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This video, from ABC’s show What Would You Do?, features an incredible gesture of altruistic human love which made me quite teary to watch. And it’s by someone inspired by Jesus. If only this was the sum of what following Jesus meant to people: Your Thoughts?
Archive for May, 2011
The Best Christian Ever
May 24th, 2011 
Daniel Fincke 
Posted in Christianity, Christianity, Jesus, Jesus, Psychology, Psychology, Social Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology, Sociology, Videos 
Tags: ABC's "What Would You Do?" 
7 Comments »On the Rapture
May 20th, 2011 Daniel Fincke The rapture isn’t going to happen on 21 May 2011. And that implies an ordered series of disconfirmations: (1) Harold Camping is wrong about the Bible; (2) his way of reading the Bible (that is, Biblical numerology) does not reveal anything trans-scientific about the future; (3) evangelical ways of reading the Bible reveal nothing trans-scientific [...]
Questioning Forgiveness
May 17th, 2011 Daniel Fincke James K. McNulty discusses the downside to forgiveness: Despite a burgeoning literature that documents numerous positive implications of forgiveness, scholars know very little about the potential negative implications of forgiveness. In particular, the tendency to express forgiveness may lead offenders to feel free to offend again by removing unwanted consequences for their behavior (e.g., anger, [...]
Norwegian Imam Argues For Beheading Students Who Don't Fast For Ramadan
May 17th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Your Thoughts?
Newt's Dog Whistles
May 17th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Ed Schultz summarizes: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Your Thoughts?
Posted in Politics, Politics, Right Wing Politics, Right Wing Politics Tags: Newt Gingrich 7 Comments »Debate On The Existence Of An Afterlife
May 4th, 2011 Daniel Fincke The other day, I posted a fantastic, must-see (and must-spread) rebuke from Christopher Hitchens to those who harass and bully dying atheists in hospitals in hopes of converting them. I have had a couple requests for the full video from which the clip comes, so by popular demand, I offer it here (sight unseen) for [...]
Bill Maher's Challenge To Those Expecting Jesus To Return May 21
May 4th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Your Thoughts?
Johnson & Johnson Comes Out As Pro-Superstition?
May 4th, 2011 Daniel Fincke In a bafflingly stupid and irritating new ad, Johnson & Johnson make the case that part of the special “human” touch that nurses add to the care of patients is their willingness to employ superstitious techniques to help them: Yes, superstitiousness is very human, but that’s to our embarrassment, it’s not a sign of our [...]
Hitchens On The Inappropriateness Of Asking Dying Atheists If They've Changed Their Mind
May 2nd, 2011 Daniel Fincke Glorious righteous indignation from a master of righteous indignation: Your Thoughts?
Adam Winnik Illustrates Carl Sagan's "Pale Blue Dot"
May 1st, 2011 Daniel Fincke Pale Blue Dot – Animation from Ehdubya on Vimeo. Your Thoughts?
Derren Brown's "Miracles For Sale"
May 1st, 2011 Daniel Fincke Brown’s site’s description: With the cameras in hot pursuit, Derren faces his toughest project yet, going in search of an unsuspecting member of the British public prepared to adopt the guise of a pastor and miracle worker. His chosen one then has six months to learn the trade and flourish across the pond as a [...]
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