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Yeah, its difficult. I'm kind of dreading Thanksgiving dinner that's coming up. I don't think they're even aware that we are practicing chastity now. Its equally awkward for my girlfriend, but she knows she's going to face mockery from the family when her beliefs inevitable emerge. Maybe this...

Hi, I've been on the road of becoming a devout Christian after being an atheist for awhile now. I've experienced amazing things that I could have never imagined before, when I think I truly believe in and love God, I only discover an ever deeper level of faith. I'm praying the rosary daily...

Ultimately all of this is a exercise in futility. Human perspective has constantly changed in the past, and it will change again. Just watch 700 years from now something replaces scientific method and rationalism, and Christians will have to have this debate again about reconciling their faith...

Hi, I'm not sure where to put this message. Near where I live, I saw a man with a sign explaining that he is desperate to raise money for his son's medical treatments, who is suffering from leukemia. He was asking for donations from anyone. That is such an awful situation that I would never...

No, I really don't see what's so unnatural about them. What is it?

Hi, I think you've hit a very important question to that everyone should consider. It's good that you've brought it up. If God wanted us to love him, why did he give us the choice to believe in him or not? I'm still in the middle of my own Christian education, so I really don't know all the...

Hi CuriousChristian, There was a short comment I wanted to make about your original post. You say you enjoy helping others because it makes you feel, its the moral thing to do. That's great. But you see, in the Christian view, morality goes must deeper than that. Everyone, Christians and...

Regardless to whether Obama is an "anti-colonialist," (what can that mean today, as that phase of history has passed), does it really matter? If anything, its a bit hypocritical since the Obama administration has simply expanded what Bush Jr. already started - drone strikes on civilian targets...

Although I consider myself a "liberal" Catholic and have a lot of sympathy for the nuns, what really frustrates me is how we've become so obsessed about going after gays and abortion ignoring the wider picture of things. There are much bigger fish to fry. Take for example rampant materialism...

You know Ahmadinejad does not have control over military forces, right? The Supreme Leader does. What exactly would Iran be "gambling" about?

Saddam's position was a bit more complicated. Of course, we'll never know really what Iraqi leadership thought due to the fog of war, but we can make educated guesses. If Saddam truly did not have any WMDs (as it appears), then its conceivable that he was backed into a corner. If he admitted...

I've always wondered why, after so many thousands of years - there was a distinct shift in humanity's religious beliefs starting after Jesus's crucifixion from polytheism towards Abrahamic religions. Obviously, as we all know, the primary reason is the gospel that Jesus brought to mankind...

I graduate this December with a BA in International Relations. I've learned to speak French pretty well during my years at school. I plan to go teach english abroad for a year or two in the Middle East. I'm really interested in going to Turkey. I want to start learning a bit of Turkish. It's...

Despite being a theocratic regime, Iran has a distinct sense of self-preservation - despite the extremism its ruling class espouses. From the Iranian perspective, the desire to acquire nuclear weapons is not irrational. The United States, the Islamic Republic's historical enemy since the...

This sounds very interesting! Unfortunately, I am not able to private message you. Do you have an email address or a website I can check out?

Hello, I am a college junior, thinking about the future. After college, I want to spend several years volunteering abroad in the developing world. During that time, I want to live a more simple life, devote my life towards helping others, and grow spiritually. As a career path, I am really...

College students often are infected with the notion think they know everything. With many college-aged atheists, atheism is more of a "rebellion" thing. Its the ultimate intellectual way of 'Look at me, I'm independent and think for myself! I don't need the silly morality of my parent's...

On average, people with degrees make more money throughout their entire life. You may take on debt now, but the long-term benefits far, far outweighs the cost. Having a college degree is also becoming pretty much required for any well-paying job - its the new high school degree level. If you...

Hi, I would like to do a prayer request on a more 'global' proportion. :) As we you read this, millions of ordinary Syrians are engaged in a life-or-death struggle for their dignity, human rights, and future. They're opposed by a rotten regime that has stooped so low to torture and murder...

As I said earlier, all nationalities are a modern construction. "Countries," or nation-states as we think of them didn't exist before the modern era. What is considered 'real' or not, is a political matter, because recognizing a ethnic group entails recognizing their claims to land and a state...