Monticello has a nice page with quotes about Thomas Jefferson and Independence Day activities.  Here are July 1 entries: 1806 July 1. (Jefferson to Thomas Digges). “He [Jefferson] will be happy to see Mr. Digges and his friends on the fourth of July, and to join in congratulations on the return of the day which divorced…

UPDATE: Beck defended his appearance; says he won’t teach theology. I dispute that here and note that the LDS believe the founders were redeemed into the church via baptism. Nicola Menzie’s Christian Post article examined the evangelical megachurch fascination with Glenn Beck, but Fellowship Church’s statement about Beck’s knowledge of history stood out to me.…

Beginning in mid-June, some donors and former donors to Gospel for Asia began receiving a letter from GFA CEO K.P. Yohannan. That letter is below. Yohannan doesn’t actually address any of the matters of smurfing money to India, surpluses in India, funds unaccounted for and the role of Yohannan in the Believers’ Church. I am…

Someone left a comment on my post about Brian Houston’s interview of Mark Driscoll. Most people seemed to think the interview wouldn’t go forward. About 47 seconds into this clip, there is a debatable distinction discussed by the Spocks. Watch [youtube]https://youtu.be/8Ppo5YIYwTM[/youtube] Spock: You lied. Spock: Awww, I implied.