Christopher Hitchens Debates Rabbi Wolpe on God at Temple Emanu-el in NYC

Here is another debate between Christopher Hitchens and Rabbi David Wolpe.




Christopher Hitchens Debates Rabbi Wolpe on God at Temple Emanu-el in NYC

Wolpe/Hitchens Debate: Does God Exist? | Events recordings | Jewish Bible Hebrew Classes In Los Angeles American Jewish University (AJULA)

Summary Description:

Wolpe/Hitchens Debate: Does God Exist?
Christopher Hitchens, leading atheist advocate and author of the best-selling book, "God Is Not Great" and Rabbi David Wolpe, spiritual leader of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, author of numerous books including his just published, "Why Faith Matters" and Newsweek Magazine's #1 pulpit Rabbi debate the existence of God and the role of religion and faith in society in a recent American Jewish University event. Moderated by Rob Eshman, editor-in-chief of the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.
American Jewish University is grateful to Jewish Television Network for their partnership in making it possible for the public to view more of our programs.

Wolpe/Hitchens Debate: Does God Exist? | Events recordings | Jewish Bible Hebrew Classes In Los Angeles American Jewish University (AJULA)

My Third Android App - WHHW_V2

As I have previously posted, I've been learning how to make Android apps using Google App Inventor. Yes, It is very powerful but not as powerful as using a full IDE (Integrated Development Environment). This is my 3rd app and the second version of the What Had Happened Was... Mobile app. Version 2 attempts to expand the first. Instead of showing the whole RSS feed, it shows them one at a time. You can scroll through them using "Previous Post" and "Next Post". A button was added that will send you to the post in a web browser. I figured out how to better parse the RSS feed so that I could get the post's url and image url. Unfortunately the images don't show up in the app. I've only tested this on the Samsung Vibrant which uses Android 2.1. You can download it and check it out free using the QR code. I plan another version will hopefully fix the images and provide more help as to what post is being displayed of the possible twenty-five. I'm going to be doing a fuller post on how this app works on my gadgets blog. I've even used the androidscreencast to record a video of the app in action.




Download

Video



Reference Links
Android Screencast – Control Android Phone from PC | Sizzled Core
Universal Feed Parser

Related articles

• Official Google Reader App for Android Now Available [Downloads] (lifehacker.com)
• Google Reader app for Android Arrives (appscout.com)
• Android quick app: Google Reader (androidcentral.com)

God Took Human Form (Before the Time of Jesus), part 5 of 5 | True Freethinker

Mariano ends his 5-part series looking on Biblical instances where people have seen God in the Old Testament - aka "theophanies". I loved the examples he brought up and I think that he sums up the series perfectly when he wrote:

If you do not believe that Jesus is the Messiah and that He is God because you do not believe that a human to see God face to face and live your argument is not with Christianity.
Rather, it is with God, Job, Abraham, Hagar, Jacob, Moses, Manoah and his wife, Ezekiel and Isaiah.
Thus, you are not calling into question Christian doctrine, rather, you are questioning the integrity of the books Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Judges, Ezekiel, Isaiah and Job.

God Took Human Form (Before the Time of Jesus), part 5 of 5 | True Freethinker

Chris/Cross: Sims vs. Haley on the 'Young Justice' Cartoon [Review] - ComicsAlliance | Comics culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews

From time to time, I like to mix it up on this blog and add posts and reviews of television programs. I wanted to call attention to this post for two reasons. One, the debate between Chris Sims and Chris Haley on the merits of the pilot for the show Young Justice is not just funny and insightful but also show how two men can disagree and yet be friendly. Second, the show may have little cognitive value but it was fun and yet it still managed to deal with questions like: As a young person, how do you know when it's time to go on your own?  As a mentor and/or parent, how do you know when it's time to let go? Also do your origins - say a clone -  give you the same right to be free as a person who isn't a clone? (I know not a new question, but given the current advance in genetics we need to have answers quickly.) Is it ethical to clone a person without their consent or knowledge? The show does not really definitively answer these questions but it does raise the conversation. Also to weigh-in on the debate, I think Haley is right, the show was great! My only complaint is that we won't see any new episodes until January!!! IT was fun to see Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, and Superboy learning how to be a team without their mentors and trying to find their own way....and to see them beat a lot of bad guys.


Chris/Cross: Sims vs. Haley on the 'Young Justice' Cartoon [Review] - ComicsAlliance | Comics culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews

Slutty DNA Study Provides New Way To Guilt Parents « : Crushable - Crushable gives you the celebrity news, style and scoop on the stuff you care about.

Here is a tongue-in-cheek article of some serious significance. A gene has been identified as making people more prone to infidelity and other behaviors

According to Live Science:

“A particular version of a dopamine receptor gene called DRD4 is linked to people’s tendency toward both infidelity and uncommitted one-night stands, the researchers reported Nov. 30 in the online open-access journal PloS One.

The same gene has already been linked to alcoholism and gambling addiction, as well as less destructive thrills like a love of horror films. One study linked the gene to an openness to new social situations, which in turn correlated with political liberalism.”

Hmmm. A gene that leads people into debauchery, fornication, adultery, and lust? In Biblical terms: Sin. Some people would look at this and assume that means that people who struggle with these things are programmed to do them and can't help themselves. They are trapped - victims of their own natures. The Bible agrees. And any of us are a hair's breath from falling into any one of these things, unless you are in those things already, so we can't judge ourselves better than anyone else. Fortunately, the Bible not only defines a problem - one that DNA and genetics - confirms, but also points out that our Creator has also provided a solution. The solution is Jesus Christ. If want to be made whole - you can be.

Slutty DNA Study Provides New Way To Guilt Parents « : Crushable - Crushable gives you the celebrity news, style and scoop on the stuff you care about.