February 2000

Standing up for the Lord's Prayer

Gary: Now, Religion in the News, a report and comment on religious trends and events being covered by the media. This week’s item is from last October’s Winnipeg Free Press under the headline, “Lord’s Prayer Controversy Leaves Lasting Scars for Farm Family.” Except for one dark, lingering scar, their home...Read more

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Are Those Apparitions Really the Virgin Mary?

02/02/2000

Tom: Today we’re continuing our discussion about apparitions, particularly the apparitions of Mary, which have been going on over the centuries and are manifesting themselves around the world at an astounding rate these days. For example, the number of pilgrimages to the alleged visitation sites is staggering: 20-30 million to...Read more

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Question: I read your article, “Is Allah, of the Muslim/Islam religion, the same God of the Bible?” [and] would like to ask some questions. Please give me chapter and verse from the Qur’an....

February 1, 2000

Question [condensed to save space]: In response to [your] article I read on the internet [on someone else’s website], entitled “Is Allah , of the Muslim/ Islam religion, the same God of the Bible?” I would like to make a few comments and ask some questions. Please give me chapter...Read more

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Quotable

February 1, 2000

In Scripture as well as in history we read and find that the pure wholesome truth from the beginning of the world has generally been hated, reviled, and persecuted....The good pious Jeremiah, because he reproved the scribes for their false doctrine and wickedness, admonished the ignorant...urged the wicked population to...Read more

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A New Christianity?

February 1, 2000

How swiftly time passes! Already we're well into the year 2000. The alleged Y2K bug (including billions of embedded chips, which were going to cause havoc) turned out to be the myth of the millennium. The contrast between fearful Christians and a confident world was embarrassing. InterVarsity canceled its huge...Read more