Monicks: Unleashed

Tag: Christian

  • John 3:16… revisited.

  • The Problem of Evil and ID Creationism

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    WARNING: Biologist attempting Philosophy! Watch at your own risk. Most of the images are pretty mild, but some people are disturbed by medical images. Also censored some classic works of art (that are prominently displayed in churches) that depict non-sexual human anatomy.

    Intelligent Design Creationism, in an attempt to subvert the Constitutional protections against religious education in public schools, have jettisoned the Biblical creation story. Along with that, they have lost the “Fallen Eden/Free Will” defense of the Problem of Evil. This creates a special situation where they insist on an interventionist God without a strong position of theodicy.

    This video’s goal is to show one of many religious or theological objections to Intelligent Design Creationism. It’s important to remember that IDC does not represent many intelligent Christians.

  • 6 adults, 8 children plan mass suicide ‘Cult-like’ group ‘awaiting the rapture’

    Police alert: 6 adults, 8 children plan mass suicide

    ‘Cult-like’ group ‘awaiting the rapture’ after Palmdale, Calif., church service

      PALMDALE, Calif. — Officials in Southern California on Saturday evening issued an emergency alert for six adults and eight children in a “cult-like” group believed to be planning a mass suicide.

      “They were awaiting the rapture or some other catastrophic event,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s captain Mike Parker said.

      Steve Whitmore, sheriff’s spokesman, at a hastily called news conference shown covered by KNBC Channel 4 of Los Angeles late Saturday, said the group believed “they were going to meet Jesus or deceased relatives.”

      He said deputies were searching the Palmdale Desert area for the group, believed to be six adults, including men and women, and six boys and two girls.

      The notes did not use the term suicide, but did say “they wanted to go on to the next life,” Whitmore said.

      The group apparently belonged to three families, possibly all were Salvadoran, he said.

      They were at what is believed to be a fundamentalist church with a close-knit organization, Whitmore said.

      The group from Palmdale was believed to be traveling in three vehicles, a 2004 Nissan Quest, a 1995 Mercury Villager and a silver Toyota Tundra pickup, the California Highway Patrol said.

      However, the members may have changed vehicles after disappearing, the CHP told msnbc.com.

      The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to KNBC, Channel 4, news late Saturday that its detectives were actively investigating the case.

      Two husbands of two of the church members reported the persons missing at around 2 p.m. PDT, BNO News said.

      Parker said one of the men had a purse he was asked to hold by one of the group members, and inside were identifications, deeds to property, and letters indicating they were awaiting the end of the world.

      Parker said the group’s leader, Reyna Chicas of Palmdale, is among the missing.

      Officials earlier reported nine children missing, but later revised the count to eight.

      The missing group was last seen around 1 a.m. PDT on Saturday at a prayer meeting at a Palmdale church, according to the CHP.

      “It is believed, through further investigation, that the missing persons’ intentions are to commit mass suicide,” the CHP said.

      via msnbc.msn.com