Roman Catholic Maryology: Mary in Roman Catholicism, part 2 - Everything the Bible Says About Mary | True Freethinker

Mariano has continued his great series on how Mary - the mother of Jesus Christ - is viewed in Christianity. In this article he covers just what the Bible has to say about Mary.

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Reading everything that the Bible has to say about Mary it is very clear why the Roman Catholic Church must combine Scripture, plus tradition, plus apparition messages. Because taking into consideration everything that the Bible does say about Mary it is utterly impossible to even imagine a Mary who is immaculately conceived, sinless, co-redeemer, assumed into heaven and crowned queen of heaven, intercessor, our mother, etc., etc.

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Roman Catholic Maryology: Mary in Roman Catholicism, part 2 - Everything the Bible Says About Mary | True Freethinker

Greg Koukl on the Definition of “Atheism” | True Freethinker

Mariano has posted a great post sharing what Greg Koukl has to say about defining "Atheism". Koukl's discussion is insightful and Mariano's additional comment adds a lot. I have ran into what Mariano mentions a lot. Atheists who one hand says there is no God yet behind their logic that they don't have to prove that because they are not making a claim. What amazes me most is that they really think they are being logical. 

Greg Koukl on the Definition of “Atheism” | True Freethinker

The Campaign To Cast Donald Glover As Spider-Man - G4tv.com

I have been recently hearing that a black actor named Donald Glover should be cast as Spider-man. I have to say the same thing I said when I heard that Beyonce' wanted to play Wonder Woman: Don't Do IT!. I think that our society is so afraid of being racist that some people think it's progress to change the race of traditional characters to make us feel more included. Like when I was a child and they started making black Santa Claus. The idea that fictional characters can be whole-sale changed to meet the new needs of the culture telling the story. Being black is more than just  a skin color. It's a social and cultural context. Grant it because characters like Spider-man and Batman are WASP (White, Anglo-Saxon persons) there are things in my life they can never share...nor should they because I do like a little reality in my fiction. I also don't think that a person's color and life experiences should be ignored in the story. Instead of making Spider-man black why not make more movies/television projects centered around black characters. For example, I wanna see a Luke Cage movie. And definitely Black Panther. I want more Blade too. Why not do the story of Isaiah - the black Captain America who was given an unfinished version of the super soldier serum before Steve Rogers? Now that would be a great story.  If I were going to cast Donald Glover in something cool it would be a Static movie.

The Campaign To Cast Donald Glover As Spider-Man - G4tv.com