I am not making this up. On Facebook, there is a group called The Ronald Weinland Appreciation Society. Yes, that’s it’s real name. Well, I do post links from time to time. OK, if that’s too boring for you, then you can check out the parody of Ronald Weinland at…
“If God exists,” goes the argument, “then why is there such evil in the world?” Some might replace “evil” with “suffering” or “wars” or the like. However, the implication is that the condition is wrong. Indeed, isn’t that what evil really is? Wrong? And, there then is the problem with…
The Religion News Blog ran a story about the “Furor over French Muslim woman fined for driving veiled“. She was fined around $29 because it was alleged that the Islamic veil restricted her view while driving. This is just one of the latest stories out of France, where tensions between…
Some in UCG in recent days have been asking, “Where do we go from here?” In some respects, I suppose we could all ask that from time to time. Perhaps, we should first ask if that is even the right question. The question assumes that where you are right now…
One indispensible resource I like to use is the online Blue Letter Bible. One area I recently became aware of is their "Sayings Not Found in Scripture" section. Hopefully, regular readers of this blog will be familiar with the sayings and that they are not in the Bible, but it’s…
Everything that has happened in your life has led up to this point in time. Every experience and every relationship has prepared you for this very moment. I wish I could remember who said that. However, it sometimes strikes me as odd when several seemingly unrelated events coalesce into a…
In a pretty amazing story, BBC News reports that the "First oxygen-free animals found". Deep in the Mediterranean Sea, 3 species of Loricifera have been found. The scientists verified that eggs from them could hatch in an oxygen-free environment. This is pretty amazing, and it shows that life is often…
More on the resolution that purportedly started the latest set of problems between Mr Kilough and the COE. Many members had been asking for transparency, and it appears that, while they are taking quite a bit of time to do it, the COE and those involved are putting out more…
I pretty much expected the pro “one man rule” types of posts. I have previously posted articles about the “Myth of the OT Hierarchical Government Mandate” and “What Should Church Government Look Like?”, so I am not going to re-write those. However, there have been some interesting surprises along the…
So, why is the question, “Do children, whatever their age, who curse at their parents deserve the death penalty? YES OR NO?” a trick question? The troll’s insistence upon “whatever their age” stands out like a sore thumb. The insistence of phrasing it this way in spite of repeated commentary…