Christian Issues

Pastor Worley, Heresy the troll, and that old time religion

May
23
2012

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You almost feel sorry for Pastor Worley. At the moment I published NC pastor: “Let’s put all the queers and lesbians behind electric fences and let them die,” the video of Worley preaching that all gay people should be sequestered behind electrical fences and left to die had been viewed 308 times. As of this [...]

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NC pastor: “Let’s put all the queers and lesbians behind electric fences and let them die.” [VIDEO]

May
21
2012

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[UPDATE #1: Some ninety minutes after posting the below, all the contact information on the website for Providence Road Baptist Church was removed. But don't let that stop you from emailing Pastor Charles "Let 'em fry or die" Worley at pastor@prbcnc.com. ] [UPDATE #2  Monday, 8:15 p.m.: The PRBC website has gone away. Along with [...]

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“I’m an ex-fundamentalist who misses having faith in God”

May
21
2012

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Got this in; thought I’d answer it. Dear John, I grew up in a evangelical church that did not condone questions. Questioning was of the devil, and we were to simply believe what we were taught. I bought this hook line and sinker until, at sixteen, I had an epiphany.

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The only way to find yourself

May
19
2012

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(This is a continuation of The Bible vs. God?) Here’s the great thing: no matter where any of us comes down on the question of hell, we all find ourselves—today, right now—in the exact same place.

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The Bible vs. God?

May
18
2012

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If you’ve been following along (the first post in this mini-series is From Hell to Crazy Town; the second is The Truth isn’t liberal or conservative), then you know that on our quick road trip through Christianity we have stopped in Crazy Town.

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The truth isn’t liberal or conservative

May
17
2012

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This is a continuation of yesterday’s From Hell to Crazy Town. Before jumping in, though, I thought I’d take a moment to discuss something that invariably arises whenever I initiate the kind of conversation with which we’re now engaged; namely, that I believe whatever I do because I’m a liberal, or “progressive,” Christian.

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Christian Issues

The Best Case For the Bible NOT Condemning Homosexuality

Apr
02
2012

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No Christian has to choose between their compassion and their faith in the Bible.

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Relationships

Joseph to Mary: “Who could believe such a thing?”

Dec
16
2011

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A conversation between Mary and Joseph the night before Jesus was born.

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Christian Spirituality

What Jesus Left Out of The Great Commandment

Oct
31
2011

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Here’s what Jesus left out of the Great Commandment—and why.

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Humor

Worst Trucking Slogan EVER

Oct
08
2010

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Truck drivers are so weird.

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Pastor Bob's Corner

A Primer on Islam: The Basics (Lesson 1 of 6)

Sep
30
2011

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Hi. I’m Pastor Bob. This is the first lesson of a multi-week class on Islam I taught for a large gathering of folks from multiple congregations: Lutherans, Presbyterians, Methodists, Catholics, recovering agnostics, etc.

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Personal

When Etta James had her way with me

Jan
23
2012

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Right there, in front of all sixteen of us, Etta James became Etta James.

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