Posts Tagged: Matthew 28:19-20

Baptism (Bible Study) – Part 1

[To read this study in its entirety, please go to the Bible Studies page on this website and download the PDF.] (Copyright © 2009 by K. Scott Schaeffer) (All quotes from the NRSV. Personal pronouns referring to divinity are not capitalized per this translation) Must we be baptized to get into heaven? If so, must… Read more »

Jesus and Paul Never Mandated Morality for Non-Christians

The following is an excerpt from my book, “Rescuing Religion from Republican Reason,” (pictured at right) Buy It at Amazon As I shared in a blog post several weeks ago, the Republicans use family values rhetoric as their primary tool in securing Christian loyalty. Once they do that, they then bombard Christians with greed rhetoric… Read more »