Can a Christian be a nudist? What does the Bible say about nudity? Question: "Can a Christian be a nudist?
What does the Bible say about nudity? " Answer: Many pagan cultures throughout history considered public nudity normative, especially Spartan, Greek, and Roman societies. In more recent years, pubic nudity has become more and more acceptable, with many groups promoting a “back-to-nature” philosophy and the supposed health benefits of taking off one’s clothes. Nudists, or naturists, form clubs, frequent clothing-free beaches, and engage in activities ranging from hiking to horseback riding au naturel. Bill Maher Discussion about Jesus Camp.
Best of Christopher Hitchens Arguments And Clever Comebacks Part Two. The Antichrist And The Little Horn. Italian women appeal to Pope Francis to end priests' celibacy vow. Some 6,000 parish priests who have left the priesthood to wed now live in Italy, compared to a total of 33,000 parish priests currently in service.
Pope Francis has previously supported the tradition of celibacy, but has suggested his position might waiver.. "For now, I am in favour of maintaining celibacy, with all the pros and cons that come with it, because in ten centuries there have been more positive experiences than errors," he was quoted saying in 2010, before he became Pope, in the book, On Heaven and Earth. Opinion: Even Jesus wouldn't buy 'the rapture' Patricia Heaton, right, stars in a new Christian comedy "Moms' Night Out," about a trio of moms out on the town.
Greg Kinnear and Connor Corum star in "Heaven is For Real," a film based on a best-selling book penned by a Christian pastor. Jennifer Connelly and Russell Crowe star in "Noah," a $130 million biblical epic. Diogo Morgado plays Jesus in "Son of God," which opened in February. Kevin Sorbo stars in the sleeper hit "God's Not Dead. " The Political Candidate Backed By A “Son Of God” And An End Of Life Doula.
The slaughter of 29 women and two men in an alleged house of prostitution shows the danger of the Iraqi government’s reliance on Shia militias for its defense.
BAGHDAD, Iraq — If the gunmen who carried out a mass killing Saturday night escape punishment it will be not only because the victims were prostitutes, all too often friendless and forgotten, but also because the government needs to keep the murderers on its side. Officially, Iraq’s Ministry of the Interior is still investigating the crime, but many Iraqis believe it’s clear who is responsible.
They say the killing was carried out by members of a local Shia militia, religious extremists whose armed members both cooperate and compete with the government for control of the area where the killing occurred. Hell Christian Quotes, Page 2. Can a Christian be a nudist? What does the Bible say about nudity? Two Ways of Dealing with the Apocalypse. Victoria Osteen tries to justify praying for a parking spot.
Why American Christians Love Satan. God's 12 Biggest Dick Moves in the Old Testament. The worst places in the world to be religious. By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Editor.
Toni Braxton claims her son’s autism was God’s punishment for abortion, may be due to vaccinations. The singer Toni Braxton stirred up controversy with a claim in her memoir that her son’s autism was a punishment from God — one that she’s recently walked back slightly.
Braxton had been on Accutane, an acne medication that can cause serious birth defects, when she got pregnant more than ten years ago; she wrote in her new memoir that she “believed that God’s payback was to give my son autism.” The “Unbreak My Heart” chanteuse comes from a deeply religious background, but has said she would likely have had an abortion even were she not on a medication that threatens a fetus’s health. Perhaps in order to mute public criticism of her representation of autism as a punishment from God for misdeeds, Braxton further amplified her comments in an interview, though, stating: “I thought I was being punished for having an abortion.
But I realized there is nothing wrong with my baby. The Bible In Comics: How Genesis, Other Biblical Stories Come Alive Through Illustration. This article first appeared in Sacred Matters housed at Emory University.
The Bible was written on scrolls, papyri, and parchment, and rendered in languages ancient or dead. For some religious people, it would seem an act of disrespect, if not sacrilege, to translate its stories and lessons into pictures. Yet down the centuries, countless believers have eagerly translated the Bible into art, sculpture, music, and architecture. To encounter the Bible in art is to encounter the reverence, the joy, and even the missionary zeal of the artist. Rev. Rafael Cruz: 'There is an Attack on Christianity' in America. Forum Discussion: Religion as a Drug. To what extent do people join a religion or just remain in a religion because of the positive, even pleasurable, feelings it provides?
This is an interesting question from the perspective of religious psychology, but it also has every practical implications for atheists. After all, if pleasurable feelings play a significant role in religion, then reasoned arguments and evidence will likely play a correspondingly smaller role. Put another way, if people the more pleasurable religion is, the less relevant counter-evidence and counter-arguments will be -- but this is exactly what atheists rely so heavily on in their critiques of religion and theism. Are we, then, just wasting our time? A forum member writes: Forum Discussion: Religion as a Drug. 1500-Year-Old Bible Discovered In Turkey Indicates Jesus Christ Was Not Crucified.
The Bible In Comics: How Genesis, Other Biblical Stories Come Alive Through Illustration. When Celebrity Christianity Backfires. Let's be real, you guys.
The Internet does not need another post about what is certainly now the most significant bearded Christian duck-hunting reality show controversy OF ALL TIME. And honestly, I wouldn't add one if I didn't think this might be a slightly different angle than the majority of what I've been seeing in my feeds, which amounts to either conservative or progressive Christian outrage at A&E or Phil Robertson. But is this outrage, on either side, the best response to the obviously intolerant and racist words of the Duck Patriarch? Certainly, the conservative "free speech" or "religious freedom" stuff is just ridiculous, revealing the empty politic of legislative power under the surface of modern evangelicalism yet again.
But the progressive Christian attempt to counter the conservative perspective, while needed, may also be missing the root issue involved. The Tea Party Isn’t a Political Movement, It’s a Religious One. The average American will eat 50,000 calories worth of ice cream in 2014.
But how did we get here? In honor of National Ice Cream month, a history of the frozen dessert. Thirty years ago this week, Ronald Reagan made perhaps the most momentous decision of his presidency. "Ice cream is a nutritious and wholesome food," he declared on July 9, 1984. Church of England Gets Female Bishops and a Conservative Backlash. Police hunted down the prostitute accused of watching a Google exec overdose—and found a trail of dead and damaged men in her past. The detectives from the Santa Cruz police department could see an unmistakable injection mark in the arm of the deceased Google executive. But the detectives could see no drugs and no syringe on the yacht where 51-year-old Forrest Timothy Hayes had been found dead from a heroin overdose.
What the detectives did see was a pair of wine glasses on a table. They also noted that somebody appeared to have straightened up the cabin. “There was another person in the room, obviously,” Deputy Chief Steve Clark of the Santa Cruz Police later said. How the Tea Party’s Apocalyptic Politics Are Destroying the Republican Party. Tea Party leaders view themselves as modern prophets of the end of times, ratcheting up their rhetoric to prove that Obama is evil and God is on their side. Want to know why the Tea Party so eager to grievously wound the Republican Party?
42% Of Americans Believe God Created Humans 10,000 Years Ago. I don't think going for "evolution happened but god guided the process" necessarily means those people don't understand darwinian evolution. Theists Gone Wild. Drunk With Blood: God's killings in the Bible. Drunk With Blood: God's Killings in the Bible. Christian Activist Group Demand for Superman to Pick a Religion.
"Come, Son of Jor-El, Kneel before God! " Jesus Christ – The Neighbour from Hell - Jesus isn't nice at all! Jesus Christ – A Paragon of Virtue? How the Tea Party’s Apocalyptic Politics Are Destroying the Republican Party. Hurricane Sandy God's Punishment? Priest Shuts Down Claims as Twitter Users Mock Pat Robertson - lefthandofgod18 - Gmail. Many Americans don't believe in hell, but what about pastors? - USATODAY.com. One Of The World's Most Controversial Artworks Is Making Catholics Angry Once Again.
Aldous Huxley on Drugs, Democracy, and Religion. By Maria Popova. Harvard Will Host a Satanic Mass. The Ivy League continually sinks to shockingly low depths, but the latest news is particularly chilling. Starbucks says it’s sorry a barista put a Satanic symbol in teacher’s coffee - Hot Topics. Saturday nutpick-a-palooza: Satanic Christian films in da house! This week's source material: GOP Candidate: Yoga Opens You to Satanic Possession - Garance Franke-Ruta. Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial contender E.W. Jackson in 2008 took a stance that's apparently common among Christian conservatives. Is Satan Dead? Pastor Steven Andrew Says President Obama Follows Satan And Encourages 'Homosexual Sin' In 'God's State Of The Union' Woman Declares Yoga a Harmful and "Demonic" Practice.
With Spring’s much welcomed arrival on Thursday, it seems like things are finally coming together for some people in 2014. Kevin Bacon dusted off his Footloose dancing shoes. Emma Stone unleashed her inner Spice Girls fangirl. This guy owned Wheel of Fortune. And Vogue gave Kim Kardashian a happy ending. Christian-Muslim Tensions in Egypt Laid Low at Cairo Exorcisms.
Yoga Linked To 'Demonic Hindu Gods,' Claims Faculty Op-Ed In John Brown University Paper. Photo by buckley57. Photo by coachjames99. Not Just a Religion. Why God created Dajjal (Antichrist)? When Jesus (PBUH) came as the Messiah… A SECOND Beast will Rise. The coming Antichrist will have a religious partner…