More on church lists

No, not moron church lists, thought that could make an interesting post as well.
In response to a post about 10 ways to hinder your church, a commenter made some good points about other things that should be on the list:
The list is excessively focused on doctrine and public meetings. This is only a very small part [...]

God’s view of marriage and parenting

The last post talked about religion in the public square.  This one is for those within the church.  Non-believers are welcome to comment, but please stay on topic.
As I addressed in Problems with pro-gay theology, there are many false teachers and/or confused people in the church who hold one or more of the following erroneous [...]

Confronting fake concerns about religion in the public square

Friendly reminder: Many people advancing liberal arguments will try to dismiss the views of religious people just because they are religious people.  Too often people let them get away with that truly bigoted, prejudiced anti-religious argument.
These responses specifically address the marriage debate, though they also work when they try to dismiss your pro-life or other views [...]

10 ways to hinder your church

Pastor Timothy showed a good video about how we can fall into behaviors that hinder the church.  Any relation to your behavior or mine is purely convicting.  #3 is my biggest problem.  Et toi?
In case you don’t have time to watch it, here’s my summary:

It is all about you and what you get out of church.  [...]

Roundup

Must see: Cambridge cop says she won’t vote for Obama again after Gatesgate
If you’re looking for postracial America, you’ve found it.
Also, has anyone else heard much about Gates’ upcoming PBS special about race in America?  I’m not much for conspiracy theories, but does anyone else wonder if he might have provoked this a bit or [...]

Roundup

Virginity in the NBA: Mission Possible – Great article about A.C. Green (former Laker)
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 NY nurse forced to assist in late-term abortion, career threatened – that’s courtesy of the pro-abortion crowd, thank you (yes, that’s pro-abortion, not pro-choice)
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A history of who thought the world was flat and when they thought it — Guess what?  It wasn’t the Christians or [...]

Roundup

Does Mormonism teach that Adam was God (or a God)? Yes, and here is some of the evidence.  Don’t let them tell you otherwise.
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What really caused Michael Jackson to die? (Ray Comfort) — Good video at Christocentric
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North Korea executes (more) Christians 
Human rights groups in South Korea say North Korea has stepped up executions of Christians, some [...]

Oh, the hypocrisy!

A recent commenter did all she could to avoid the topic of a post and railed at length about the hypocrisy of Christians. 
Critics have a point when they demonstrate where some Christians are hypocritical.  After all, Jesus taught to judge but not to judge hypocritically.
But unless the critics are just pointing out the hypocrisy of [...]

ObamaCare: Pro-abortion, not pro-choice

Make no mistake: Obama & Co. plan to have taxpayer funded abortions as part of their “health” coverage.  Why wouldn’t they?  After all, they already refer to abortions as “reproductive health.”  I suppose that euphemism sells better than crushing and dismembering innocent human beings, but I still find it to be highly inaccurate.
Go see Stop [...]

Home Depot sponsors kids’ booths at gay pride parades. Seriously.

I am not making this up. 
According to the Nashville Gay Pride website, Home Depot gave over $5,000 to be a major sponsor of its 2009 Gay Pride Festival in June. But simply financing the event wasn’t enough for the big box chain.
Home Depot also signed on as a vendor, conducting kid’s craft workshops for children [...]

I can’t believe we’re having this conversation (Obamacare)

As pointed out at The Bumbling Genius: An All Too Common Answer, those pushing so hard for health care reform typically just point out problems with the current system and jump to the conclusion that whatever Obama is proposing is going to fix the problems and not cause any new ones.
Anybody see the problems with [...]

“Have you not read . . .”

Listening to a John MacArthur sermon on this passage about divorce got me thinking about some parallels with the pro-gay theology crowd. 
Matthew 19:1-11  Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. 2 And large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
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Roundup

Trig Palin has divided America (Hat tip: Luke)
A Paliban Daily article titled “Sarah Palin’s Retarded Platform: More Trigs!” interpreted Palin’s outspokenness on disability rights as a political ploy to win votes. Other articles contained subtle but unmistakable eugenic overtones.
Those reactions echoed the hateful response that met Palin when she introduced Trig on the campaign trail [...]

If Christians disagree on the Bible, does that disprove Christianity?

A recent commenter noted the following:
I’m sure God was a pioneer in viral marketing, and overall, it’s worked quite well for him, but I think he could have found a better method.
Also, LCB, every time a concept in the Bible is questioned, you usually tell me I’m wrong about it, and that it’s a complicated [...]

“Good people” & Heaven

The Pugnacious Irishman had a thoughtful post titled My own goodness is enough . . . or is it?  It had a good illustration to consider about how you’d evaluate your “goodness.”  It also reminded me of this post, so I thought I’d re-run it.
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It is common for people to say, “I’m a good person. [...]

Global warming and cherry picking

I thought that The way the Ball bounces: The Mother of All Cherries was a great summary of the problems with the global warming debate.  I encourage you to read it all, but here are a few highlights:
AGW alarmism vs. skepticism is not about science vs. non-science; or science vs. religion; it is about sound science [...]