Christmas Arrangement
Randoms
- Here's one for Harlan: "Leave It To Beaver" meets Film Noir. You read that right, buddy, so enjoy!
- At the Council of Trent in the 16th century, the Roman Catholic Church placed its eternal and irrevocable curse on the Gospel, announcing it as actually heretical. Hasn't Rome since modified its position?
- Greg Koukl writes, "Many critics of Christianity pose counterarguments and reubuttals of our claims. But some merely pose questions to sow seeds of doubt and think they've done enough to dismiss Christianity. Doubts and questions do not constitute counter-evidence." Skepticism needs evidence, too!
- Scientists find world's sixth largest river - at the bottom of Black Sea.
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