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Quiverfull Movement Not Responsible Citizenship

Quiverfull Movement Not Responsible Citizenship

“Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.” Psalm 127 The Quiverfull movement looks to the bible for permission to breed like dogs and believe that God will take responsibility for their birth control.  The children are just pawns. “The womb is such a powerful weapon; it’s a weapon against the enemy,” says Nancy Campbell, a leader of the Quiverfull movement and author of Be Fruitful and Multiply. Basically the Quiverfull movement is not only taking responsibility to over populate the earth but...

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Jesus Christ Has Risen in Pop Culture

Jesus Christ Has Risen in Pop Culture

“Where’s your messiah now?” – Dathan “The Ten Commandments” (1956) Movies Christ figure is a concept that is not uncommon in literature, but this concept manifests itself in movies, too. Somethimes itâ’s obvious that a certain character is supposed to be representative of a messiah, and sometimes the subtlety of the character or his situation can lead to the depiction of a Christ figure by inference.  Unreality Mag put a little list together (make sure you read the comments): Matrix Superman Ellen Ripley – Alien 3 RoboCop John Connor – The Terminator movies Comic Books Jesus is also going graphic...

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Rural Born-Again Protestants Blind to Global Warming

Rural Born-Again Protestants Blind to Global Warming

Reflecting the heterogeneous nature of rural America, rural Americans are divided â’“ primarily along religious lines â’“ on their perspectives of environmental conservation and climate change, a new brief from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire finds. And as rural voters and environmental issues become key issues in the upcoming presidential election, this religious divide presents a challenge to political candidates. â’Rural voters, who are more often evangelical, may see the effects of global warming and other environmental issues first-hand, given how central natural resources are to their livelihoods,â’ says report author Michele Dillon, a senior...

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