Comments for John Weldon's Blog

Comment on Preachy, Judgmental and Intolerant by Jason

Jason — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:06:48 +0000

Great post, John. I think these three words come up so often because we have focused so much on “speaking the truth” but have forgotten the “in love” part.

C.S. Lewis said it correctly when he said that arguments never brought anyone into the Kingdom. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be prepared to discuss our faith, or passionately defend it when necessary, but it does mean that we should never approach sharing the Gospel as a winner take all contest.

Thanks for the thoughts!

Comment on Evolution On Trial: Fossils Take the Stand by Brian

Brian — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 02:29:37 +0000

I think the fossil record is the most damning bit of evidence against evolution. Scientists have repeatedly admitted they don’t have a clue what they’re talking about. They’ve identified fossils as individual species only to decide later it was just a baby of a pre-existing species. They’ve even made repeated mistakes in dating material (rather critical in my opinion.) Their errors and colorful guesswork are the foundations of evolution and geologic history. It’s this same sort of pseudo-science of searching for proof to “pop-science” that currently “proves” global warming.

I mentioned elsewhere a PBS special where they actually said something along the lines of “this area of Tibet has never before been observed by a scientific expedition, and already signs of global warming are evident.”

Uhhh… what? Did I miss my appointment with the labotomist everyone else seems to have gotten?

Comment on Kentucky Wildcats, Mega Millions, and Jesus by Brian

Brian — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 02:08:33 +0000

Looks like I need to get that book. Sounds fascinating!

Comment on Evolution on Trial: Mutations Take the Stand by johnweldon

johnweldon — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:11:50 +0000

Thanks Bobby, you are always an encouragement to me.

Comment on Evolution on Trial: Mutations Take the Stand by Bobby Watkins

Bobby Watkins — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:10:25 +0000

John: Thank you so much for the education and insight. It really is a great source of truth for me. Thanks and keep up the great work!
Bobby

Comment on The Evolution of Evolution by Brian Ruppel

Brian Ruppel — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:55:09 +0000

You’ve got me hooked! I can’t wait to read the next salvo in the morning! ;-P

Comment on The Bible and Slavery by johnweldon

johnweldon — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:58:33 +0000

Good point Bruce, I guess I was just attacking the popular view of slavery. Unfortunately, there were still many slaves that were sold in the slave trade against their will. This is objectively wrong and not Biblical.

Comment on The Bible and Slavery by Bruce Sanders

Bruce Sanders — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:17:00 +0000

Why do you say that American slaves were treated badly? I know that is the story we were told, but is it true? Was mistreatment of American slaves common practice or was it isolated and rare, with the relative occurence of mistreatment of anyone at anytime in any situation?

I recently watched the movie “The Help” and was sickened by the misrepresentation of the truth. I grew up in Mississippi and we had a maid and all my friends had maids. They were treated as family; this treatment was 100% universal and by all generations of employers. But yet millions who watch the movie or read the book will assume it is true or generally true and tell it as the truth.

I suspect the same is the case with American slavery. Physical abuse of someone while hoping to get maximum productivity from doesn’t even make sense.

Thanks for your blog on what the bible says about slavery.

Comment on Atheism and Morals by johnweldon

johnweldon — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:48:39 +0000

Interesting, thanks for the information.

Comment on Atheism and Morals by hifzan shafiee

hifzan shafiee — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:59:24 +0000

Female circumcised is not mandatory to Muslim. It only recommended to practice. So if the family want to do or not it depend on them.

What have been show in media is totally wrong practice. In FGM it only a very thin layer of skin. People like to think like male circumcise, but it actually totally wrong. I also ask my wife who is medical doctor regarding this this, but she said to me “Don’t listen to media, read the medical book how doctor do it.”