The Berean Call
Perilous Times and the Word of God [Excerpts]
"This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come." (2 Timothy 3:1)
NYPD Rewords Report That Some Say Insulted Muslims [Excerpts]
The New York Police Department revised a highly touted report on the threat of homegrown terrorism in response to complaints that it was an insult to law-abiding, observant Muslims.
An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith : Radio Broadcast
An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith : Radio Broadcast
Dramatic increase in Americans declaring no religion [Excerpts]
A new report finds that American adults who claim no religious affiliation increased from 14 million in 1990 to 34 million in 2008.
The new report says those who don't claim any religious affiliation are more likely to be male, young, living in the West and politically independent.
The idea that a Palestinian state can lead to enduring peace in the Middle East has become a diplomatic obsession for American policy makers. Bringing such a state into being has become the equivalent of finding the Holy Grail. In fact, however, a Palestinian state would not only fail to bring peace and stability to the region, but would make it an even more dangerous place than it already is.
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[TBC: In a short article promoting his upcoming book (The End of Christianity), Professor William Dembski (research professor in philosophy at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary), puts his finger on a compromise which many Christian intellectuals fall into. They are swayed by who supports an idea rather than simply on the merit or lack of the same of an idea.]
Love is the most abiding grace. This will stay with us when other graces take their farewell. In heaven we shall need no repentance, because we shall have no sin. In heaven we shall not need patience, because there will be no affliction. In heaven we shall need no faith because faith looks at things unseen (Heb. xi. 1).
Hamas Complains, So U.N. School Will Not Teach Gaza Students About Holocaust [Excerpts]
The United Nations’ refugee agency for Palestinians does not intend to include the Holocaust in the curriculum at schools it runs in the Gaza Strip, a U.N. spokesman said following criticism by Hamas about the purported plan.
