Evangelical Christiands interacting with others and among themselves.
"Come now and let us reason together," says the LORD. (Isaiah 1:18)
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- Illegal Immigration Discussion
The illegal entry of millions of people into the United States has created many challenges and problems. Many solutions are being debated. Below are several poll questions regarding immigration. You can answer the polls and view the results. You can discuss your answers or leave other thoughts in the comments section. Free polls from Pollhost.com Should being present in the...
- Conversation Starter: End of Life Decisions
One year ago today Terri Schiavo's feeding tube was removed amidst a firestorm of public outcry both for and against the decision. What criteria should be used to determine whether medical care should continue? Is food and water given by some means other than by mouth considered to be medical care? Why was Terri Schiavo's case handled differently than people...
- Conversation Starter: In Vitro Fertilization
The United States House of Representatives has just passed a bill which would loosen restrictions on the use of human embryos in stem cell research. The bill will soon be considered by the Senate. President Bush has said he would veto any such bill, and it is doubtful the bill has enough support to override his veto. The argument for...
- Conversation Starter: Secular Education
There's a lot we could talk about in the field of education, but for starters, let's talk about whether the secular government education system can be religiously neutral, as they claim to be. What do you say? To promote clear communication on this, when Britons and Americans talk about public and private schools, they use those terms oppositely. Therefore, it...
- Conversation Starter: The Death Penalty
Today's conversation starter is this question: Should Christians support the death penalty? Give Scriptural support for your answers....
- Defining Crime and the Limits of Civil Government
Below are links to a conversation between Margaret Romao Toigo of Land of the Free, Home of the Brave and Dory Zinkand of Wittenberg Gate. Margaret does not state her religious affiliation. Dory is a Reformed Evangelical and a member of the Presbyterian Church of America (PCA). A major theme of the posts is finding that balance in which civil...
- Conversation Starter: Eschatology
There are several eschatological views that are prevalent in the Church today. (Eschatology is the study of the last things, including the end times of history and the eternal state that follows them.) The three main divisions are premillennial, (Christ's return will precede a millennial reign of Christ), postmillennial, (the Church will prevail in history prior to the return of...
- He Said, She Said: Evangelism
There is a discussion that started in February over at MoltenThought on evangelism. The conversation is actually rather loose, covering topics such as whether or not evangelism is necessary, how evangelism is defined, and how ideas about predestination and free will apply to the topic of evangelism, and the role of living a Christian life as a witness to Christ....
- Introduction to Evangelical Diablog
Purpose of Evangelical Diablog The mission of this blog is to promote understanding through highlighting thoughtful dialog in the blogosphere as Evangelical Christians engage others in respectful conversation. Hopefully this site will help Evangelical Christians understand the perspectives of others, help others understand the thinking of Evangelical Christians, and serve as a model of a higher level of discourse for...