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Lutheran Church Denies Services To Transgendered Person

April 12, 2006September 29, 2018 B. John 197 Views Anoka County, christian, God-s Will, John Maxfield, Lutheran Church, Minnesota, Missouri Synod, MN, St Francis, Trinity Lutheran Church

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 199 Views bigotry, Christian Principles, hate, Kentucky, KY, Myspace.com, Ruth Malhotra, University of The Cumberlands, Williamsburg

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 155 Views free speech, Georgia Institute of Technology, Intolerance, Lawsuits, Litigation

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 196 Views AFA, American Family Association, Brokeback Mountain, Christians, Randy Sharp, stupid, 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 208 Views Food, methodism, methodist, restaurants, Social Principles, Sunday School

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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Supreme Court Justice Scalia Flips Finger in Church

March 27, 2006September 29, 2018 B. John 144 Views Antonin Scalia, Church, Obscene Gesture, supreme court

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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The Basis For The Rise of Religious Extremism

March 16, 2006 B. John 141 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 232 Views Christain, Christianity, Cold, Homeless, Hungry, poor, theocracy

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.

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"Christian Group" Now wants Desperate Housewives Off The Air

March 1, 2006September 29, 2018 B. John 211 Views AFA, American Family Association, gay bashing, hatred, homophobia, Religious Zealots, right wing, tv, wingnut

The radical religious right group, the American Family Association, has become the book burners of the new century. They don’t simply have a gripe with a few things in our culture, a few companies, a few TV shows. They want America to be forced to live under their warped, minority view of an extremist Biblical lifestyle that doesn’t even comport with the majority of mainstream American Christianity.

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Why Are Conservatives So Afraid

January 25, 2006September 29, 2018 B. John 182 Views

When our nation was founded, we had men of real character and courage fighting for their nascent America, one in which liberty and freedom trumped the authoritative tendencies of the monarchy. Patrick Henry gave words to those efforts: Give me liberty or give me death!

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Another Day, Another Family Values Bigot

January 18, 2006September 29, 2018 B. John 90 Views