Someone once asked me, “Does everything have to be a theological issue?” I’ll let you guess what my answer was. But this development in 21st century worship does raise some thorny issues. I understand both sides. I think the technology can be quite useful but I also take seriously the “embodiment” or incarnational issues it [...]
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I must say that it requires skill to compose weekly church signs. This one (from the CNN website) had me scratching my head. It’s hard to know where to begin with this one. If man evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys? Share/Bookmark
Where science and religion meet
30 Jun, 2010 in Religion Blog, Religious Belief, Science and TechnologyThis just shared by those lovable geeks @freakonomics: Take a closer look. Scan-ti-bodies? Scanty Bodies. Checkout the Freakonomics folks over on The New York Times. Share/Bookmark
Can an animal commit suicide?
31 Mar, 2010 in Death and Immortality, PHIL 500, Religion Blog, Science and Technology, SuicideOn Andrew Sullivan’s blog there’s been a thread on this question. I’ll track back and read it from the beginning, but the question is interesting. In the Death and Immortality course we’ve touched on suicide here and there, mostly when considering whether death is a harm. Warning! The discussion is on the creepy side. Below [...]
A discussion of the long relationship between religion and technology. “Employ these new technologies to make the Gospel known, so that the Good News of God’s infinite love for all people will resound in new ways across our increasingly technological world!” These could have been the words of Johannes Gutenberg or Billy Graham. In fact, [...]