Outchurched

Apparently, some people think that teenagers become sexually aroused because of song lyrics. Funny, I seem to recall that hormones were somehow involved and that it was a natural process.

Onion readers weigh in.

Christians often play lip service to the notion that they’re “interested in what non-Christians think.” If you’re a Christian who professes such an interest, it would behoove you to pay a visit to the Skeptic’s Annotated Bible.

Rev. Fred “God Hates Fags [but adores ignorant, self-righteous bigots who twist Scripture]” Phelps pours out his version of the Love of Christ while stating that it’s too late for repentence, that America is doomed, and that Westboro Baptist Church has personally fulfilled prophecy. (I lost count of the number of times he rails […]

This is a pretty heavy lift from the article, but it’s an interesting article in a series of interesting articles written by David Plotz from Slate.

I have always been a proud Jew, but never a terribly observant one. Several weeks ago, I made a rare visit to synagogue for a cousin’s bat mitzvah and, as […]

From the L.A. Times:

STAFFORD, Texas — They are not the words one expects to hear from a politician or a Southerner, and Leonard Scarcella is both: “Our city has an excessive number of churches.”

Scarcella is mayor of this Houston-area community, which has 51 churches and other religious institutions packed into its 7 square miles.

With some […]

On these Days of Prayer and Remembrance, we mourn with those who still mourn, and find comfort through faith. We give thanks to the Almighty for our liberty, and we pray for His blessing on all those who were lost and for strength in the work ahead. May God continue to watch over the United […]

By way of Demerging, comes another prayer worth reading/thinking about/praying:

MY LORD GOD, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following Your […]

Websense is a content filtering company has Outchurched blocked. It’s in the “sex” category for some unknown reason. Basically, this is a good example of how this type of content filtering service/software effectively manages to censor/limit free speech.

Your friend and mine, Dorsey, realized this and then searched in vain for Outchurched’s illicit content, […]

The Trailer for the movie “Jesus Camp”:

Dates and Locations where you can see the Jesus Camp movie.

Trascription of the Jesus Camp movie Trailer: (1a)

Becky Fisher: This is a sick old world. Kids, you’ve gotta change things.

Fisher: Boys and girls can change the world? Ab-so-lutely!

Campers: I pledge allegiance to the Christian Flag…

Camp Counselor/Parent?: There […]

TO: Lee Scott President and CEO Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Bentonville, AR 72716-8611

Dear Sir,

We, the undersigned, respectfully request that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. cease distribution of the book known as the Holy Bible. We make this request after careful consideration, having examined numerous passages in the Holy Bible that are repulsive, stridently offensive and/or illegal. The following five examples reveal the […]