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Topics Relating to Religion
Some Popular Topics
Religion 101:
Examining the Definition of Religion
and Religious Beliefs,
by Austin Cline,
About.com
Comprehensive "Religion" article from Wikipedia
A Recent [2008]
Discussion of "Top Five Most
Important Christian Theologians in History"
"Theology" article from Wikipedia
Answering a Fundamentalist Regarding the Bible
What did Jesus mean by saying, ‘I am the way.’?
(Or, does a person have to be a Christian to be saved?)
Primacy of Conscience: Why Reason is Higher than Authority
On the Bible's Condemnation of Homosexuality
Sacrifice of Sexuality and Sacrifice of Gender
"Faith: A Journey of Trust," a short sermon by Dr. Marcus Borg which
discusses four different elements in the meaning of the word "faith"
[A longer treatment of the material in this sermon can be
found in
Chapter Two, "Faith, the Way of the Heart," in Dr. Borg's
book,
The Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a Life of Faith,
HarperSanFrancisco Publishers, 2003]
Why wasn't my prayer request granted?
Can Agnostics Pray? What would an agnostic's prayer sound like?
What about Jesus' Virgin Birth?
Biblical Miracles vs. Theological Miracles, and the Efficacy of Prayer
Christians and Religious Pluralism -- Three Answers to an
Important Question for Christians: "Can Christians accept
Christianity as the way to God and still give credence to the
truth of other religions?"
Answers given by Marcus Borg,
Rev. Lowell E. Grisham, and Tom Ehrich
The Christian’s Standard-Model Theistic
God, and Ten Questions for Christians
Why are there two Bibles (Protestant and Catholic)?
On the Alleged Human Faults and Failings of Jesus
Specially for Unitarian Universalists
Excerpts from Some Unitarian Universalist Association Pamphlets
Cultural Appropriation and Misappropriation (Includes
two links to video, six articles from the UUA website,
and a Wikipedia article on Cultural Appropriation)
"How Do UUs Frame the World?" Chapter 5 from Engaging Our
Theological Diversity,
a 2005 report of the Commission on Appraisal
Engaging Our Theological Diversity, a May 2005 report of the Commission on Appraisal
Related to the UUA's 2009 General Assembly in Salt Lake City
Reaction of GA Delegates to the Proposal
to Revise Article II of the UUA Bylaws
Present Article II in the UUA Bylaws and the Committee
on Appraisal's Proposed New Article II Compared
"On the Review of Article II of the UUA Bylaws,"
Report of the
Unitarian Universalist Commission on Appraisal,
May 1, 2009,
(html format)
"On the Review of Article II of the UUA Bylaws,"
Report of the
Unitarian Universalist Commission on Appraisal,
May 1, 2009,
(pdf format)
The “Rationale” Section of the Report by the
Commission
on Appraisal -- Changed Slightly
and
with Numbering Included to Facilitate
Discussion of Points Made by the Commission
Recommendations of George Desnoyers for Article II
of the UUA Bylaws -- Recommendations given both
with and without the rationale for recommendations
Four Responsive Resolutions Relating to the Proposal
of the Commission on Appraisal for Changes in Article II
of the Bylaws [All four of these resolutions passed on
Sunday, June 28, 2009, by a vote of two-thirds or more]
Some Articles Related to Community Building
117 Tested Ideas for Membership Growth
Ten Ways to NOT Build Community
A Program Useful in Community Building
Topics Related to the End Times
(Especially for you fans of the Left Behind series)
Little Horn and the Four Kingdoms of Daniel
So, you’re a premillennialist, and you say you believe the Bible?
T/F Quiz on Apocalyptic Literature
Specially for Roman Catholics
Text of All Sixteen Vatican II Documents (Appended for Word-Search Purposes)
Twenty-one General [Ecumenical] Councils of the Church
Roman Catholicism and the Ordination of Women
Was Mary a perpetual virgin? And what about the Biblical "brethren" of Jesus?
Contraception, Sex, and Women in the Roman Catholic Church
Tobias Days, Sex, and the Purpose of Marriage
Apostolic Succession and Papacy in the Roman Catholic Church
Can a person disagree with the Pope and still be a good Catholic?
Mary as Co-Redemptrix - Answers to Seven Common Objections, an
Article by Dr. Mark Miravalle, Professor of Theology and Mariology
How many Ascensions of Jesus were there, and when did it (or they) occur?
Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) - Encyclical issued by
Pope John Paul II on September 154, 1998
The Spanish Inquisition (Article from Wikipedia)
Specially for Seventh Day Adventists
Predictive prophecy and the Year-Day Principle
Must Christians Obey the Sabbath Commandment?
Islam
Other Topics
Hey, what's the difference between ethics and morality?
Boundaries and boundary-setting
Decision in the case of Elizabeth Dovydenas v. The Bible Speaks
"Physics and the Mind of God: The Templeton Prize Address,"
Paul Davies, Address given at Westminster Abbey on May 3, 1995
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