Commentary… A Conversation about MLK Jr. 17 Feb 2024July 11, 2024 https://youtu.be/qOx7GEmrZec?si=mgNNchaQMJNLhP5s We have been writing about this for years now asking the same question: What is the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.? This is a provocative and insightful conversation…
Commentary… Why Are Christians Supporting this War? 13 Feb 2024July 11, 2024 https://youtu.be/xV_odrMEKsg?si=iQUsazloILU3qZNb I would like to take this time to challenge the modern American Christian who thinks it virtuous to funnel billions of dollars to Ukraine in support of a proxy…
apologetics… Why Do We Lay Evil at the Fall of Adam& Eve? 9 Feb 2024February 24, 2024 The premise of this question is based solely on the fall of Adam and Eve. It puts the history of Evil on the shoulders of one incident in Genesis 3.…
apologetics… Good Vs. Evil: Q & A 6 Feb 2024February 24, 2024 Question: Do you think it is wise to think about the ethical/theological terms ‘good’ and ‘evil’ as being definable or indefinable? Second, if you think the term ‘good’ can be…
Commentary… How Black Folks Went From Fighting Against Racist Cartoons to Supporting Modern Minstrel Shows 2 Feb 2024July 11, 2024 https://youtube.com/shorts/UakbezaWn7o?si=XcLUzanjmuDjUkvr Minstrel show, an American theatrical form, popular from the early 19th to the early 20th century, that was founded on the comic enactment of racial stereotypes. The tradition reached its…
apologetics… Questions about Evil 2 Feb 2024July 11, 2024 "Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith." 1 peter 5:8-9 Q: What are…
apologetics… Are Miracle Claims in Other Religions legitimate? 1 Feb 2024July 11, 2024 Miracle claims in other religions are completely compatible with the biblical text. Nowhere in the Bible does it show that God only worked exclusively with His elect. Both Testaments show…
faith… Why Do We Still Pay Attention to Whores? 31 Jan 2024July 11, 2024 The Bible is clear on sexual promiscuity, it shuns it, in every possible way. God is concerned with purity and sexual lewdness defiles purity. Modern America has no use of…
faith… The Christian Parallax 30 Jan 2024July 11, 2024 Q: What is the Christian parallax? A: It is the plight of the Christian way of life; a deficiency in the secular worldview which the faith-bassed community must endeavor. par•al•lax…
Commentary… How Black Folks Went From Fighting Against Racist Cartoons to Supporting Modern Minstrel Shows 29 Jan 2024July 11, 2024 https://youtube.com/shorts/UakbezaWn7o?si=XcLUzanjmuDjUkvr Minstrel show, an American theatrical form, popular from the early 19th to the early 20th century, that was founded on the comic enactment of racial stereotypes. The tradition reached its…
Bible Study… Did God Command Genocide? 22 Jan 2024February 24, 2024 This subject is a controversial one, one that stumped me for years until I realized the fallacy of the question. If God is the creator of all, the Heavens and…
faith… What Can Be Learned from Conflict? 19 Jan 2024February 24, 2024 With the elections underway and political debate at its most contentious; what can Christians learn from all the strife and conflict? Unfortunately, in the modern world, emotions play the biggest…
Counseling/Therapy… Deuteronomy Challenge: Day Four 18 Jan 2024 day four of the spirit, mind, and body challengeDeuteronomy Challenge: Day Four
faith… Encouragement in Ministry 17 Jan 2024July 11, 2024 What is encouragement and how can we provide this as leaders in our community? The word is defined as: “giving someone confidence and courage to do something.”1 For the believing…
apologetics… Need we say more? 19 May 2023July 11, 2024 I was going to write yet another post on the chaos we now call normality in American culture. I thought I would save myself from pontification and more paragraphs of…
faith… Children of Light 18 May 2023February 24, 2024 Introduction The process of spiritual formation is essentially taking on the character of Christ in the everyday life of the believer. This requires proper biblical interpretation of key spiritual forming…
apologetics… What are Christian Nationalism and Christendom? 17 May 2023February 24, 2024 https://youtu.be/YUtNtKCLDvM This is a very interesting exchange on what Christian Nationalism is, could be, and ought to be. The idea of Christian Nationalism is not as new as many think.…
apologetics… Demarcating Miracles 5 Apr 2022 Definitions of words and the meanings of those definitions are essential for grounding oneself in sound theology. This is especially significant in dealing with the subject of miracles. Properly fixing…
apologetics… How Hate Becomes Worship 4 Mar 2022 I have written several times about worship and its significance to the Christian way of life. My previous articles have centered around theology and a practical application of what worship…
apologetics… Biblical Thanksgiving Amid a Pandemic 10 Feb 2022 Looking for and finding reasons to be thankful amid a global pandemic where hundreds of thousands of human beings are dying while millions more are getting sick is both difficult…
faith… Postmodernism and the Christian Church 4 Feb 2022 Introduction Postmodernism has encroached into American society with ferocity. Their insidious concepts of subjectable truth and institutional power corrupt the common good and further spread Marxist ideas of systemic corruption.…
faith… Paganism & Christianity: A Compare and Contrast 1 Feb 2022 Paganism in the twentieth century has amalgamated itself into a diverse set of precepts that tend to converge on one fundamental concept, that all being is inter-related to each other.…
apologetics… How Should One Die? 29 Jan 2022 With the death tolls rising due to rioting, sinful misconduct, and general hatred, R-Rated Religion thought it might serve the public by giving a theological look into death and dying.…
apologetics… The Relevance of Faith Amid the Global Pandemic 27 Jan 2022 All too often we, as Christians, allow society to shape and direct our motives. It is very easy to allow our secular surroundings to seep into our faith and dilute…
faith… Practicing the word-centered life 25 Jan 2022February 18, 2022 Practicing a word-centered life is the key to spiritual formation. Theology is the foundation and direction but pragmatic principles and practices to forming the spirit into the character of Christ…
apologetics… What is Spiritual Formation? 21 Jan 2022February 12, 2022 Introduction The process of spiritual formation is essentially taking on the character of Christ in the everyday life of the believer. This requires proper biblical interpretation of key spiritual forming…
apologetics… The New Testament: The World’s First Great Awakening 10 Jan 2022 The turn of the first century brought about the single most important cultural revolution and great awakening since the creation of man: the New Testament. The New Testament served as…
apologetics… Watch “5-Part Series: Science and God” on YouTube 23 Dec 2021January 3, 2022 https://youtu.be/3lJNAEJePhQ This is not only entertaining but extremely thought-provoking. We have written about science and faith before: http://rratedreligion.org/2021/04/27/science-vs-religion/ Stephen Meyer is both a gifted apologist and an accomplished scientific philosopher.…
Commentary… Watch “Stephen Meyer Takes On Darwin’s Tree” on YouTube 23 Dec 2021December 23, 2021 https://youtu.be/aXKAMR94-rc This is a very interesting short video on Darwin's Tree. Stephen Meyer is a gifted scientist with excellent explanatory skills on complicated subjects. We suggest that you watch this…
apologetics… HOW SHOULD WE BEST SERVE THE DYING AND BEREAVED? 18 Dec 2021 Introduction The concept of death and dying takes on different roles in different cultures, families, and beliefs. This makes serving dying persons or bereaved very difficult and subjective. Biblical thanatology…
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