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I’m OK.

Learn how to navigate the fears of being a parent in a world that is constantly stoking anxiety and how to be OK. Commentary by columnist Sarah Haug.
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God loves all: Dispelling the myth that God hates the LGBTQ+ community

Discover the truth about God's love for the LGBTQ+ community. A thought-provoking commentary that challenges misconceptions.
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Let’s rethink god. Without the monk-ish superstition.

I reject the existence of an all-powerful and all-knowing god if it means abandoning human free will. But does rejecting the god of supernatural theism require the rejection of the reality of god in its entirety? No. But it does require a different understanding of the reality of god and the characteristics of omnipotence and omniscience.
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Ask An Evangelical: Do you believe in free will?

Two FāVS Evangelical writers respond to a question of free will
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Ask an Eastern Orthodox Christian: What do you teach about free will?

Orthodoxy, which is the unchanged original teaching of Christ and the apostles, doesn't teach free will, it is free will. In the Eastern Orthodox Church (EOC) we are guided, not controlled. We are influenced, not told. We are illumined, transformed, and strengthened by our faith and not extinguished by doubt.
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Is it moral to remote control insects?

A group of researchers from North Carolina State University have wired electronics to cockroaches and controlled them remotely from a Microsoft video game console. Using the joystick, scientists were able to move the insects left, right, or straight ahead.

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Another look at God’s omniscience

A hallmark of most major religions is that God is omniscient, that he knows everything. He knows the future as well as the present and the past. This has spawned many an argument over the extent of free will.

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