Jun
24
2008
James Dobson of Focus on the Family is today attacking Barack Obama for a 2006 speech in which Obama addresses the various interpretations of Christianity in the United States. “Even if we did have only Christians in our midst,” Obama stated, “If we expelled every non-Christian from the United States of America, whose Christianity would [...]
Tags: Al Sharpton, Barack Obama, Bible, Focus on the Family, homosexuality, James Dobson, Old Testament, same sex marriage
Jun
17
2008
It’s now been more than twenty-four hours since California started granting same sex marriages, and, guess what? The state hasn’t fallen into the ocean. The Big One earthquake didn’t crumble every building. Lightning bolts didn’t strike anyone dead. Even in Kern County (where, by the way, I am headed tomorrow to visit family), life went [...]
Tags: Disciples of Christ, First Christian Church Concord, Janet Appel, Kern County, same sex marriage, United Church of Christ
Jun
04
2008
It seems that at least one area within Indonesia is now requiring couples to plant trees as a condition of receiving a marriage license. Couples in Gorontalo, a rugged mountainous province on Sulawesi island, are being required to plant 10 seedlings supplied by the local government, according to the religious affairs office.
The program, which critics say [...]
Tags: Deforestation, Indonesia, Marriage