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Lutheran Church Denies Services To Transgendered Person

April 12, 2006September 29, 2018 B. John 355 Views Missouri Synod, MN, St Francis, Trinity Lutheran Church, christian, Anoka County, God-s Will, John Maxfield, Lutheran Church, Minnesota

A report from Associated Press says Anoka County officials are refusing to send any more clients to a church that denied day care to a trans-sexual client. The county’s social services department has been sending disabled senior citizens and other vulnerable adults who need care during the day to Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Francis. But the conservative Missouri Synod church turned away a client who had undergone surgery to be changed from a man into a woman. Associate pastor John Maxfield says the man’s decision is “contrary to God’s revealed will”.

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KY University Kicks Gay Student to the Curb

April 11, 2006September 29, 2018 B. John 332 Views Williamsburg, bigotry, Christian Principles, hate, Kentucky, KY, Myspace.com, Ruth Malhotra, University of The Cumberlands

The University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Ky., has kicked out a sophomore because he revealed he was gay on his MySpace.com page, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. The university has a policy that says, “Any student who engages in or promotes sexual behavior not consistent with Christian principles (including sex outside marriage and homosexuality) may be suspended or asked to withdraw from the University of the Cumberlands.”

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Fighting for The Right To Be Intolerant

April 11, 2006September 29, 2018 B. John 290 Views Litigation, free speech, Georgia Institute of Technology, Intolerance, Lawsuits

A young “Christian” fights for right to be a dick:

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The Brokeback Mountain Battle in the War on Christians

April 10, 2006September 29, 2018 B. John 359 Views stupid, Brokeback Mountain, AFA, American Family Association, Christians, Randy Sharp, Wal-mart

The past year, a “War on Christianity” has been suggested by those imbedded in the rear guard. Just two weeks ago, a conference titled, “War on Christians” was held in Washington, D.C., of course only 300 participants showed up. (Just like Washington…to hold a war without enough troops.) Obviously, there’s a possible difference of opinion on whether or not such a war really exists. But a little focus is never a bad thing when it comes to understanding.

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Sunday School

April 3, 2006September 29, 2018 B. John 375 Views Sunday School, methodism, methodist, Food, restaurants, Social Principles

This is the summary of my weekend, the first weekend of April, 2006. Not much to report, but I did try a couple of new restaurants.

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Movie Theater Owners Want to Jam Cell Phones

March 27, 2006 B. John 279 Views Movie Theaters, Cell Phones, Etiquette, Jamming, Manners

Movie theater owners faced with falling attendance are considering asking federal authorities for permission to jam cell phone reception in an attempt to stop annoying conversations during films.

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Man Sues Himself – Only in California

March 27, 2006 B. John 283 Views Auto Accident, City Government, Dump Truck, Litigation, Lodi CA

MSNBC Reports that a Lodi, Calif. man decided to sue the city for damages when a dump truck backed into his car. Only thing is, he was the one driving the dump truck.

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Supreme Court Justice Scalia Flips Finger in Church

March 27, 2006September 29, 2018 B. John 278 Views supreme court, Antonin Scalia, Church, Obscene Gesture

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia startled reporters in Boston just minutes after attending a mass, by flipping a middle finger to his critics. There is a photo.

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Which Kids Grow Up to Be Liberals and Which Become Conservative

March 20, 2006 B. John 332 Views Scientific Research, conservative, Liberal

University of California at Berkley professor Jack Block and his late wife, Jeanne Bock, tracked almost one hundred children for two decades. From nursery school on, the kids were studied and interviewed–without any sense of political bias. The whiniest, least confident kids were those who grew up to be uncomfortable with ambiguity, who toed a rigid line on social issues, and who were, for the most part, right wingers. The kids who were loose, interesting, and willing to challenge authority ended up being liberals.

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The Basis For The Rise of Religious Extremism

March 16, 2006 B. John 291 Views Connecting Culture, Control Culture, Philip Slater

I came across an article by author and playwright, Philip Slater, titled “Why America is Polarized.” This is perhaps one of the best explanations I’ve read explaining why religious fundamentalism is on the rise, not only in America, but around the world. Slater’s basic premise is that, “The purest forms of a cultural system always appear as it decays.”

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I'm Not Sure I Was Meant To Be Here

March 6, 2006September 29, 2018 B. John 385 Views theocracy, poor, Christain, Christianity, Cold, Homeless, Hungry

I’ve been pondering this post for sometime. I do not want this post to be seen as self-serving, but to point out how poorly we are doing as a society at caring for the least of these.