Colson And Pearcey Analysis

God was the very center of America’s public life from the very beginning and is still somewhat engrained in American culture. However, the biased mainstream media and other forms of news and entertainment are creating a lack of Christian ideals held in our culture. Liberals and atheists have succeeded in separating church and state, and as a result, washing away the Christian ideals that Americans used to have. The meaning of separation of church and state has been manipulated and changed by liberals to accept their moral deviancy. The truth is that it was meant to protect religion from the government to ensure that Christianity remained a part of our lives for years to come. My faith has taught me that life is a gift from God, and that it should be protected; we have no right to take that away or to play god by aborting a fetus. It is plain to see that we need more Christian values to be enforced in this country, since abortion clashes with multiple Christian teachings. For example, God commanded that “thou shalt not kill” which stands as a clear indictment of the killing of unborn children, whether embryonic or fetal, abortion is an assault on the unique forming work of God. Also, abortion goes against the Biblical teaching of not shedding innocent blood, which obviously includes unborn children. It is so simple and obvious that it is morally repugnant to take the life of a child, yet our laws do not reflect that because of the widespread

Albert Einstein once said “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” This is an extremely powerful quote, and I will seek to convey its strength, as applied to our lives as Christians, upon the careful review of Sandra L. Richter’s The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament. Richter designed this text as merely a tool by which we might further our understanding of the Old Testament narrative. With one minor glitch in her system, Richter handled the task as that of an expert in the field would - with patience, attention to central detail, and arresting

The biblical viewpoint on abortion is that they strongly disagree with it and that it is morally wrong. The bible condemns the shedding of human life. In the bible it says that God knew you before you were born. Also logically a child is still a “person” born or unborn. A Christian shouldn’t agree with this policy but don’t disrespect other people for having different opinions on the topic. I believe they should still have a chance to vote or vote for what they believe is right for them and the nation. Also you live in a nation full of different viewpoints and beliefs. You are never going to have a time where everyone agrees on a topic 100%. There is always going to be people that oppose that policy or

Huntington introduced a very controversial and debatable theory of clash of civilizations seems to prove itself correct, with the Western Christianity on one hand and the Orthodox Christianity and Islam on the other. He states that clash of civilization is unavoidable and is predicted in the near future. Today, we can already see those tensions and conflicts between civilizations, due to differences in cultures and traditions. While West is becoming more modern, the Islamic world is going back to its roots. Traditions, language and religion separate two civilizations causing conflicts that lead to violence (Huntigton, 25). This clash was mostly highlighted in 9/11 terroristic attack, which separated the West from the East.

These two views do not contradict each other, but they do look at the shift in thought differently. Schwartz takes the idea that, “each person can be saved in his own religion, “and develops a study of Christian perspectives on Islam and Judaism through the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisition documentation and trials. Schwartz analyzed cultural attitudes and thoughts towards religious differences from the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries in Spain and Portugal (Schwartz, pg. 6). Spanish and Portuguese inquisitional records captured the stories from unknown common folk and what they thought about the world they lived in, and their feelings towards what was right when dealing with religious tolerance (Schwartz, pg. 6). By not only questioning individuals but also looking at the people around that individuals and how they interacted and practiced their beliefs, Schwartz uncovered evidence for religious toleration over a course of a few centuries. These views varied from different religious individuals such as Jews, Christians, and Muslims throughout his whole book. It is important for readers of this book to decipher between “tolerance” and “toleration.” Schwartz’s book is about “the history of religious toleration, by which is usually meant state or community policy, but rather of tolerance, by which I mean attitudes or sentiments” (Schwartz, pg. 6). European leaders believed unity of religious beliefs facilitated political stability, showing religious tolerance advocates were the protagonists in this book. People during these centuries were still eager to discover how to gain salvation. Salvation began to play its own role in the spiritual and political atmosphere of society. This change in roles started to challenge the churches views of the natural world and how much

The passage establishes the writers credibility because he deeply writes about how the issue caused attention and its affiliation concerning Muslims to real world issues like the war on terror. The harassment of Muslims was at its peak mostly after the 9/11 tragedy. Kathy, Zeitoun’s wife experiences this when a couple of kids try to take off her hijab resulting in cursing at them in the most crucial way. Egger writes about the background life of Kathy and how she decides to convert to Muslim in whom she feels more comfortable and appreciates their ways. Despite her efforts to change religion, she's brought down by society because of her belief displayed when a priest invites her to a Christian mass only to mock her in front of the whole crowd for not believing in Jesus.

Every year, as many as a million lives are aborted; lives that could potentially have been your neighbor, your friend, or even your son or daughter. Abortion is the surgical process of killing a baby by various means; and has been in effect since the Supreme Court ruling on Roe V. Wade in 1973 which legalized it nationwide. It was, at first, endorsed as being a woman’s right, but has more recently been viewed by most as the murder of an innocent child. Besides this shift in views, abortion has caused diverse effects on our culture and nation, as well as the death of upwards of 56 million children according to Life News. Our society has been deeply impacted by the effects of abortion and the loss of millions of innocent lives, and Christian

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The contrary to the argument for pro-choice is that of the Pro-Life group. Many of them say that life is sacred and should not be terminated in any case. Many internet apologists take this stance. They would passionately argue that God will strike us down if we believe that abortion should be a choice. Especially in the United States, Christian groups join together and march to protest against the legalisation of abortion. Groups like this refer to the bible’s supposed ‘supreme guidance’ and believe that God is firmly against abortion in any case. They may cite specific biblical verses such as Exodus 21, 22 - 25. These verses say that if two men are fighting and they accidently punch a woman, resulting in the death of the unborn child, the penalty is death. However, most Christians simply disregard this as ‘symbolic’. Such disregarding of Gods words is without reason or defence, it is simply our own sinful minds challenging what God gave us for our own good. A true Christian could never pass this verse off as symbolic, it is a rule, a law, and just like the ten commandments (one of which says we should not

In this short extract, the hatred in the lines radiates off the page. The reader is given a clear picture of how Racial discrimination was so evident in those days. The hostility and hatred between Christians and Jews is very well presented and written. It allows the reader to further understand how life was back then and how it may or may not have changed. The author’s use of language and literary devices was cleverly used to show the reader what he was trying to

This evidence shows that the world and the kingdom of God are on very distinct opposite sides and God has given Christians clear instructions while we are on this earth. We are to be in the world but not if it and that includes when it comes to subjects such as politics and our values guiding our actions. The world is a broken place where Christianity and God once was a prevalent source of action and responsibility in our government. However throughout time God has faded and we have idolized and immortalized ourselves to know what's right. Making ourselves the God of our lives and making decisions based on what we think is

In Chapter Eight, Whether God Can Be Studied, I love how the author wrote “much of the language of Christian confession is delivered through premodern cosmologies, prescientific views of the world. Yet the conflict of cosmologies is not as as deep as the conflict between faith and unfaith in the hearer. Even when clothed in the latest language and symbols of modernity, Christianity with its ‘Word made flesh’ cannot remain completely non-offensive.” (pg. 198) This is a powerful quote denoting the desire of humanity to make Christianity an all welcoming community, while forgetting at its core, Christianity will never be what people desire it to be.

I was asked to read “A Christian Manifesto” by Francis A. Schaeffer and what follows is my take on the book. I will share a summary of what I have taken from the book, as well as explain the applications from the knowledge attained from reading the book.

This view has definite strengths; foremost being its answer to the problem this present world faces with radical Islamic terrorism, whose goal is to create a one-world Islamic Kingdom under Sharia Law. As ISIS spreads its campaign of terror across the Middle East, including torture on the level of biblical proportions, there does seem to be events that parallel things mentioned in the Bible, i.e. the beheading of the saints.

Before the Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade (1973) , abortion was illegal in the United States. I think that abortion are one of your personal rights and shouldn’t be a part of government interests. Christians believe that you should never kill a baby while it is its mothers womb, but what about the women who got raped and don’t want the baby. The only arguments that the government is that they are trying to protect the rights of the unborn fetuses that cant make decisions by themselves. The people that make the choice for pro abortion have been killed, some abortion clinics have been attacked, and some women have had socil strife because of the conflicting choice against Christian values. Abortions are heavily protested by Christian activist even though multiple amendments protect them including the 4th, 9th, 11th, and 14th.