culture… Understanding Culture Through Faith and Politics 26 Apr 2025April 26, 2025 What topics do you like to discuss? I focus on three main topics: Faith, Politics, and Culture, which I refer to as the "secular trinity of confusion." Many Christians find…
prayer… Join Our Weekend Prayer Chain for Family Unity 26 Apr 2025 FAMILY : (בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽי, beith aviy; מִשְׁפָּחָה, mishpachah; πατριά, patria; οἶκος, oikos). Members of a household who may or may not be related biologically. Responsible for the care of its members. The chief collective through which property is…
culture… Understanding the Halo and Horn Effects in Politics 25 Apr 2025 In today’s hyper-polarized world, few figures are as emblematic of cognitive bias in public perception as Donald Trump. Whether admired or despised, Trump is often judged not through a balanced…
faith… Embracing Faith: My Life-Changing Risk 24 Apr 2025 Daily writing promptDescribe a risk you took that you do not regret.View all responses In 2017, I took the biggest risk of my adult life: I embraced Christianity and committed…
faith… Christ’s Dual Nature: Insights from Early Church Councils 24 Apr 2025 The study of Christ, known as Christology, became a controversial topic for the early Church during the first century. The relevance of Christology to our salvation is significant on many…
faith… Understanding Biblical Faith: A Gracious Gift from God 23 Apr 2025 Introduction I am often perplexed by the conversations and debates between secularists and Christians about the meaning of faith. These discussions usually arise from a fundamental misunderstanding of what biblical…
Government… Understanding Trump’s Tariffs: A Christian Perspective 22 Apr 2025 Society is rife with alarmist commentary about Trump's new tariff policies. Let's not forget that he has been openly expressing his support for tariffs for over thirty years, but that's…
faith… Easter Blessings: Embrace Christ’s Victory 20 Apr 2025 An Easter Blessing for You Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This glorious Easter Day, we celebrate the foundational truth of our faith: Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!…
prayer… Prayer-Chain Easter Weekend 19 Apr 2025 "If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God." (Colossians 3:1) Father in Heaven, Protect us…
Counseling/Therapy… Understanding Therapy: Bridging Faith and Mental Health 18 Apr 2025April 25, 2025 Therapy has many negative connotations. Hollywood, for some reason, has portrayed therapy by psychiatry as a mainstream concept. They present it as if everyone visited a psychotherapist regularly to better…
Bible Study… Understanding Celibacy: A Biblical Perspective 17 Apr 2025 The Forgotten Gift of God The following is an outline of the subject Celibacy of which an article will be published next week. We decided to first publish the outline…
prayer… Weekend Prayer-Chain II: The Power of Corporate Prayer in Faith Communities 12 Apr 2025April 12, 2025 Corporate Prayer within the community (Local Church, workplace, faith-based communities, etc…) as it assembles, and prayer by community members for one another, are powerful means which the Holy Spirit uses…
Bible Study… Lessons from Micah: Hope and Warning in Today’s World 11 Apr 2025 This is the second post in our Bible Study series. This week's focus is the Book of Micah. Please share this with your local Church leadership and faith-based communities. This…
faith… Navigating the Bible: Tips for Effective Study 9 Apr 2025 “For God is not a God of confusion but of peace” (1 Co 14:33 ESV). The Bible is much like a road map. Instead of guiding you through physical terrain,…
Book Review… The Book That Changed My Perspective on Race 8 Apr 2025April 8, 2025 What book could you read over and over again? I usually don't respond to these prompts. WordPress posts a question every day that encourages bloggers to write about a specific…
prayer… Overview of the Antioch Declaration: A Call for Unity 7 Apr 2025 https://antiochdeclaration.com/ I'm not sure many Christians are familiar with the Antioch Declaration; I certainly wasn't for quite some time. I believe it is important for Christians to read it and…
Poetry/Proverb The Triumph of Hope 6 Apr 2025 In silence lay the stone, the tomb was sealed, A fractured world held breath in dark despair, Yet from the depths of night, new hope revealed, The dawn broke forth,…
prayer… Weekend Prayer Chain: Uplifting Spiritual Support 5 Apr 2025April 12, 2025 Starting this week, I will be suspending blog posts over the weekend. Instead, I will provide a weekly prayer chain blog that you can use during the weekend to support…
apologetics… Statements of faith 4 Apr 2025 https://rratedreligion.com/postulate-this/organizational-statements-of-faith/
Bible Study… The Significance of Psalm 1 in Worship and Theology 4 Apr 2025 Bible Study Series #1 I am excited to launch a weekly resource for local churches that can be used for sermons, teachings, or Bible studies. This material will primarily take…
Commentary… Understanding Filibusters: Cory Booker’s Controversial Speech 3 Apr 2025 In the polarized world of American politics, there has never been a time as divisive as the Trump presidency. For those of us who experienced events like 9/11 and the…
Bible Study… Riddle me this? 2 Apr 2025 The R-Rated Religion platform was created to defend the faith and share the Gospel through sound theology and to equip the local church. This is why we provide Bible study…
Commentary… Understanding What It Means to Quench the Spirit 31 Mar 2025 I'm back! Greetings and blessings to all. If you are familiar with this blog, particularly my posts, you will notice that I try to refrain from personal anecdotes or first-person…
Ministry… How should we deal with fallen pastors? 18 Nov 2024April 1, 2025 "But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not!" - Galatians 2:17 ESV…
prayer Election Day Prayer 5 Nov 2024 For an ElectionAlmighty God, to whom we must account for all our powers and privileges: Guide and direct, we humbly pray, the minds of all those who are called to…
VLog Introduction 1 Nov 2024 https://videopress.com/v/hA9QGemU?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&loop=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Introduction Video Let me introduce myself and what is to come in 2025! It is going to be a big year for R-Rated Religion. Come and follow the journey!
Commentary… BOMBSHELL: U.S. Army Admits The Vax Ruined This Soldiers Life 5 Jul 2024July 10, 2024 https://youtube.com/watch?v=gE2N_awAcb4&si=RxcmC7VpOvObHVke Christians need to be mindful of what the Government compels us to do. This may come as a surprise but the New Testament never endorses government or government officials…
Commentary… Burning has two meanings! 4 Jul 2024July 10, 2024 https://jilldennison.com/2024/06/28/oklahoma-also-burns-the-constitution/#comment-244918?page_id=105993 Fire has a theological meaning all through the Old and New Testaments. It can mean to burn up or destroy, but theologically first connoted sanctification and truth. Often the…
culture… Fourth of July! 4 Jul 2024July 10, 2024 Independence DayUnited States of America on July 4Lord God, by your providence our founders won their libertiesof old: Grant that we and all the people of this land may havegrace…
faith… What is really going on at the tower of babel? 24 Jun 2024 The tower of Babel story in Genesis eleven is often debated over or aligned as something God did to give mankind a multitude of languages. Many scholars and theologians have…
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