Islam led by power-mad popes and fought by religious fanatics…the Crusades to the East were in every way defensive wars. They were a direct response to Muslim aggression—an attempt to turn back or defend against Muslim conquests of Christian lands.” “Christians in […]
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Ross Douthat – Bad Religion. How We Became A Nation Of Heretics Ross Douthat on Eat, Pray, Love God wants me to be happy and feel good about what I already want to be doing. That’s pop spirituality in the West. What my libido wants is what God wants. American Christianity has grown weaker, but […]
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http://www.faithstreet.com/onfaith/2009/07/20/first-communion-on-the-moon/8125 As we remember the first men on the moon, let’s not forget the first supper on the moon — the Lord’s Supper, served and received by an elder in the Presbyterian Church, Apollo 11 astronaut Eugene ‘Buzz’ Aldrin. “This is the (lunar module) pilot,” Aldrin said on July 20, 1969. “I’d like to take […]
Matthew 17:20 Faith of a mustard seed I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Rosa Parks – Mustard Seed Faith Friday night, our own Juanita Ashe […]
Peter was by nature, a risk-taker. When he saw Jesus walking on the water, Peter jumped out of the boat himself. He ended up sinking, but at least he took the risk. When I was in college, I sang in a men’s choir. Our director, who wanted us to always sing out- told us at […]
“The cross. It rests on the time line of history like a compelling diamond. Its tragedy summons all sufferers. Its absurdity attracts all cynics. Its hope lures all searchers… History has idolized it and despised it, gold-plated it and burned it, worn and trashed it. History has done everything to it but ignore it. That’s […]