Just When I Thought I hated Rap Music…

With all of the misogynistic dogma and profanity present in today’s rap music, it’s refreshing to hear something positive. In addition to rappers like Common, there are also heroes of the past like Arrested Development, Queen Latifah, MC-Lyte, and Will Smith. It’s a shame that my list of rappers from the past is longer than any list I could create made up of modern rappers. Below is a rap video by a young Christian man who goes my the name Lacrae:

I remember when rap actually meant something such as this:

Those were the days…

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The Church Of Oprah?

Heart of Flesh has an eye opening post about Oprah’s views on religion. Apparently, God is in everything and everyone. Does that mean God is in my cell phone? According to Oprah, perhaps. I still like her, but the woman is deceived.

Take Time To Quiet The Mind…

I’ve got one of the most stressful jobs you could imagine; I’m a public high school teacher. Sounds surprising to some since I can take the summer off and get about four scattered weeks during the year. But there’s a price for all that freedom…it’s called STRESS. Why is being a teacher so stressful? It’s being told to work miracles when it’s impossible for a teacher to do so. It’s being able to make students behave, but not succeed. With teenagers who are not your own, you cannot make them realize the importance of an education before it is too late. You can’t even get many of them to get off the path to destruction. In a few years, those same kids will be blaming “the man” for holding them back. If they’d only look in the mirror…

When you take a stressful job and add it to other stress triggers like health, family issues, and social pressure, life can become a shaken soda bottle if you get my drift. So what is one to do? Take time to quiet the mind. It is crucial to make other aspects of your life more exciting so that the stress drowns in the sea of forgetfulness. In other words, have fun. Fun for me is hanging out with friends, going to plays, laughing, and loving. I also find that pampering myself works wonders via regular manicures and visits to the hair salon. Of course, if there are stress triggers you can get rid of, by all means do so. Living life in spite of your circumstances beats stress. So get out there and live!

The Christian Right In America Cannot Be Compared With Muslim Extremists

It never ceases to amaze me when the radical left draw “parallels” between America’s Christian Right and Islamofascists. Ayaan Hirsi Ali so eloquently explains that the dynamics of religion in the west are much more humane that what exists in the Middle East. Those living in nations with Christian influences are free to trash religion, promote and distribute degrading entertainment, have abortions, speak out against leadership, and in some cases, burn flags without the fear of prison or even death. That escapes Canadian documentary filmmaker, Avi Lewis.

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According to Mr. Lewis, the people of the United States are under just as much oppression and strife as those living in the Muslim world. How can he or anyone else come to such a conclusion? Are things perfect here? No, they aren’t. But to believe that our country (or Canada) is in any way shape or form similar to a society under Islamic law is almost blatantly dishonest.

Rev. Jeremiah Wright In His Own Words

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Should we not dialogue with people we disagree with?

Rev. Jeremiah Wright Gets Pounded By The Media, But The Spiritual Leaders of Republicans Get Free Passes To Say And Do As They Please…

It’s apparently ok for a preacher to declare that God damn America as long as he’s white. And by the way, he could have been accused of child molestation as well (cough… Guiliani’s spiritual guide).

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I want to make one thing clear, I do not endorse Rev. Wright or his theology. It should be noted, however, that his rants are not rare in black churches with older leadership. What I have a problem with is that Barack Obama is taking heat for Wright’s tirades when former candidates Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and Rudy Guiliani were untouched over their affiliations. Shouldn’t we criticize fairly?

For more information, see The Young Turks

Newsflash! Jesus Is Not God’s Only Begotten Son…

…that is, according to Larry Huch and Paula White He’s not.

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Don’t get me wrong, I still like Paula White, but this is more than outrageous. No, she didn’t actually make the comment, but she nodded her head in agreement. Also, she reduced Christ down to being only the “first fruit.” Allow me to ask…what the heck?

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PLANNED PARENTHOOD DOES ITS BEST TO HELP THE BLACK COMMUNITY

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And young girls with adult boyfriends

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Osama Bin Forgotten Is At It Again

It looks like Osama is still having a hissy fit over cartoons containing caricatures of the “prophet” Mohammed. They were first published in a Danish newspaper called Jyllands-Posten back in 2005. This time, the world’s most wanted man is threatening Europe. But why do I have a feeling that Europeans will take this threat lying down? Whatever the case, we can respect other religions if we wish…but respect does NOT = submission.

You’ll Find Many Prohibtions In The Bible, But You’ll Never Find, “Thou Shalt Not Marry An Unbeliever”

If you’re a Christian, I’m sure you heard that to marry someone who isn’t saved is being unequally yoked. That doctrine is often connected with 2 Corinthians 6:14:

14Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

But if you read the entire passage, marriage is not discussed…not even once. It is one of those passages where well-meaning Christians make assumptions or add in their opinions. Here is another example:

Deuteronomy 22

5The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.

The passage above is often used as a prohibition against women wearing pants. How can anyone claim that it’s adding to the word of God to teach that women should not wear pants and not also make the same claim against the long standing (and I’ll say erroneous belief) that a believer should not marry an unbeliever? Below is another example:

Psalm 1

1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

I have heard the above verse used as a prohibition against Christians attending night clubs and/or movies (focus on “stand in the way of sinners). The adding never ends. For a long time, I believed that it was a sin to marry an unbeliever. I must admit it was during a time when I would take one verse and hang an entire doctrine upon it. Bad idea. Needless to say, I no longer believe it is a sin. Take a look at another verse:

1 Corinthians 7

12But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

13And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

There you have it. It is important to note that no where does the passage state that this applies to those who married their spouses before becoming believers…it simply addresses believers married to unbelievers. Therefore, marrying an unsaved person is not a sin nor does it mean your marriage will not be blessed.

BUT, is it a good idea? We cannot deny that conflicts may arise out of such unions. It is desirable for born-again Christians to marry other born-agains. Could I honestly see myself marrying an atheist or a Muslim? Absolutely not. Is one sinning by doing so…there is no biblical evidence that they are. Why teach such a thing? In a nutshell, the issue for me is not encouraging Christians to marry other Christians. I’d encourage the same. What I do have a problem with is declaring something sinful when it isn’t a sin at all.

Here is an interesting article on the subject. I do not endorse the entire site.

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