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In his book Radical Love: Introduction to Queer Theology, Patrick Cheng claims, “Radical love is ultimately about love [emphasis in original], which, as St. Paul teaches us, is patient and kind, and not envious, boastful, arrogant, or rude. As such, radical love is premised upon safe, sane, and consensual behavior.”ccii This language jibes with a prevailing modern sexual ethic that emphasizes consent and taking precautions against disease and pregn …

Deepak Chopra is an alternative medicine doctor and self-help advocate whose advice sounds profound but, upon closer examination, turns out to be verbose gibberish. For example, consider these two quotes:“Attention and intention are the mechanics of manifestation.” “Your consciousness quiets an expression of knowledge.” The former is a real Chopra quote; the latter is just a random combination of words strung together by an online “Deepak Chopra quote generator.” It’s hard to tell them apart be …

Chances are you've had interaction with the Latter Day Saints. When they tell you what they believe, how do you respond? Trent Horn has some ideas you may find useful - Please take the time to enjoy this excerpt from Counterfeit Christs: Finding The Real Jesus Among The Impostors Once a young woman sitting next to me on an airplane noticed I was reading a book about Mormonism. She said she had recently joined the Mormon Church (the official name for Mormons is “members of t …

Just before he went to the cross, Jesus prophesied that false Christs would arise in the future.Some would perform great signs and wonders in order to deceive, if possible, even God’s elect or “chosen.”His words have been repeatedly fulfilled throughout history.People have been claiming to be the Jewish Messiah—or even Jesus Christ himself—ever since:• All the way from Simon bar-Kokhba, the military leader who led the Jewish revolt against Rome in the second century . . .• Down to Charles Mans …

More and more often we hear the term Socialist used in discussions of American politics - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib ran as Democratic Socialists and made headlines for their congressional wins in 2018. And there are many others.Was Jesus a Socialist?The Huffington Post seems to think so - On Christmas 2016, HuffPost published the online article Jesus Was A SocialistTrent Horn disagrees - To find out why please take the time to enjoy this excerpt from Counterfeit Christs: Findin …