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854 days ago
Terry Magnum thinks sexual perversion is the worst sin. He thinks homosexuality is perverse, so he felt he was doing God’s work when he murdered Kenneth Cummings Jr. after he looked for a gay man to kill in Houston Texas June fourth. He told reporters recently “I believed with all my heart that I was doing the right thing.” No one deserves to be mistreated, threatened, or treated less-than-human because of some character trait or individual difference that another finds offensive or perverse. Perversity, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Each of us is wonderfully and uniquely created by God to be who we are. We all reflect God’s image regardless of what language we speak, our financial status, what religion we practice, the color of our skin, how much we weigh, our sexual orientation, or for any other reason. God is reflected in a broad range of diversity. It will be easy for many of us to simply dismiss Terry Magnum as insane and ...
858 days ago
I am worried about the “values” of the United States Military. Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay prisons come to mind as examples of a lack of concern for human rights within our military structure. Not to mention the fact that we attacked a country that never attacked us. We attacked a country that was never a threat to the United States until after we attacked and created an environment for terrorists to take a stand. The War in Iraq brings shame to those of us who believe that a just war does not include being the aggressor nation. James chapter 4 refers to those who fight and attack others because of a desire to have something that they have. I’m not sure what the multiple and complex reasons are for the war in Iraq, but I’m fairly confident that they include Middle East oil. Of course politicians can’t tell us that we may be trading the blood of our youth for oil. The spokesman from Fort Bragg Army Base in NC used the word “values” in an ...
864 days ago
Over the past two weeks a couple of contradictory messages have been given by the Roman Catholic Church. The first is a repeat of the church’s doctrine of “primacy.” Pope Benedict XVI has reasserted the position that the Roman Catholic Church is the “one true church” and that all others are “defective.” Other churches are merely “ecclesial communities” and therefore do not have a “means of salvation.” This is not a new idea; it has been the position of the church for hundreds of years. However, the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) seemed to take a more moderate and ecumenical approach. Benedict appears to want to correct what he considers to be “erroneous and ambiguous” interpretations of the principles of Vatican II. The argument is based on the idea that the Roman Church is the only one with Apostolic Succession. This is the idea that one's ordination can be traced back through the ages to the original Apostles. It is incredible ...
