Bible Archives - Page 8 of 9
February 7th, 2013
Teaching Bible courses in public schools is already a controversial practice, but when critics launch accusations of bias in Bible course instruction, the issue becomes even more complicated. A number of Texas school districts are now coming under scrutiny for
Continue Reading »
February 1st, 2013
"Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones!" Normally when we think of the Biblical book of Psalms, we envision prayerful, peaceful meditations on patience, faithfulness, and longing, but the above quotation comes from Psalm
Continue Reading »
November 1st, 2012
How would you like to live an entire year following the Bible's instructions on female conduct? Rachel Held Evans of Dayton, Tennessee, did exactly that, then wrote a book about her experiences living biblically.
Continue Reading »
August 2nd, 2012
Ministers say the darnedest things. In a sermon to his congregation at Knollwood Church in Mobile, Alabama, Pastor Aaron Fruh declared that God caused the Great Flood because we practice gay marriage.
Continue Reading »
June 6th, 2012
Distinguished evolutionary biologist and atheist Richard Dawkins has expressed support for the distribution of Bibles in government-run British schools.
Continue Reading »
March 15th, 2012
How would you react if you drove past a billboard depicting a Bible verse that read "Slaves, obey your masters"? Incensed, perplexed, or curious? That's how Pennsylvania commuters reacted to a new billboard.
Continue Reading »
January 20th, 2012
Just two days after it was posted on Youtube, the video had racked up over 2 million views and now has over 15 million. The number of comments now totals over 30,000.
Continue Reading »
December 29th, 2011
Bill Cosby brings levity to the Bible in his comedy routine. Is this inappropriate, or an innocent take on familiar material and what does it say about his beliefs?
Continue Reading »
October 27th, 2011
Frequent Bible-reading can make people more liberal, posits a Baylor University doctoral candidate in his master's thesis, contradicting commonly-held stereotypes about liberals and conservatives.
Continue Reading »
The Universal Life Church Ministries proudly welcomes all who feel called to get ordained, regardless of creed. We enable all faiths; Christian, Jewish, Mormon, Muslim, Pagan, Wiccan, Atheist – and more – to join our growing non-denominational congregation. Underlying everything we do is a simple core belief: that we are all children of the same universe.