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Why Doesn’t God Stop the Virus? A Christian “Solves” the Problem of Suffering Christianity

Why Doesn’t God Stop the Virus? A Christian “Solves” the Problem of Suffering

Levi Skipper just published a piece at the website for Georgia’s Baptist Churches that goes into some detail about why God is serving the world a heaping helping of coronavirus. What benevolent, worship-worthy deity would kill 180,000 innocent people, you may well ask — including many staunch believers who’d praised…
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April 22, 2020
Christian Groups That Resist Public-Health Guidelines Are Forgetting a Key Part of the Religion’s History Christianity

Christian Groups That Resist Public-Health Guidelines Are Forgetting a Key Part of the Religion’s History

Because of its long history, Christianity has a tendency to produce contradicting reactions to any number of situations—and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. On one hand, some religious leaders have shown that they believe a Christian response to the global emergency involves steps such as making allowances for…
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April 20, 2020
After Losing Graduation Prayer Fight, SC District Owes Atheist Group $456,242.01 Christianity

After Losing Graduation Prayer Fight, SC District Owes Atheist Group $456,242.01

Last August, a federal court blocked a South Carolina school district from including Christian prayers at graduation ceremonies. It was the culmination of a six-year legal battle that could have been resolved much more quickly if the school officials weren’t so eager to push God onto those audiences. Now it’s…
bubmag
April 15, 2020
Christian Accidentally Tells Newspaper That Faith in God is Like Faith in Santa Christianity

Christian Accidentally Tells Newspaper That Faith in God is Like Faith in Santa

Kansas Christian Daryl Jones was among the chosen few to be interviewed for a newspaper story about how the COVID crisis is deepening people’s faith. No one told him that at most, he’s only supposed to quietly think that believing in God is like believing in Santa. Since Daryl didn’t get that memo, we…
bubmag
April 13, 2020
Ancient texts encouraged hope and endurance when they spoke of end times Christianity

Ancient texts encouraged hope and endurance when they spoke of end times

With streets deserted, hospitals full and morgues struggling to cope with the number of bodies, it isn't surprising that some people are making comparisons with the apocalypse. The idea of an apocalypse, a time of catastrophic suffering, has existed for thousands of years. Although things seemed bleak during ancient times…
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April 13, 2020
Government Officials Use Pandemic As Excuse To Attack Christianity (R. Albert Mohler, Jr/The Federalist) Christianity

Government Officials Use Pandemic As Excuse To Attack Christianity (R. Albert Mohler, Jr/The Federalist)

Robert Stacy McCain / The American Spectator: The Worst Governor in America  —  Gretchen Whitmer imposes insane policies on Michigan.  —  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (YouTube screenshot)  —  One word keeps recurring in online discussions of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's latest orders to fight the state's raging COVID-19 outbreak: “Insanity.”…
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April 13, 2020
US President Donald Trump wishes world #39;Happy Good Friday#39;, faces Twitterati wrath Christianity

US President Donald Trump wishes world #39;Happy Good Friday#39;, faces Twitterati wrath

US President Donald Trump was at his blooper best when he mistook Good Friday for Easter and wished the world "Happy Good Friday", triggering an avalanche of criticism from Twitterati who tore into him for his embarrassing gaffe.Good Friday refers to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ which is a day…
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April 11, 2020