Hypocrisy of the Progressives

With America being categorized into two key categories, namely the Left (Progressives) and the Right (Conservatives), the diversity of politics is minimal on the outside looking in. However, on the inside, there are centrists, moderates, and other people in between these two categories. There are also outliers, those who fit outside these categories.

Each group has its own hypocrisy, in fact, too many double standards to count. However, there is one hypocritical view I must bring up. Most people, especially those among the Progressives, claim to be anti-racists and diverse. In their battle to stay diverse, the most progressive groups, filled with members of the LGBTQIA community have sided with, you’ve guessed it, Muslims.

While there is nothing wrong with having a friend who is Muslim, the issue with Muslims comes from Islam. While the good news is that most Muslims practice a made up, cherry-picked customized version of Islam that they created, others do not.

On Salvation

Recently, I was questioned on my views of salvation and how I preach it. I figured the best way to try and articulate my thoughts would be to write them down. First, my backstory. I grew up sixth generation pentecostal. As such, I’m extremely familiar with pentecostal theology and its views on salvation. I say views, plural, because there are several views from the past hundred years that the theology has built up from.

Sitting on a pew a couple of times a week, I hear familiar theology as what I grew up in. Yet, even today I see distinctions between the theologies. I wouldn’t say that the pastor at my local church community assembly is ignorant of the scriptures, because that would be untrue. In fact, he is very skilled with knowing verses. Yet, he rarely touches upon certain topics. And while I am not yet sure of the reason, I can gather that the primary reason he hesitates to speak on certain matters is for one reason: doubt.

Doubt is a powerful blocker. It places one into a vulnerable position, one that, if in leadership, cannot be taken lightly. Imagine a preacher that teaches “what the Bible says” while also having a background in ministry. That is, the preacher was taught what the Bible says in the teacher’s point of view.

Separation From The World

Christians often hear that they are separate from the world. Typically in Pentecostal churches, separate means wearing a skirt, having long hair, and having no jewelry or makeup (for women). Men, on the other hand, focus more on wearing nice shirts and pants, having cut hair, and perhaps no facial hair (though this is becoming phased out in many churches).

Schooling

This article mentions political themes within and outside of the American education system.

Parents often wonder whether their kids should be homeschooled or attend a private or public school. Individuals looking to attend college consider between private and public colleges. Some consider self-taught or some college without the degree behind it. Education, no matter how it happens, is important.

However, are all colleges the same? No. Is all education good? Probably not. Why, not even all public schools are the same, which are federally funded.

The Prophet Game Interview

We had the opportunity to sit down with the creator of the game, The Prophet. Now, PCOR9 is allowing the game to use our server as other hosts have shut the site down. After speaking to the creator, we’ve decided to also keep it up, only if they did an interview explaining some of the controversy behind the game. So without further ado, let’s get started!


Ethan (interviewer):

This game seems to have some controversy behind it. Mind telling me a bit behind that?

DramaticPhilospher (creator):

Yeah, so, the game’s fandom got shutdown or deleted, don’t really know which one. The reason behind that, I can only assume was hate speech. Don’t get me wrong, I…, well, I’m not a hateful person, but sometimes things come out in ways we don’t expect.

Why I’m Learning Arabic

First off, Arabic is NOT the only language I’m interested in. I’d love to learn these languages: Korean, French, Hebrew, and Greek. Two of those, Hebrew and Greek, are for religious purposes due to them being Biblical languages. But Arabic? Arabic only has the Quran, right? Nope! Here’s my reasons for learning Arabic.

Modern Flaws Within Society:

An articulated thought on on pornography and its effect on men.

Warning: Not intended for readers below eighteen years of age.

Our society has an issue with pornography which stems from a lack of self-discipline and meaningless values. Society uses a form of feminism (if it can even be called feminism) of such radical intent, that men have become monstrous victims. The American society spiraled towards depravity and degradation of values which were once held so close.

Layover In Russia

During my trip to Cairo (which was supposed to be a one-way trip but didn’t work out that way), I ended up having a layover at Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia.

Sheremetyevo

My layover was almost nine hours long, but two of the others were shortened due to early landing and someone I met. Since her flight left from Terminal D, we stayed nearby. Conversation-wise, we strayed from religions to politics. While we certainly had our differences in opinions, we also agreed on several subjects. I will leave out our subjects since readers may find themselves triggered for no other reason but that someone disagrees with them.

Kanye West VS Atheists

Texas – 2019: Kanye West visits several prisons singing songs about his King. Not a big deal considering prison ministries happen quite often (though the rules are becoming more stringent on Christian preachers.

What’s new about this, however, is the atheist organization Freedom From Religion Foundation, is hell-bent on stopping the popular celebrity, Kanye West, from singing Christ. Somehow, they are able to tolerate the small-time preachers that get few converts over a celebrity with more sway and receptiveness.

Steve Harvey is NOT a Christian

When I was around twelve, I first saw Steve Harvey hosting Family Feud. As a comedian, Steve Harvey was and still is funny. But as an influencer, Steve Harvey needs to go.

I study Islam. I study it a lot. For the past four, coming on five years, I have studied Islam and have come to a very different conclusion than what Steve Harvey has spoken on Islam. Perhaps he is only ignorant on the matter, but if he truly is a Christian as claimed, he wouldn’t fall for such trivial statements.