Tag Archives: sin

Atheist Scruples: And Bingo was his name-o

Posted on July 10, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

Today’s question: You need one number to win the jackbot at BINGO. A stranger next to you also needs one and it has been called. Do you tell her? This edition of A Question of Scruples came out in 1986, … Continue reading →

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“Don’t blame God for world’s heartaches”

Posted on May 7, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Rev. Jeff Barnes of Newsong Fellowship Church has a piece in his local paper with the same title and it’s worth some comments from this peanut gallery. The question that inevitably surfaces is, “Why doesn’t God keep all these bad … Continue reading →

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New bodies await us in heaven? How could Billy Graham know that?

Posted on April 28, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Here’s the question this time around: I’m confused, because on Easter our pastor said that not only will our souls go to be with God, but we’ll also be given new bodies in heaven. Is this in the Bible? Why … Continue reading →

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Billy Graham and the one-sided view of spirituality

Posted on February 18, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Yeah, it’s that (impossible to predict) time again, where I find a letter to Billy Graham and share my thoughts about his so-called advice. DEAR BILLY GRAHAM: Someone loaned me a book that says that if you strongly believe something … Continue reading →

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I like this headline: “Caught between God and Gomorrah”

Posted on January 12, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

It’s out of the National Post regarding a court case in Saskatchewan that involves religious marriage commissioners and whether or not they can use that excuse to refuse to perform gay marriages. Short answer, they can’t. Gay rights always trump … Continue reading →

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Gay Mormons have it rough

Posted on October 25, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

..um.. maybe I should rethink that title. That winds up sounding kinkier than I intended. But I’m sure it got your attention, which is a good thing because an article I read focused on the fact that gays are treated … Continue reading →

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Have you missed Billy Graham? Me neither..

Posted on September 11, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

Still, I felt compelled to see what tripe he replied to lately because I’m craving a desire to mock something. If Jesus rose from the dead (which I gather Christians believe happened), then where is he now? Could he be … Continue reading →

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Natural disasters are the fault of humans? Sinful humans!

Posted on August 17, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

To be fair, some disasters would result in lesser devastation if thousands of people weren’t crammed onto islands prone to flooding, but never you mind. Sin is the problem and God is taking it out on the Philippines because we’re … Continue reading →

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Why would temptation be a sin?

Posted on July 23, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

I’ve wound up answering Billy Graham’s mail again, but only because this question is such a good one. I’m not even going to quote what Graham said in response to it, as a matter of fact. His “Blame the Devil!” … Continue reading →

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Madonna is “a stain on humanity and offensive to God”

Posted on December 11, 2008 by 1minionsopinion

But please, Cardinal. Tell us what you really think. Madonna performed in Santiago on the Latin American leg of her Sticky and Sweet Tour to promote her album “Hard Candy.” “The atmosphere in our city is pretty agitated because this … Continue reading →

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