Fact-Checking a Popular Story of Christian Origins
Clementine Ford tells a story that the origins of the church were false, arbitrary and selfish. This account powerfully discounts the moral authority of Christianity.
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Clementine Ford tells a story that the origins of the church were false, arbitrary and selfish. This account powerfully discounts the moral authority of Christianity.
Our hopes for peace lie not in the sacrifice of lives lost on the battlefield, no matter how just the cause, or how brave and selfless the act. Honour is due to all who would lay down their lives for others. But there is only one saviour, and to access his salvation we must come in repentance and faith.
We should pray that local, state and federal governments in Australia will recognise the socially harmonious benefit of religion in general, and of Christian beliefs and behaviours in particular.
Helen Bell shares how she’s working on having more conversations about Jesus, and how we might be more pro-active and better prepared for these moments.
The account attached to the cutesy red Muppet asked on Monday: “How is everybody doing?” What was striking was how bleak many of the replies were.
