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"I walk through this sinful world as a 

pilgrim in a foreign country" - CH Spurgeon

Religion of Peace Update #1 - Crosses in every room at Washingon D.C.’s Catholic University of America are a human rights violation that prevent Muslim students from praying. Seriously - you can't make this stuff up, sometimes this blog writes itself.

Religion of Peace Update #2 - The one Islamic state that hates Israel so much that it has written into it's constitution to destroy Israel is not officially recognized by Mr. Pope and the Roman Catholic Church. Once again the Roman Catholic Church has turned it's back on the word of God to dabble in petty human politics and chose sides with Satan.

Religion of Peace Update #3 - Lindsay Lohan converting to Islam? I can't wait to see how this works out.

I used to think this stuff was utter nonsense, but then after Religion of Peace Update #2 I'm thinking maybe not so nutty after all...

Love The Church

In 1991 John MacArthur gave a sermon about why he loved the Church. He was asked why he didn't go into a sports career (he was a star football player in college) or go on to be a radio preacher, or the president of a seminary instead of remaining a preacher. He went on to explain why he loved the Church and being part of a church and his reasoning is as sound as it is wonderful. He put into words the same reasons why I love the Church but couldn't articulate.

The first reason, and the best as far as I'm concerned, is the fact that the Church is the only thing Jesus built. He didn't build a seminary or a radio ministry, He built a church:

I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. (Matthew 16:18)

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The Great Falling Away and Universal Truth

This morning I joined a Facebook discussion about the record number of Christians leaving the church. Statistically speaking you can make statistics say anything, and as the great American philosopher Samuel Clemons once said "There are three kinds of lies in this world: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics." 

The drop in the number of people identifying as Christians needs to be addressed - by Christians. What's causing the drop? Personally I am of the opinion that the modern church has become a social club where the bible is used to prop up a wobbly card table, preachers have become Joel Osteen and Beth Meyers wannabe's, and God has become Barney the purple dinosaur singing "I love you, you love me..." People need and want real theology, they need and want to know why Jesus was tortured and murdered, why his death atones for our sins, what is salvation through grace. This is becoming rare indeed, instead many churches are dedicated to self centered nonsense like this:

When you come to church, when you worship Him, you’re not doing it for God really. You’re doing it for yourself, because that’s what makes God happy. - Victoria Osteen

A friend started a Facebook discussion on whether these people were still "spritual" and traded in their tired old religion to seek Universal Truth. That's when I chimed in:

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Interesting Morning Epiphany

Random Bits

"I walk through this sinful world as a 

pilgrim in a foreign country" - CH Spurgeon

Religion of Peace Update #1 - 700 girls and women have been rescued from the demonic clutches of  the Islamic terrorist organization, Boko Haram. These women were starved, beaten, raped, and used as slaves - a full 30% are now pregnant from being converted to 'sex machines' in the name of Allah. When Boko Haram realized their captives were close to being rescued they started stoning these women and girls to death. It does not appear that any of those released are from the group of more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram a year ago.

Religion of Peace Update #2 - Two of Allah's finest tools of evil opened fire on a Texas cartoon contest in Garland Tx. The two Al Qaeda operatives were introduced to Allah personally by Texas police officers. Obama appointee Ninth Circus Court of Appeals Judge Mary Murguia in 2011 didn't think that one of the madmen, Elton Simpson, was a threat to anyone and let him walk disregarding mountains of evidence that showed this person was a walking time bomb. I'm sure Judge Mary working up an apology to the state of Texas and the rest of the United States right now.