Sudden Death: Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Authorities say they’ve recovered the body of a woman who appeared to be swimming in the Niagara River before being swept over the brink of Niagara Falls. Read the rest here!
Martyrs? Those Bible-Reading DMV Guys
Here’s an update from a post about a month ago.
Advocates for Faith & Freedom recently filed a lawsuit against the California Highway Patrol when three men from Hemet, California, were arrested for reading the Bible out loud in front of the DMV. The facts are indisputable because the entire arrest was recorded. The video of the arrest can be found here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FruQO8qaw9c). All that is missing from this video is approximately 25 minutes of Bible reading from various Bible passages. There was no disturbance and no preaching – just pure Bible reading. However, this case has created quite a controversy thanks, in part, to media coverage from a broad range of media, from local newspapers to Glenn Beck on the Fox
News Channel.
The Controversy Begins
Many non-Christians are offended by the teachings of the Bible, so hearing the Bible read in public is especially disturbing to them. II Corinthians 2:14-16 speaks of this reality where it says that the Gospel is like the aroma of death to the unbeliever, but life to the believer. Additionally, many Christians are disturbed by the fact that we filed this case because they strongly disagree with the method of evangelism used by these men – reading the Bible aloud to persons who were waiting in line for the DMV to open.
On the other hand, most people who support our lawsuit are equally disturbed by the officer’s complete disregard of the First Amendment right to free speech and the Fourth Amendment right to be free from arrest unless the arresting officer has reasonable belief that a crime was committed.
Atheist Tuesday: Famous Lost Words
Quick test: What do all these famous people, apart from being dead, have in common?
Madalyn Murray O’ Hair (1919-1995)
“I want three words: Woman, Atheist, Anarchist. That’s me. I feel that everyone has a right to be insane.”
O’ Hair was the Founder of American Atheists. (Source here.)
Katherine Hepburn (1907 – 2003)
In an interview in the October 1991 Ladies’ Home Journal that was advertised as her
“most candid” ever, Hepburn said:
“I’m an atheist, and that’s it. I believe there’s nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for each other.”
Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)
“By simple common sense I don’t believe in God, in none.”
–From “Manual of a Perfect Atheist” by Rius,
retrieved from www.atheistempire.com
Voltaire (1694-1778)
(DISCLOSURE: It is reported by many sources that these words were from his lips. Others say he never said these things. You decide.)
“In twenty years Christianity will be no more. My single hand shall destroy the edifice it took twelve apostles to rear.”
His Physician said that Voltaire cried out most desperately [at the end of his life]:
Evangelism Gone Wrong, Pt. 16: Lady Gaga Gets a Gospel Tract
Here’s a classic example of how never to hand out a gospel tract. This evangelist, videotaped by Lady Gaga’s film crew, missed a golden opportunity to be nice to a big name celebrity as he gave her a tract with the message of everlasting life. (Start at part 1 of this series by clicking here.)
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