E-evil

Terry Mattingly November 25th, 2008

As far as I can tell, there is no faith, no religion, no hope and no positive sense of morality in the following story.

Only evil.

There may be some apathy, which is often another form of evil. Here’s the top of the Associated Press report, as printed in the Los Angeles Times.

The message “OMG” popped up next to the live webcam broadcast of Abraham Biggs lying motionless on his bed, followed by “LOL” and “hahahah.”

But Biggs wasn’t joking. The 19-year-old Broward College student … (Read More)

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Leave God Out of It!

Steve Brown August 17th, 2007

Pascal once said that people "do evil completely and cheerfully when they do it from religious conviction."

The most obvious case is the radical Muslims who kill anybody who disagrees with them and do it in the name of God.

Someone told me the other day that the difference between a worship leader and a terrorist is that you can negotiate with a terrorist. He, of course, is wrong because both a worship leader and a terrorist do what they do in the name of God. And when you put Go … (Read More)

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Constantine (2005)

Watching Theology July 15th, 2007

Keanu Reeves is no stranger to roles with significant theological and philosophical impact: Neo, Buddha, Ted "Theo-dore" Logan. In this edition, we look at him as he fights the forces of good and evil, once again coming face-to-face (remember The Devil's Advocate?) with Satan. On this episode, we follow Reeves as the incarnation of the Hellblazer comics anti-hero in Francis Lawrence's Constantine. Join us as we explore the power of quasi-Catholic dogma, the fight for redempti … (Read More)

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Virginia Tech & Evil

Erik Guzman April 20th, 2007

This week on SBE, John H. Armstrong. He's the founder and president of ACT 3, a former pastor and church-planter, and the author/editor of eight books and hundreds of magazine, journal, and Web based articles. John has served as the editor-in-chief of ACT 3 Review: A Journal for Faith, Church and Culture since its origin in 1992. Dr. Armstrong is also an adjunct professor of evangelism at Wheaton College Graduate School and teaches in various seminaries and colleges as a guest lecturer.

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