tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219391982011-04-21T22:38:04.728-07:00Applying intellectual honesty toward religion, politics, health, and the environment. This is a free and safe space to think, emote, critique and re-examine currently held perspectives. Please join in on the conversation :-)HungerTruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18256182799299950546noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21939198.post-83085960213755808912008-10-22T23:53:00.001-07:002008-10-23T00:01:43.555-07:00

Myth America: A Stand-up TragedyPosted using ShareThis

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The excuses and justifications for exploiting animals for human luxury are beginning to wane thin. Even the so called humane animal movement is now being exposed as recent sites such as www.humanemyth.org arise. Films like Earthlings are beginning to make their impact as they make their way around the country. Based on raw information and the ugly truth, people can and are beginning to make

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Here is a much needed corrective to the one-sided, Israel only media. Since the American public does not have prime time access to Al-Jazeera in order to hear the other side of the story from the other side, straight shooting Scottish parliamentarian George Galloway is a breath of fresh air. Though forceful, his points are oft neglected and well taken.

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My last post touted Michael Moore's film "Sicko" as one of the best films of the year, and it still is, however, it has now found its long lost twin in "Zeitgeist." Prepare to watch what may be the most informative, revolutionary films regarding religion and politics to recently hit the web. What place does astro-theology have on the New Testament? How similar are the basic narratives of pagan

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Michael Moore, the name alone can make people cringe or crack a smile. Regardless of your political persuasion and what you think about his previous films, his latest documentary "Sicko" is a must see. Being one of the best documentaries I have seen, I can assure you that it is at least worth your time. View it and decide for yourself if there is nothing worth fixing in America.

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Steve Scianni, Patrick Navas and Dan Mages debated with Gene Cook, Joel Hughes, and Mike Sarkissian on the issue of eternal torment. Does the Bible teach that God torments people in conscious pain for all eternity? Steve, Patrick and Dan argued that the Bible correctly interpreted teaches no such concept. Download the audio on the podcast page of hungertruth.com. Also check out the post

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We see it on bumper stickers and we hear it constantly, 'Support the troops.' Now let me ask a question: what does this mean exactly? I wish someone who says this would actually finish the thought and tell me what it means and just how we are to do this. Does it mean we support every word they say and every action they take, whether good or bad? Does it mean that we leave them overseas and

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Learn more at SaveTheSheep.comWhen are we going to come to our senses? How modern and civilized are we really? Why do we continue to torment and mutilate animals? Why do we act as if they are ours to use and abuse at will? How can we ignore their desires, feelings, and longings? Like us all, they want freedom, and a long happy life. I'm sickened and becoming frustrated with scandal after

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The Answer is undeniably, Yes...hands down, there is no question. Over 650,000 Iraqi's dead, Trillions of dollars in debt, the ineptness during Katrina, the 9/11 attacks, war and 'chase' of Osama Bin Laden, Oil prices, the Patriot Act, the lies of WMD's, the deaths of thousands of US soldiers and the effects on their families, the outrage and disapproval of the rest of the civilized world,

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The more I reflect upon the history of Christianity, and particularly the Reformed tradition, the more convinced I become that fear is a reoccurring theme and primary motivation for obedience. It is out of the terror of hell that masses have been converted, it is out of sheer horror of endless torment and torture that people are urged to bow and submit to God. Sinners are in the hands of an

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John MacArthur was once my hero. I was a loyal MacArthurite. I went to his school, I read virtually every one of his books, I listened to hundreds of his sermons, and took thorough notes every time he was in chapel. I bought most of my friends and family his study Bible; my first commentary set was the one he produced. He is an expositor of the Bible. He does interpret verse by verse and utilizes

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“Out of Bounds Church?” by Steve Taylor was the first full-length book that I read on the topic of the Emerging Church. It was a unique book in that there were columns on the left and right sides with quotes from various Emergent voices; song’s to listen to, movies to watch, and web sites to visit. There were also a series of postcards that Steve wrote after visiting Emerging communities around

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“The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21st Century Church” by Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch is jam packed with information that challenges the traditional way of the church, and more than that, it begins to reinterpret Scripture in a way that is more faithful to the Hebraic roots from which they originated. I will highlight some of my favorite insights and describe how

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Darren,I understand your group’s struggle in trying to do something new, yet stuck in somewhat of a denominational rut. God, church, and Christianity have been associated with certain things for so long that once some of those practices and habits are deconstructed, people feel a loss of identity as they are not practicing what “God’s people” are supposed to practice. You are also right on target

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There are many people who are leaving their churches for one reason or another. Interestingly enough, many people who are fed up with church, authoritarian leaders, and shallow beliefs are still interested in God, faith, and community. This is a common theme throughout Alan Jamieson’s “A Churchless Faith.” I will discuss some of the contents of Jamieson’s work and compare it to the HungerTruth

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Kenji, the point you raise about students wanting a well structured theology, one similar to what they are used to, raises interesting questions. How much of religion is social? How much of religion is psychological? People feel the need to have well defined boundaries or dogma to which to submit. It seems that most people want to be told what to believe by an authoritative source. You call this

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This introductory blog will examine the HungerTruth community, which I facilitate in light of the Emerging Church principles as discovered by Eddie Gibbs and Ryan Bolger in their newly released book, Emerging Churches. I will start by giving a short description of the HungerTruth community, proceed to give a summary of each common denominator of Emerging Churches, immediately compared with the

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My name is Dan Mages. I devoted my life to serving king Jesus as a sophomore in high school. I have had a wide array of church experiences including many years as a leader in a non-denominational mega church and a couple of years in a smaller Evangelical Free church. A few years back the senior pastor of the EV Free church, who was also one of my professors at the Master’s College, forbade me

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