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Why did God command Abraham to sacrifice Isaac?

We have all heard stories about parents who have murdered their children and gone on to defend their actions by claiming that God told them to do so. Whenever we...

Do Christians in Heaven Watch Over Us?

A popular belief among some Christians is that our loved ones who have died (and other Christians) watch over us from heaven (if they went to heaven). You may hear...

Are there Contradictions in the Sermon on the Mount?

The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous sermons in the Bible and in history. In this sermon Jesus taught that the poor in spirit will inherit...

Was Benjamin Franklin a Christian?

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) is one of the most popular of America’s founders. He is well known for helping to draft the Declaration of Independence and taking part in the Constitutional...

Kicking Jesus out of America

Christians have known for years that there has been a war against their faith, and there is plenty of evidence that this has been increasing in the past few years....

Is the New Testament Anti-Semitic?

During my freshman year of college I took a world civilization class. I will never forget that one of our required readings actually said that the New Testament authors were...