This brief article is full of surprising statistics, including an apparent contrast between how churchgoing LGBT adults view most denominations (most think of the church as a whole as unfriendly to them) vs how they view their personal congregational experience (only 6% feel their congregation is unfriendly to them). Am I reading that correctly? Because that’s a huge contrast.
Category: Of Random Interest
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I generally like this sort of approach, although I don’t think it works as well when comparing poetry to prose. I think the Psalms still have pride of place when measured in terms of thoughts.
What Is the Longest Book in the Bible?
Hint: it’s not the Psalms.
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This is a wonderful interview. There are so many great lines. My favorite may be:
Q: How are the sharks cognizant enough to keep biting people while they’re flying through the air?
A: If you were a shark and you found yourself flying through the air, wouldn’t you keep biting? I think you’d be pretty pissed about being plucked out of your nice familiar ocean where you’re king of the predators, and you’d probably take it out on whoever got in your way. Honestly, I don’t understand why people are so perplexed by this concept. The logic is undeniable.
Google for the trailer.
We asked the writer of Sharknado some very serious questions
Tonight, Syfy debuts the greatest shark disaster epic since Sharktopus. It’s called Sharknado. And yeah, it’s about a tornado — full of sharks. Thunder Levin wrote the script, and we caught up with him to ask some philosophical questions about this important film that forces us to question the very nature of reality itself.
io9: Is there any scientific basis, however tenuous, for sharknado?
Thunder Levin: Yes. There are numerous confirmed repor…
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Wow. Wow. Wow.
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This guy is amazing!
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Yes, please.
S’moresicles are fun summer treat that kids can make
InMenlo.com — Daily News and Features about Menlo Park and Atherton California
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Great thoughts by my friend Ben. My favorite bit, “Rainbows aren’t technically illusions. They are exactly what they appear to be, its just that you’re seeing different images from many microscopic objects to form the complete picture. That’s why rainbows are so amazing! They have nothing to hide because they are themselves a revelation! They are proof that every beam of sunlight is made up of all the colors you can imagine, but its only when refracted through a cloud of tiny water drops that those colors split out so you can see them.”
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For my fellow ministers — words to consider by Assemblies of God superintendent George Wood.
When I served as pastor at Newport-Mesa, God directed us to prioritize missions giving. Several years after my $30,000 goal, I began feeling that the church ought to do corporately what we ask peop…
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Wow. What horrible news.
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This was a very interesting read. “Unfortunately, a few years later my marriage ended—a pain known too easily by too many. At this point, the divorce allowed me to explore my homosexuality for the first time in my life. At first, I felt liberated. I dated some great guys, and was in a couple of long-term relationships. Over several years, intellectual honesty led me to some unexpected conclusions: (1) Creating a family with another man is not completely equal to creating a family with a woman, and (2) denying children parents of both genders at home is an objective evil. Kids need and yearn for both.”
I’m Gay and I Oppose Same-Sex Marriage
While religion and tradition have led many to their positions on same-sex marriage, it’s also possible to oppose same-sex marriage based on reason and experience.
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Glen Davis hung out. #hangoutsonair