Category Archives: Faith
ISIS: Battling for Land, not Religion.
Nine centuries after the bloody crusades, Christians fought Muslims in the Bosnian War of the 1990s. But it wasn’t for religion that they fought. It was for control of Yugoslavia, broken up after the fall of communist control. When a new [Continue Reading]
Can faith and reasoning coexist? Do creation and evolution theories have to be at odds with each other?
Since the renaissance of the 15th century, scientists have questioned whether our universe was created by a greater god or by something more scientifically explainable. The debate hit the mainstream in 1859, when Charles Darwin published his theory that all [Continue Reading]
Can faith and reasoning coexist?
Since the renaissance of the 15th century, scientists have questioned whether our universe was created by a greater God or something more scientifically explainable. The debate hit mainstream in 1859, when Charles Darwin published his theories that all living things [Continue Reading]
Isn’t the term “Holy War” a contradiction?
In biblical times, the early Israelites attacked the lands of Canaan under the leadership of Moses and Joshua. The Israelites included 600,000 warriors and their families, and they needed a new home. They justified their blatant attack on Jericho and [Continue Reading]
Wars are fought for land, not religion.
All through history, nations have battled against each other over borders and the control of land. Whoever controls the land has the power. From the land come the resources needed for the essentials of life: food, shelter, energy, transportation and [Continue Reading]
Evil can lurk anywhere in the world, but it does not represent who we are
History has proven that evil can lurk anywhere and breed terrible violence into any society. Modern technology constantly reminds us of this threat—in fact, never lets us forget it. A week doesn’t go by when, on our flat-screen televisions or [Continue Reading]
Giant Jesus statue erected in Syria.
Although terrible news from Syria is all that we’ve heard recently, a new symbol of hope will tower over the country. Last month, a 40-foot statue of Jesus was erected on a Syrian mountaintop over which, in ancient times, pilgrims crossed [Continue Reading]
Slaughter in Kenya. This is not the way of Islam.
History has proven that evil can lurk anywhere and breed terrible violence into any society. Just last week, another ill-fallen individual wreaked carnage upon the innocent—this time, close to the United States Capitol. A dozen lives were wiped away at [Continue Reading]