Joseph “Yellow Kid” Weil only cheated “rascals.” Like George C. Scott’s character Mordecai in the “The Flim-Flam Man,” Weil maintained that “You can’t cheat an honest man.” One of his devilishly simple and effective cons was to bring a dog of questionable ancestry into a bar. He would then show the bartender a forged set of pedigree papers and ask him to care for the seemingly prized pooch while h [...]
“I don’t know what you mean by ‘glory,’“ Alice said. Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. “Of course you don’t—till I tell you . . . When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” “The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “Which is to be master—that’s all.” ((Lewis Carroll, Th [...]
Another National Day of Prayer has come and gone. Wisconsin U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb put a negative spin on the day by ruling that the practice is unconstitutional. She ruled that “the government has taken sides on a matter that must be left to individual conscience. . . . The government may not use its authority to try to influence an individual’s decision whether and when to pray.” S [...]
Rep. André Carson, an elected official from Indiana’s 7th District, believes that people who are involved in calling this present civil government (both Democrats and Republicans) to account are similar to Islamic terrorists. Here’s an exchange between Washington Times reporter Kerry Pickett and Carson: KERRY PICKET: Do you think the people outside are generally dangerous or no? REP. CARSON: Oh ab [...]
In the conclusion of his review of the book Will the World End in 2012? by Dr. Raymond C. Hundley, Gary looks at the prophecies of Nahum and Malachi as well as many instances where the word “near” is used in reference to the “end times.” [...]
Gary received a review copy of “Will the World End in 2012?” which he has read through and want to share what you need to know before reading this book. What does Isaiah 13 say about the “Day of the Lord,” and how can Psalm 18 be misinterpreted? [...]
Some Christian homosexuals have argued that homosexuality fell under a “holiness code” of the “old law” that does not apply to the Church. Supposedly, this is found in the book of Leviticus. Gary DeMar uncovers what the Bible has to say about these matters. [...]
Jennifer Knapp is a Christian music artist. Recently she announced that she’s a homosexual. She questioned the authenticity of Bible translations on the issue of homosexuality. She’s not the first to try her hand at this. Here’s a portion of her rationale: The Bible has literally saved my life. I find myself between a rock and a hard place—between the conservative evangelical who uses what most pe [...]
Gary DeMar continues discussing an e-mail he received questioning his viewpoint on the end times. Gary discusses how the “last days” in the Bible apply to the end of the Old Covenant, not to some futuristic event. The passage in question is 2 Timothy 3. Does it address the distant future or what was going on in Timothy’s time? [...]
Gary responds to an e-mail he received recently in reaction to an American Vision ad sent through e-mail that commented on the dispensational thinking that has led to the decline of Christianity in America. This e-mailer tries to use passages that talk about the “last days” to bolster the idea that Jesus will come back only after things get really bad. Gary contends that these passages [...]
Stephen Hawking’s brain is trapped in a body that can do little more than sit, and even with this he needs assistance. At 68, he has not slowed down even though he is almost completely paralyzed due to “a neuro-muscular dystrophy,” a degenerative neurological disease that is related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease). His condition has worsened over the years. Even so, th [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court is confronted with atheists that want to have “equal opportunity” in Christian organizations. The apparent reason that atheists want to be a part of such religious establishments is so they can control them. Christians are countering the atheists and want the freedom to choose their own leaders on religious grounds. What will the Supreme Court decide? [...]
Thomas Jefferson wrote, “Every religion consists of moral precepts, and of dogmas.” ((Quoted in Paul Grimley Kuntz, The Ten Commandments in History: Mosaic Paradigms for a Well-Ordered Society (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2004), 170.)) There is a corollary to Jefferson’s observation: “Every non-religion consists of moral precepts, and of dogmas.” Jefferson himself proved this by compiling a moral [...]
Stephen Hawking figures that as big as the universe is there has to be some advanced alien lifeforms in space. What many evolutionary scientists don’t consider is the ramifications to humanity should aliens ever come knocking. If aliens wanted the planet’s resources—even to eat humans—what is the moral reason that they shouldn’t? Why should man care if he is harvested? [...]
Blacks want to stop southern ball participants from dressing up in confederate uniforms claiming the attire condones historical American slavery. Well, what about college fraternities? Fraternities are based on the Greeks… who had lots of slaves! If you have to throw out one you should throw out the other. Gary reports on the inconsistency. [...]
Some people make assumptions that just because all of the founding fathers of the U.S. weren’t orthodox Christians that Jesus was not important to them. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. Gary DeMar takes examples of what the founding fathers said to show how Jesus and Christianity was not only important, but also very prominent in the founders’ thinking and methods. [...]
Who decides what art is? Some unelected official in the state or federal government or the people who actually view it? Many insist that art should be funded by our tax dollars and defined by the government. Gary DeMar lays out why this is a bad idea and how it would be much better to have art privately funded. [...]
Volcanic activity in Iceland has brought more speculators’ predictions that the rapture could happen any day. The idea goes that these ‘signs’ are acts of God prophesied in the Bible. What does the Bible say about natural disasters, earthquakes, volcanoes, and the end times? Gary DeMar reviews dispensational arguments for and against end times predictions. [...]
For decades now, modern-day prophecy writers have been claiming that the increase and severity of earthquakes are sure indicators that the rapture is near. Carl G. Johnson wrote in 1972 that “the greatest earthquakes that have ever shaken this world have all come since the close of World War I. Several of them shook the whole earth.” ((Carl G. Johnson, Prophecy Made Plain for Times Like These (Chi [...]
Are the stars symbolic of Bible stories? Do constellations tell Christians what is going to happen in the future? In fact, where do these ideas that stars tell us anything come from? Gary DeMar deals with all of this and more in today’s show. [...]
