tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75992217879622831372024-09-22T18:03:26.090-05:00The Reality Check BlogDedicated to looking at the world in the light of reality. Current events, pop culture, the latest and greatest all through the lens of the Biblical worldview.Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173171655434784698noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599221787962283137.post-9184629843795927982011-08-09T19:08:00.009-05:002011-08-10T10:52:44.680-05:00The Adjustment Bureau: film reviewSome preachers like to talk about the satanic influence that Hollywood has on our culture. The usual gang of suspects brought before their congregations include the Harry Potter films with their glamorization of magic and/or the latest horror film with occult premises as proof that Satan is spinning webs in Tinseltown. And here, I must ask a question: if these examples are Lucifer's best efforts Mark Turneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622291078367828943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599221787962283137.post-17884513078370170972011-06-10T21:36:00.003-05:002011-06-11T09:09:44.209-05:00Gay Pride, Tolerance, and Hate Speech: Are Christians Caught Between Extremes?It wasn't that long ago when only a few notorious cities in the U.S. held Gay Pride festivals and parades. The gay and lesbian community was underground; the parade was a way of shaking the collective fists at the rest of the nation, who were scandalized and outraged that "Sodom and Gomorrah" would dare to show their faces in apple-pie America.
But these days, gay has gone mainstream. TV shows Mark Turneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622291078367828943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599221787962283137.post-30893578221421890222011-06-07T13:33:00.002-05:002011-06-07T13:54:13.236-05:00Uncovering Tolerance and Compassion--An Answer to “Hiding Out with Tolerance and Compassion”, in the Huffington PostMany people think that tolerance and compassion are ideals that should be embodied. I would agree, but only after we define the terms. Tolerance has come to mean “embrace”, “affirm”, “agree”, “support”, and “defend”. However, when we tolerate something, are we really embracing, affirming, agreeing, supporting, and defending something? Synonyms for the word ‘tolerance’ Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173171655434784698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599221787962283137.post-40139542602057679422011-05-30T11:55:00.003-05:002011-05-30T15:24:52.976-05:00The Land of the Free and the Home of the BraveMemorial Day is a day to remember; a day in memoriam. First called Decoration Day, it was established in 1865 in Charleston, SC by freedmen (freed African slaves) to honor 257 fallen Union soldiers. It was later decided that this day be a day for all Americans to remember those fallen heroes who paid the ultimate price for the liberty of the people.
Memorial Day is a day Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173171655434784698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599221787962283137.post-19872043976944447102011-05-24T12:18:00.002-05:002011-05-24T12:18:26.146-05:00It's been a while...So...it's been a while since I posted and I really don't have any excuse. Nevertheless, let me begin formulating my excuses to explain why I have been absent in posting.
Excuse #1: I'm lazy
Excuse #2: ...?
By way of catching people up that might (or more likely probably are not) following this blog, I have been a bit busy the last Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173171655434784698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599221787962283137.post-90069523219210926962010-08-21T00:06:00.002-05:002010-08-21T00:08:00.291-05:00The Ground Zero mosque: separation of church and state is a two-way streetFort Wayne is nowhere near Manhattan, yet the recent proposal to build the Park51 mosque and cultural center two blocks from Ground Zero 9/11 has the Summit City boiling. Conservative pundits and Christians alike are outraged. While the location may be admittedly in bad taste, the building of a mosque is a part of American religious freedom, something about which the Constitution of the Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173171655434784698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599221787962283137.post-84866907958493338562010-07-31T23:18:00.004-05:002010-07-31T23:21:42.686-05:00How are right and wrong defined?“What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” Solomon’s words still hold true today. The idea of morals and ethics go by the sideline when compared to man’s avarice, greed and general ego-centrism. A common example of the depravity of man tends to be our political figures. Many people consider the idea of a political commission Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173171655434784698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599221787962283137.post-71112975809192983262010-07-28T16:55:00.012-05:002010-07-29T01:08:14.783-05:00Religious Freedom in America?
If asked, most people would say that the United States of America allows for the free practice of religion. Many would point to the First Amendment of the Constitution and say: “Religious Freedom”. While it is true that the Constitutional Amendment does say that the government shall “make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173171655434784698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599221787962283137.post-12606719582580833192010-07-27T17:31:00.001-05:002010-07-27T17:34:51.800-05:00The Reality Check is bloggingHello everyone! This first blog is just to welcome you all here today and thank you for taking the time to stop by and see what is going on with us here at The Reality Check.
We will begin our full time blogging in the very near future. But for now, suffice it to say that we will be writing about a great number of things that are not necessarily part of our full site. The site Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173171655434784698noreply@blogger.com0