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Dear abby: easter and apostasy
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lemonsharksDEAR ABBY: Easter is a day to be thankful for Christ that our sins are forgiven. Opinionated atheists at the dinner table distract from the meaning of the celebration. Is it wrong on Easter Sunday to exclude relatives who no longer practice the Christian faith? — SAVED IN MINNESOTA
DEAR SAVED: Before making up your mind, ask yourself, “What would Jesus do?”
DEAR SAVED: Before making up your mind, ask yourself, “What would Jesus do?”
Seriously, LW, what is wrong with you?
Apr. 28th, 2020 06:21 pmconulyDEAR HARRIETTE: I talked to a good friend who told me that almost a dozen people in his life have died in the past couple of weeks due to COVID-19. He had been trying to stay positive and follow directions, but he was really down when we talked that day. I offered to pray with him, which we did. I then told him that as bad as it is, he has to be grateful that he is alive. He got mad at me for saying that. I didn’t know what to say, honestly. Nothing like this has ever happened before. But I do know that if you get depressed, it will be harder to get through this sadness. What else can I say to him? -- Grieving Friend
( Maybe this letter is fake )
( Maybe this letter is fake )
minoanmissDear Prudence,
I am a bisexual man who recently got engaged to my wonderful boyfriend, “Pete.” Before that I was married to my high school girlfriend, “Kate.” ( Read more... )
I am a bisexual man who recently got engaged to my wonderful boyfriend, “Pete.” Before that I was married to my high school girlfriend, “Kate.” ( Read more... )
God Squad: God and the Big Bang
Aug. 9th, 2018 11:28 pmceretaI believe in God and the Big Bang. Is there any problem with that? -- From T
A: No problem, T. The Bible teaches that the first act of creation by God is God creating light. Light is energy and light and energy are what was released by the Big Bang that exploded (and is still exploding) at the beginning of the universe.
The paleontologist Stephen J. Gould thought that religion and science are not in conflict because they are about different things. Science is about how the universe works. Religion is about what the universe means. Science and Religion are what he called NOMAs (nonoverlapping magisteria). They are two realms of human thought that do not cross over the same intellectual and spiritual territory. I agree.
We are way beyond the time when people read the Bible as a science text book, and also hopefully way beyond the time when people think that scientists can do an experiment to discover the meaning of life.
A: No problem, T. The Bible teaches that the first act of creation by God is God creating light. Light is energy and light and energy are what was released by the Big Bang that exploded (and is still exploding) at the beginning of the universe.
The paleontologist Stephen J. Gould thought that religion and science are not in conflict because they are about different things. Science is about how the universe works. Religion is about what the universe means. Science and Religion are what he called NOMAs (nonoverlapping magisteria). They are two realms of human thought that do not cross over the same intellectual and spiritual territory. I agree.
We are way beyond the time when people read the Bible as a science text book, and also hopefully way beyond the time when people think that scientists can do an experiment to discover the meaning of life.
