Monday, April 20, 2020
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Friday, April 17, 2020
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Monday, April 13, 2020
James White vs Steve Tassi Calvinism Debate
Pastor Steve Tassi made the following video about James White on Romans 9:
James White reviewed the above video prior to a Debate with Steve Tassi.
James White vs Steve Tassi Calvinism Debate
James White further commented on the debate here:
James White reviewed the above video prior to a Debate with Steve Tassi.
James White vs Steve Tassi Calvinism Debate
James White further commented on the debate here:
Sunday, April 12, 2020
Mikki Kendall - Lifting Up All Women with “Hood Feminism” | The Daily Show
She makes so much sense. I wish leaders in our society would listen to her insights!
Cornavirus Maps and Visualizaitions
Links to up-to-date COVID-19 information!
Google - https://google.org/crisisresponse/covid19-map
John Hopkins - https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
Global Health - https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/fact-sheet/coronavirus-tracker/
ESRI Story Map - https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4fdc0d03d3a34aa485de1fb0d2650ee0
Worldometer dashboard - https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
World Health Organization - https://who.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/c88e37cfc43b4ed3baf977d77e4a0667
CDC - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/world-map.html
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Oneness Vs Trinity Debates with Robert A Sabin (1932-2014)
Is the God of the Bible triune in person or unitary? The debate has raged for millennia. Interestingly enough time has passed that we can compare and contrast this debate over decades of video recorded debates. We can even watch how the arguments change over the life time of one man: Dr Robert A Sabin. He was a member of the United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI) which is a oneness pentencostal denomination. He argued in two debates against the Trinity, and although I disagree with him I have to admit that he was consistent. In 1985 he debated along side Dr Nathanial Urshan against Dr Walter Martin and Dr E. Calvin Beisner. In 1999, he debated Dr James White. Watch how the discussion changes and grows.
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Friday, April 10, 2020
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Sunday, April 5, 2020
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Augustine of Hippo (modern day Algeria, Africa)
Here is a great discussion/interview with Dr Kenneth Samples by Vocab Malone about Saint Augustine of Hippo. I really enjoyed this! I only wish they had discussed Augustine's race, There is much debate as to whether or not he was a black-skinned African. They did not really go there hard. Vocab tried to soft-ball it by asking if he was a berber. If he was, then he would have looked nothing like a lot of the white-washed paintings of him.
Monday, February 10, 2020
Sunday, February 9, 2020
Monday, February 3, 2020
Is The National Anthem Racist?
Get a load of this one. I don't buy the argument at all. The National Anthem is part of America's shameful and racist past.
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Does Christianity Justify Slavery?
Many of my favorite apologists and/or theologians who happen to be white do not deal with the questions such as this one: Does the Bible Justify Slavery? Given how it has influenced you and affected you dictates how you will answer this question. Being a descendant of slaves gives you an emotional reaction to this. Some white Christians, like Dr James White, admonish that emotions and feelings should not affect answering this question. He thinks that we should just ignore what happened and focus on preaching and teaching the gospel without any attention or reparations for what happened in the name of Christianity. I agree with him but there is a way to talk about it and preach the gospel without pretending that slavery, imperialism, and oppression do not have effects on some of their brothers and sisters in Christ today. This is to tell the truth. The Bible does not justify slavery but some people who claimed to be Christians did. This will allow one to really look at what the Bible says. People like Dr White do not have to deal with the issue and therefore is not able to really discuss the issue from an African-American point of view. This is why I think he should stay in his lane because God has raised up other people who can do deal with the issue of slavery and oppression from a Biblical viewpoint without watering down history, truth, or the Bible.
See the following video of an example of how this can be done well. She uses history to show how being a Christian is really an act of defiance to White Supremacy not a capitulation to it.
Now look at how Dr James White answers the question about if Slavery is always wrong. He argues that Slavery was necessary in ancient times. I don't disagree but you cannot conflate slavery in ancient times with the American Slavery Institutions. One of these things is not like the other.
See the following video of an example of how this can be done well. She uses history to show how being a Christian is really an act of defiance to White Supremacy not a capitulation to it.
Now look at how Dr James White answers the question about if Slavery is always wrong. He argues that Slavery was necessary in ancient times. I don't disagree but you cannot conflate slavery in ancient times with the American Slavery Institutions. One of these things is not like the other.
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Is Racism in Britain to Blame for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Depar...
To Answer the question: Yes. Piers Morgan is wrong and obviously not self-reflective enough to see that he is racist.
Remember Morgan said that the man who posted the following image in British media when Harry and Meghan brought their son Archie home did not know that Meghan is a black woman and did not mean to imply to equate black people with apes.
Right. Maybe he actually also believes President Trump that Soleimani was an imminent threat to the United States and not just a inevitable or past threat.
Remember Morgan said that the man who posted the following image in British media when Harry and Meghan brought their son Archie home did not know that Meghan is a black woman and did not mean to imply to equate black people with apes.
Right. Maybe he actually also believes President Trump that Soleimani was an imminent threat to the United States and not just a inevitable or past threat.
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Saturday, January 4, 2020
Monday, December 30, 2019
Which Soteriological view is more "Humanistic?"
Leighton Flowers has lost it.
He plays an RC Sproul quote where he describes anti-Calvinistic soteriology as humanistic. Yet he completely mischaracterizes what Calvinists mean. Sproul was admonishing that we should not put our will first. As Jesus said, "Not my will, but your be done." They are not arguing as Flowers said they are arguing. Sproul, and other Calvinists, are referring to what where we start. As Flowers, do we start with humanities free will or do we start with God's will and His Sovereignty. Flowers attempts to make it sound like that this is a question of God's character. The Bible does not say that that God seeks the glory of others. God will not share his glory with another.
He plays an RC Sproul quote where he describes anti-Calvinistic soteriology as humanistic. Yet he completely mischaracterizes what Calvinists mean. Sproul was admonishing that we should not put our will first. As Jesus said, "Not my will, but your be done." They are not arguing as Flowers said they are arguing. Sproul, and other Calvinists, are referring to what where we start. As Flowers, do we start with humanities free will or do we start with God's will and His Sovereignty. Flowers attempts to make it sound like that this is a question of God's character. The Bible does not say that that God seeks the glory of others. God will not share his glory with another.
Saturday, December 28, 2019
I Blame Donald Trump for "American Gods" Firing Orlando Jones
I like the television show American Gods, but recently one of my favorite characters, Anansi - played by Orlando Jones - was announced to be cut from the show. Not only am I disappointed for story reasons but I am saddened that they did Mr Jones dirty. While publicly stating that he was let go because the new show runner wants to go in a different direction, Orlando Jones heard that they now think that his character sent the wrong message to African Americans inspiring anger because the systematic and historical racism. Recently Orlando Jone posted a video describing his point of view.
The way I read this is that the people who run the show thinks that the character scares white people at best and offend trump supporters at worst. Following is a great clip from season 2 that shows the kind of rhetoric that was coming from Anansi. To be honest, its the kind of speech the powerful in society should hear. And I can see why it would scare some people.
I think Orlando Jones is correct. We literally live in a world where a speech like the clip above is considered to be more decisive than Donald Trump's antics. Let that sink in.
The way I read this is that the people who run the show thinks that the character scares white people at best and offend trump supporters at worst. Following is a great clip from season 2 that shows the kind of rhetoric that was coming from Anansi. To be honest, its the kind of speech the powerful in society should hear. And I can see why it would scare some people.
I think Orlando Jones is correct. We literally live in a world where a speech like the clip above is considered to be more decisive than Donald Trump's antics. Let that sink in.
Captain America Punching Nazis: Why Comics Were ALWAYS Political
Please check out this video essay about how comics have ALWAYS been political from the beginning. It has a great deal of history.
Sunday, December 22, 2019
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Trump's Re-Election Campaign Thinks He's Like Thanos
Yesterday Trump's re-election campaign tweeted out the following meme.
In it, Thanos' face is superimposed by Trump's in a clip from Avengers: Endgame where Thanos tried to use the Infinity Gauntlet to kill all life in the Universe so he could start it over. In the movie, Iron Man saved the day by intervening and snapping his fingers and annihilating Thanos and his army instead. Trump's camp re-edits the clip so that "Trumpnos" declares himself "inevitable" and snaps away the lead Democrats who are leading the Impeachment inquiry against Trump.
Stunning. At first I had no words.
I think that this was a major tactical error by Trump's camp. There have been many vocal and hard push back. The original creator of the character Thanos, Jim Starlin, said:
I agree with Jim Starlin. It's like the people who made this meme don't realize that Thanos is the bad guy who was trying to murder people. Are they implying that the Democrats are the Avengers? Funny things is that some people made memes in answer to this one and they are hilarious!
CNN's Don Lemon was livid.
House Democrats can push their sham impeachment all they want.— Trump War Room (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TrumpWarRoom) December 10, 2019
President Trump's re-election is 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. pic.twitter.com/O7o02S26nS
In it, Thanos' face is superimposed by Trump's in a clip from Avengers: Endgame where Thanos tried to use the Infinity Gauntlet to kill all life in the Universe so he could start it over. In the movie, Iron Man saved the day by intervening and snapping his fingers and annihilating Thanos and his army instead. Trump's camp re-edits the clip so that "Trumpnos" declares himself "inevitable" and snaps away the lead Democrats who are leading the Impeachment inquiry against Trump.
Stunning. At first I had no words.
I think that this was a major tactical error by Trump's camp. There have been many vocal and hard push back. The original creator of the character Thanos, Jim Starlin, said:
"After my initial feeling of being violated, seeing that pompous fool using my creation to stroke his infantile ego, it finally struck me that the leader of my country and the free world actually enjoys comparing himself to a mass murderer."
"How sick is that? These are sad and strange times we are going through. Fortunately, all things, even national nightmares, eventually come to an end."
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50741594
I agree with Jim Starlin. It's like the people who made this meme don't realize that Thanos is the bad guy who was trying to murder people. Are they implying that the Democrats are the Avengers? Funny things is that some people made memes in answer to this one and they are hilarious!
CNN's Don Lemon was livid.
— Kit300 (@rdr300) December 10, 2019
Don't worry guys. I fixed it... pic.twitter.com/jrCCkx44Cc— They Call Me Shwaz (@Schwartzish) December 10, 2019
I guess you didn't see how that series ends... pic.twitter.com/GpeOjD4sfo— Ned Pyle (@NerdPyle) December 11, 2019
— Avuncular (@Avuncular) December 10, 2019
Nothing is inevitable. Trump needs to resign. Captain’s orders. pic.twitter.com/KvA95vSyyS— Relish Picklestick ~ Elf🎄 (@RebekkahPorter) December 10, 2019
America vs. Thanos pic.twitter.com/PTlZWWHCWZ— Scott Jenkins (@_ScottJenkins) December 11, 2019
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