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Category Archives: Christianity
Christians Vs. The Porn Convention
Shelley Lubben blogs: The world’s largest gathering of porn stars is coming up in January, 2008 and I need your help! There will also be about 250,000 porn fans who will be attending as well. God has really opened a … Continue reading
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The Turning Of An Atheist
Mark Oppenheimer writes: Unless you are a professional philosopher or a committed atheist, you probably have not heard of Antony Flew. Eighty-four years old and long retired, Flew lives with his wife in Reading, a medium-size town on the Thames … Continue reading
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What To Do About The Doubting Christian?
Elliot Resnick writes for The Jewish Press: All Orthodox Jews believe that a Jew’s sole path to God is through Judaism. A Jew may not become a Christian or a Buddhist, even if his heart pines to do so. Suppose, … Continue reading
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Where Sin Abounds, Grace Abounds More
Ex-hooker Annie Lambert blogs: A few months ago I spent some real quality time with my awesome new friends from the 700 club….running around the Las Vegas Vally and beyond! The 700 club in Las Vegas??? Come on Annie…NO WAY. … Continue reading
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Maybe I Will Get Into Heaven After All
Bambi Brown sends out this MySpace bulletin: 10 questions GOD wont ask you when you get to Heaven If you take the time to read it and maybe apply it to your own life…it makes you think. 1. God won’t … Continue reading
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Cardinal Lustiger Would Say Kaddish For His Mother
From Haaretz.com: One day Rabbi Rene-Samuel Sirat was invited to attend a lecture on the Holocaust, held in the amphitheater of the Sorbonne University in Paris. The speaker, a member of the Academie Francaise, moved the audience when he spoke … Continue reading
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A Match Made in Heaven: American Jews, Christian Zionists, and One Man’s Exploration of the Weird and Wonderful Judeo-Evangelical Alliance
This is a terrific book by Zev Chafets. From page 53: "In Miami, twenty years ago, I knew a rabbi named Emmet Frank who offered a one-day conversion course complete with ritual immersion on the beach. But even Rabbi Frank … Continue reading
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The Fight for Jerusalem: Radical Islam, the West, and the Future of the Holy City By Dore Gold
The former U.N. ambassador for Israel spoke Thursday night about his new book The Fight for Jerusalem to a joint meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition and the David Horowitz Freedom Center. Melrose Larry Green was among the first to … Continue reading
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A Personal Relationship With God
About half the religious people I’ve talked to at length have claimed a personal relationship with God. This usually means nothing. Many porn stars I’ve interviewed claim a personal relationship with God. I’ve yet to hear one say, “God judges.” … Continue reading
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