Pat Robertson, the Earthquake in Haiti, and the Righteousness of God
In 1999, comedian George Carlin wrote, “Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time! But ...
A Church Scorned: Church, State, Marriage, and the Quest for Power
The State and the Church “And so, by the power vested in me by the State of ___ and Almighty God, I now pronounce you husband and wife. What God has joined together, let no man put asunder.” This pronouncement is the point in a religious wedding ceremony where the power of the state and the power of the Almighty God come together to fuse a couple in holy matrimony. To date, the vast majority of debates on same-sex marriage have focused on whether it is morally or spiritually correct. However, the foundational issue is whether the church should seek the right to ...
What’s Wrong with Conspiracy Theories?
By Michael Peabody The other day someone sent me a link to an “Antichrist Decoder” that has been posted online by an otherwise reputable Christian ministry. You can type in anybody’s name and the program will calculate the value of the name in Roman numerals. After checking my name to make sure that I was not the Antichrist I looked at the other names that people had plugged into the decoder and learned that Barack Obama is not the antichrist, neither is Barack Hussein Obama. Ronald Wilson Reagan’s name doesn’t add up to 666 even if you type in two ...
Current Events
The European Attack on Religious Liberty
By Martin Surridge - As the nation of Haiti continues to suffer through one of the worst natural disasters in recent years, and the chaos and desperation...
RLTV PODCAST: Martin Surridge on the Decline of Islamic Terrorism
Martin Surridge and Michael Peabody discuss Surridge’s recent article, “Is the Era of Large-Scale Islamic Terrorism Coming to an End?”...
Some Thoughts on the Implications of the Same-Sex Marriage Trial for Religious Minorities
California’s debate regarding same-sex marriage will become a national issue if the United States Supreme Court decides to hear an appeal from either...
RLTV PODCAST: Attorney Karen Scott on the Current Problem of Human Trafficking in the United States
Michael Peabody interviews Karen Scott about the problem of modern day slavery and human trafficking in the United States. Standard Podcast...
Is the Era of Large-Scale Islamic Terrorism Coming to an End?
While the world cautiously watches the war in Afghanistan and the nuclear aspirations of Iran, a surprising geopolitical trend may be emerging which could...