The Christian World View

I attend a weekly discussion group with Christians who have more conservative viewpoints. Some of them have said they don't believe in witnessing. They think the love of the gospel and the message of Jesus as your Savior needs to be kept to oneself. They are silent Christians. They know they have the greatest gift they can offer someone yet they hold it to themselves. I don't understand this philosophy. They think of "religion" as something private. I don't think of religion at all. I think of having a personal relationship with my creator. I think of Him as the key to salvation. Why would I ... Read Full Story

Barack Obama has made a video which you can see at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl32Y7wDVDs. This video leaves me with a lot of questions. Obama says that as president he will end the war in Iraq. How will he do that? Will he just tell our troops not to fight unless fired upon first and then simply pull them out leaving Iraq essentially defenseless? Will he stop all offensives currently being done? He says he will cut ten's of billions of dollars in wasteful spending. What does he consider as wasteful spending? In his next sentence he says he will cut investments in "unproven missile defense systems." These ... Read Full Story

I need to clarify my position related to the first post in my page. I still believe what I said but I left a very important point unsaid. As Christians, the love of Jesus must be prevalent in everything we do. That means that we treat everyone according to what Jesus said in Matt 22:39, "And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." (KJV) It is possible to love your neighbour regardless of their lifestyle, their beliefs or even in spite of how they treat you. The reason for this is what Paul says in Eph 6:12 "For ... Read Full Story

I just read a news story about a 5 year old boy who may have Asperger's Syndrome (a high functioning type of autism). This little boy, Alex Barton, was voted out of his kindergarten class after his teacher had him come to the front of the room and asked every other student why they didn't like him. The teacher then had each student vote as to whether or not Alex should remain as part of the class. They voted him out. What kind of values is this going to teach the children in that classroom? What are these kids going to take away from ... Read Full Story

I saw a TV news article the other day about families who have children that need special treatments requiring genetic material such as stem cells, these families are having other children that will supply the needed material. The article was actually about the UK having passed a law allowing this to happen. I have a son and wouldn't want him to have any disease or condition but if he did I can't say I would have another child to supply what is needed. According to New Scientist (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn6195-saviour-sibling-babies-get-green-light.html) "One family in Britain, the Hashmis, had earlier received explicit permission from the HFEA (Human Fertilisation ... Read Full Story