As opposed to the nasty corn syrup kind.
This follows a good piece on the Disciple Generation, a "fierce new face of American evangelism" that Salon did a little less than a month ago.
Stephen Baldwin. The dude can only name 6 of the 10 commandments and needless to say is a complete moron. Also check out this interview with him for some hilarious hypocrisy.
For every overbearing fundamentalist parent there will be a child who rebels against that fundamentalism.
A retelling of the old testament bible stories with LEGO bricks. These are actually fairly in-depth retellings." Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. He took in his hand the fire and the knife." There are even books!
That would be quite an article if it weren't 3 really good articles: The Theology of the Tsunami, The Improbability of God, and Natural ‘Knowledge’ and Natural ‘Design’
I only wish these had included data on the secular population.
Public opinion is so fragile, it can be swayed by repeating lies over and over and over again.
He used to bring people together and give them hope. He wouldn't have his people get in your face and tell you to fight gay rights or you'll burn in hell. That's not what he was about. That's not the Jesus who made folks such as Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson rich and famous. He was a different guy from the 21st-century: American Jesus Christ.
As the spokesman for the lord it may be surprising that the Pope has now said that all he proclaims is the copyright of the Catholic Church. Now they finally are going to show all those Johnny-come-lately Protestants that if they want the word of god they better pay up.
That's quite a throwback. I wonder how Jesus looked throwing down a mad dunk?