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In chapter 24 of Matthew’s Gospel we are told that when Jesus returns to call His church away, things here on earth will be just like they were during the days of Noah. You ask, “How were things”? Well… people were eating and drinking and going about ‘business as usual’. Crime was high, violence filled the land, and people were greedy. There were wars, famines, pandemics, and earthquakes. Does that seem to resemble today, or what? Is a trumpet about to sound? You decide.

In this one-of-its-kind book by the late Alyque Padamsee, he invites us to re-examine and think afresh about some of our most deeply held beliefs, from love, marriage, terrorism, leadership, money, gender, faith to education. Let Me Hijack Your Mind is Alyque's parting gift to Indians, exhorting them to throw out the old and embrace new ways of approaching everything, which will lead them towards a more exciting and contented life—and a better society and country.

Imagine finding out that you had been brainwashed into believing you were helping people, but you were actually hurting them. For years, Nehemiah Flynt provided therapeutic foster care without realizing the harm he was helping the government inflict on innocent children and families. By the grace of God, the blinders fell off and he began to see the wickedness of "the system."

As Syria imploded in civil war in 2011, Kurdish volunteers in the north rose up to free their homeland from centuries of repression and create a progressive sanctuary of tolerance and democracy. To the medievalists of ISIS, this was an affront, so they amassed 10,000 men, heavy artillery, tanks, mortars and ranks of suicide bombers to crush the uprising. Against them stood 2,500 volunteer fighters armed with 40-year-old rifles. There was only one way for the Kurds to survive. They would have to kill the invaders one by one.

GOD'S LOVE IS LOVE. Love is the essence of God's nature. God's nature doesn't change based on whom you love. Is it OK for me to be both LGBTQ and Christian? If I accept my LGBTQ sexual identity, am I living in sin? "What Steven Todd Bryant exposed about family toxicity, he now reveals about the church's harmful stance toward LGBTQ Christians." In his groundbreaking book, "Jesus & the LGBTQ Christian," Bryant weaves his personal story with five powerful strategies that integrate psychology, spirituality, and theology. He explains step-by-step how to experience the profound unconditional love...

First published in 1987, this book was one of a very small handful that passed on a renewed revelation of how to understand Scripture and LGBTQ inclusion in the Christian church. At that time, almost no mainstream denominations were openly inclusive of LGBTQ people, neither in membership nor in ministry. Very few people were preaching a gospel of inclusion. Things They Never Told You in Sunday School took what had been explained in rather complicated detail by some others and organized the information into a layperson’s, easy to understand journey that walked simply through the Bible ...

This book explores how polarized interpretations of America's past influence the present and vice versa. A focus on competing Protestant reactions to President Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan evidences a fundamental divide over how America should remember historical racism, sexism, and exploitation. Additionally, these Protestants disagree over how the past influences present injustice and equality. Rowley proposes that recovering a complex view of the past, confessing the bad and embracing the good, might help Americans have a shared memory that can bridge polarization.

Step into a world where faith meets reason, where spirituality encounters tradition, and where Dr. Monique Rodgers, an international bestselling author, literary genius, and ordained prophet, fearlessly tackles the controversy surrounding Halloween in her groundbreaking book, "Believers Beware! Why Christians Should Never Celebrate Halloween." In this illuminating work, Dr. Rodgers peels back the layers of history, spirituality, and cultural norms to unveil the hidden truths behind Halloween. With meticulous research and unparalleled insight, she examines the origins of this enigmatic ...

The Limits of Faith: The Failure of Faith-based Religions ------Is faith belief in something without proof? And if so is there never to be any proof or discovery? If so what is the need of intellect? If faith is trust in something that is real is that reality historical, literal or metaphorical or philosophical? If knowledge is an essential element in faith why should there by so much emphasis on believing and not on understanding in the modern practice of religion? This volume is a compilation of essays related to the nature of religious faith in the context of its inception in human ...

They said it would never happen in America, but the First Amendment was severely attacked in Nebraska from 1977 to 1984. Christian Conviction v. State Persecution chronicles not only the events but why they took place. This was not isolated to a single denomination or group. Among the churches attacked were Amish, Mennonite, Apostolic, Pentecostal, Baptist, and Church of Christ. Among the homeschool families, the list expands farther.

Two thousand years ago Jesus laid the foundation for His church, and for over three years He instructed His disciples in the fundamentals and mission the church should follow. In the ensuing years since then, His church has encountered much opposition and persecution from endemics, societal leaders, cultures, religions, and more. As of this writing His church is once again encountering global oppression caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic, which has caused church doors to be closed, and has interrupted worship on several levels. Nevertheless, it is His church, and He has assured us that the ...

William Hanna recounts history under an intellectual light backed by both scientific and historical data to call out the injustices being done to Palestinian people under the guise of a religious movement.

The Fulani herdsmen’s invasion into peaceful communities of Nigeria has created a disturbing pattern of death and desecration; to this day none of the culprits have been brought to justice. Under the guise of an ancient livestock herding tradition, this group of people wage a war against the Christian population of the entire country. To protect their livestock, cattle farmers have graduated from using sticks, daggers, and clubs to using sophisticated, brutal weapons like double-barrel shotguns and AK-47s.

Joachim Gauck über das zentrale Thema unserer Zeit. Was muss die Gesellschaft, was muss und was sollte der Einzelne tolerieren und wo liegen die Grenzen der Toleranz? Die Lebensentwürfe, Wertvorstellungen, religiösen und kulturellen Hintergründe der Menschen werden immer vielfältiger - für manche eine Bereicherung, für nicht wenige eine Last. Wie viel Andersartigkeit muss man erdulden? Wie viel kann man erdulden? Wie viel Kritik aushalten? Welche gemeinsamen Regeln müssen bei aller Verschiedenheit gelten?

L'inondazione di odio in Internet, i cori negli stadi contro i giocatori neri, il risveglio del demone antisemita, le spedizioni squadristiche contro gli omosessuali, i rimpianti di troppi politici per "i metodi di Hitler", le avanzate in tutta Europa dei partiti xenofobi, le milizie in divisa para-nazista, i pestaggi di disabili, le rivolte veneziane contro gli "zingari" anche se sono veneziani da secoli e fanno di cognome Pavan, gli omicidi di clochard, gli inni immondi alla purezza del sangue.

Wissen war in früheren Zeiten ein Privileg von wenigen, vor allem einfache Leute hatten keinen Zugang dazu. Die Situation änderte sich grundlegend mit der Erfindung des Buchdrucks durch Gutenberg im 15. Jahrhundert. Bücher lassen sich in großen Stückzahlen vervielfältigen und unter die Leute bringen. Vor allem Luther, so Wolf, macht sich die Möglichkeiten der Verbreitung zunutze: Jeder Dritte hat eine gedruckte Lutherschrift gelesen. Die katholische Kirche kann die Flut von Schriften nicht eindämmen, aber sie möchte verhindern, dass unliebsame Bücher gelesen werden.

Harry Bernstein was born into a world of hardship and suffering in a northern mill town, in the shadow of the First World War.His brutish father spends what little he earns at the tailoring shop on drink, while his devoted mother survives on her dreams – that new shoes might secure Harry’s admission to a fancy school, that her daughter might marry well, and that one day they might all escape this grinding poverty for the paradise of America

Society needs to Build Heresies. Ms. Basildeanism thus assumes responsibility for that. At a cafe she frequented, someone left behind a printout of Rikipedia's list of Heresies. This list of Heresies and its Basildeanism section changed Ms. Basildeanism's life.

Bestselling and multiple award-winning author, Lisa Worthey Smith, continues the political suspense in part 2 of this Selah Award finalist series. This heart-pounding thriller intertwines tomorrow's headlines with Scripture. America will rise or fall depending on the path they choose. Following the parallels in Israel from the time of Elijah and Elisha, God equips modern-day Christians to face down the evil that threatens America.

Modern Spiritualism Confirmed by the Holy Bible looks at numerous examples of spiritual phenomena recorded in the Bible and recognized by Modern Spiritualism. Teachings in common, and in conflict, among Spiritualism and Christianity are discussed, and biblical verses are quoted to support Christianity-rejected lessons found in Spiritualism. Scriptures used by the Church to condemn Spiritualism are reviewed for accuracy, and evidence is presented to show several reinterpretations within the last half-century designed to conform to Christianity’s teaching against Modern Spiritualism. Modern...