And so

the discussion of faith and reason (not faith vs. reason) continues.

What Hope Remains?

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No matter

what issue 'rationalists' and 'people of reason' look at, they always come down to trying to explain away religion. Always.

A Trick of the Mind

"Looking for patterns in life and then infusing them with meaning, from alien intervention to federal conspiracy."

He forgot to mention religion...

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There's some

very good reading listed here...


Reading Into the Church

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More fuel for the fire


Darwin’s theory of evolution is God’s tool for creation, says scholar

"An international conference on evolution is announced. It will examine the British naturalist’s theory from a historical and theological perspective as well. For Father Leclerc the acrimonious nature of the discussions is due to the theory’s transformation into a universal philosophy and the reaction by those who thought it was incompatible with religion."

I think

that God wants us to use our reason until the Church investigates these sort of things and makes a definite pronouncement.

Church denies miracle in Jesus’ "growing heart"

I always think about how so many people are looking for the sensational that the place or the event takes the place of God in their focus. Not everyone, but a goodly number...

Convert by reason

Christianity's Reluctant Convert

"As Prince Caspian rides onto the big screen this May there is a genuine danger that his creator, C.S. Lewis, might be left behind in a trail of over-priced popcorn."

An article

by Anne Rice:

My Trust in My Lord

Her first paragraph sets out the issue - how do you convince someone about the existence or non-existence of God by reason alone? She says she can't, and I don't think I could either. I think some individuals with certain types of minds can come to that conclusion (such as C. S. Lewis, for instance) by themselves, but even if I could reach the point of believing through reason I certainly couldn't convince anyone else that way. Reason didn't convince Anne Rice, meeting God in whatever way she met God, did. An interesting article. God bless her...