Young Earth Receiving Old Starlight

Fred F
FAQ: If the universe is young how could we on Earth see light from stars that took millions or billions of years to arrive?

Ans. A standard reply is that God could have created the stars with starlight “en route” to earth.

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Happy Birthday, Anne Frank

Susan R
http://www.annefrank.org/ Website dedicated to Anne Frank
On 12 June 1942 Anne Frank celebrated her thirteenth birthday. One of her favourite presents was a diary with a checked cover, which she had picked out together with her father. Anne was also given flowers, candy and books, she baked cookies for her teachers and classmates, and she gave a party for her friends. A few weeks later she had to go into hiding, together with her parents and her sister Margot. The first thing Anne packed to take with her was her diary.

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The Christian Email Signoffs Debate

skjnoble
Hi All, I know SI’s posts are mostly serious, academicly sharpening topics, but I thought this was a humorous post that might spark a lighter tone discussion, if interested. :)

http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2011/04/the-christian-email-signoffs-de…

I’ll start by saying I’m guilty of overusing the super Christian sign-off speak. :) What’s on your e-mail?

Blessings! Kim

PS__Some of the comments to this blog post are quite funny, as well. :)

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The Onion fools the NYT with fake Obama Tiger Beat cover

Susan R
Today The New York Times admitted they made the mistake of treating a fake creation from The Onion as something legitimate. Last week the Times printed an article documenting the history of the squeaky-clean teen magazine Tiger Beat, and included a retrospective of past magazine covers.

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Dealing with Abuse/Molestation properly

Mike Durning
A friend of mine today said to me “Today, Babylon is judging Israel. The world is judging Christians on how we handle abuse.” NOTE: My friend is a dispensationalist, and was speaking figuratively, but I believe it is an apt metaphor. The proper response is for Israel to self-analyze, repent, and correct.

So, what can we do to correct? Let’s discuss how churches should deal with child abuse/molestation accusations/incidents.

I’m going to start with an outline of basic steps. Feel free to edit/add/replace or fill in sub-points.

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Was Tina Anderson at Fault? A Biblical/Cultural Analysis

Mike Durning
Was Tina Anderson at fault? A Biblical/Cultural Analysis

My purpose in starting this thread is to address a critical issue. The matter of Tina Anderson, Chuck Phelps, et al., has provoked several threads, lengthy discussions, and of course, a 20/20 broadcast. It is NOT my intent in this post to question Pastor Phelps’ judgment (though that is an unavoidable side-effect of this post), but rather to use the debate his judgment has provoked as a jumping-off point.

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Are you an IFB?

Ron Bean
If I asked Kevin Bauder, (whom I respect and appreciate) this question I assume he would answer “yes”.

If I asked Jack Schaap, (whom I detest and consider a reprobate) he would say “yes”. (And then tell the joke: “You know what I’d be if I weren’t a Baptist? Ashamed.” And everyone would laugh like they were hearing in for the first time.)

If i asked Elizabeth Vargas if she thought that both Dr. Bauder and Mr. Schaap were IFB, she would probably say “yes”.

If you ask me, I’d say that I don’t know if I want to continue to be one for the following reasons:

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