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This statement has gotten some scorn.

I didn’t get into politics because I thought government had a better answer. I got into politics because I knew government didn’t have the real answers, that the real answers lie in accepting Jesus Christ into our lives.
Mike Huckabee
Why is this so reviled? He says that government doesn’t have [...]

A neologism in the modern church (or, I should say, the post-modern church) is the term “Christ-follower”. Essentially, it replaces “Christian” just like “administrative assistant” replaced secretary and “Asian-American” replaced “China-man” as preferred nomenclature. If your church has A) a pulpit and a lectern, B) a choirbox, C) Eucharist, or D) stained glass, [...]

The LOLcat Bible is sweeping teh interreligiouswebs, vastly popular among the ‘net nerd crowd - the same flock who follow the Flying Spaghetti Monster. In typical ironical fashion, these cyberdenizens rejoice around a lampoon of what can be profound.

I never converted to pastafarianism not because I don’t find it hilarious; I do. But, [...]