AntiSpam .......Jesus, and the Koran is in error on that point. (Gladys Swager in previous posting)
I would date the criticism of some Christians and aspects of Christianity in Australia at about 1970 in the media, and possibly it also happened elsewhere in the world at about the same time.
Muslims and PC".The major problem facing American Muslims today is not active prejudice or government harbuttment; it's political correctness.. The essence of political correctness is privileged treatment provided solely due to an individual or...
All belief systems need to be re-evaluated. Religions can be true of false. Scientific claims can be true or false. Testimony in a court of law can be true or false.
I buttume you are referring to invitro fertilization. That is entirely different - human buttisted fertilization (using both ovum and sperm) so that a child will be born. The virgin birth of Jesus occurred miraculously as God's spirit overshadowed Mary, (who was not sinless in herself, but nevertheless, I believe, had very high moral standards), so that Jesus Christ was born as the only perfect, sin-free human.
I have viewed television programmes which show how modern magicians do their tricks -. their ingenuity is amazing. But that does not mean that the prophets in Bible times preceded them in dishonesty.
You are arguing from a premise. Dishonest (ie part of showbusiness) now; dishonest (ie an attempt to gain control of others) then. That is not a correct analogy. The fact is that there was not the technology then to set up the miracles that happened in the Biblical record.
As we learn, we uncover the truth and there will be no end to learning.
My experience is that as some have made advances in education, others have taken advantage for themselves. The majority of people in NSW would not know that advances in teaching techniques began in the Infants' Departments in the late '50's - early '60's. It took up to 45 years before Tertiary level academics claimed they had the statistical evidence of the benefits.
As has been said, "Necessity is the mother of Invention", but in some instances it is variation on a theme. Older ways can be revived with a more modern appearance to give the impression it is new found knowledge. Once bullying by children was managed through Sunday School teaching to be kind to others as God, in Jesus Christ, has shown His kindness to us. For quite a number of years there has been an in-school course on bullying. As I have not seen the course content, I buttume, that it is from a secularist viewpoint to try to correct the increased misbehaviours that came from the incorrect implementation of the no physical punishment programme. . Gladys Swager
