Contributed by Joey Nelson on Aug 6, 2001
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For several years, controversy had centered on a strange monk from Wittenberg. Political and religious leaders felt that his teachings, which included salvation by grace through faith alone in Christ alone, might spark a rebellion. Accused of heresy, he stood trial on April 17, 1521. He never
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Contributed by Tim Gresham on Jan 21, 2004
President John Adams stated, “The law given from Sinai was a civil and municipal code as well as a moral and religious code. These laws essential to the existence of men in society and most of which have been enacted by every Nation which ever professed any code of laws. Vain indeed would be the
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Baptist
Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 6, 2005
Remarking on the breathtaking wonders of the universe being revealed by the Hubble Space Telescope – wonders many people, including some scientists, say can only be attributed to a Creator God – George Will observed: “Soon the American Civil Liberties Union, or People for the American Way, or some
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 6, 2008
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NO CHURCH, NO AMERICA
This week I received a letter in the mail from the Reverend Barry W. Lynn, the executive director of the organization "Americans United for Separation of Church and State."
There would no America if there was no Church. This country was discovered, founded and populated by
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ERROR VS. PERSON IN ERROR
This love and good will, to be sure, must in no way render us indifferent to truth and goodness. Indeed love itself impels the disciples of Christ to speak the saving truth to all men. But it is necessary to distinguish between error, which always merits repudiation, and
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Catholic
"Many churches today are filled to overflowing with those who want their ears tickled with the myths of easy believism and so called positive thinking.
They come to have their egos fed and their sins approved, not to have their hearts cleansed and their souls saved.
They want only to feel
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
George Barna has shown his skill in taking the pulse of the church in the US for years. April 2 of this year he published a new book titled The Seven Faith Tribes: Who They Are, What They Believe, and Why They Matter. The tribes Barna identify are the seven tribes include Casual Christians, Captive
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Robert Travis on Jul 19, 2001
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The parole board will evaluate an inmate to determine if he
is capable of returning to society. Sometimes they make mistakes.
Some inmates are set free, only to kill again and be brought back
to justice.
An uncontrolled temper or unbridled tongue should never be
allowed to roam free. They must be
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Contributed by Philip Cairns on Feb 1, 2002
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Hugh Mackay, the Australian social researcher collected some interesting information about Australian attitudes toward religious subject matter. In 1999, 74% of Australians indicated a belief in God of some sort (although no attempt was made to clarify their idea of God). But to the more specific
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Holiness