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Archive: March 22, 2009 - March 28, 2009

Obama vs. Osama in Muslim World

In Turkey, President can counter bin Laden's hate, show values shared by West and Islam.

By Feisal Abdul Rauf | March 27, 2009; 4:50 PM ET | Comments (21)

Satan, a Real and Present Danger

Satan is a real and present danger, but Christians err on the other extreme by misunderstanding Satan and exaggerating his power.

By R. Albert Mohler Jr. | March 27, 2009; 10:52 AM ET | Comments (12)

Better Question: Why Does Evil Exist?

Contrary to popular belief, Witches, Wiccans, Pagans, Druids and all our kin do not believe in Satan.

By Starhawk | March 27, 2009; 9:35 AM ET | Comments (88)

Satan? Fear Not

We need not fear Satan and his devils, because God is all-loving and all-powerful, and through his son Jesus Christ has given us all the resources we need to resist them.

By Thomas G. Bohlin | March 26, 2009; 3:50 PM ET | Comments (8)

Finding the Devil in the Post

Satan's existence is suggested by human experience and the Bible and is confirmed by reading the Washington Post.

By John Mark Reynolds | March 26, 2009; 12:19 PM ET | Comments (47)

Good, Evil and Moral Agency

Satan's efforts to persuade us toward evil are real and they are personal. Satan is the antithesis of Jesus Christ.

By Michael Otterson | March 26, 2009; 9:06 AM ET | Comments (52)

On Wall Street and Main Street

Satan can be seen on Wall Street, operating where greed threatens the nation, and on Main Street where we buy the lie that our whole economy can and will correct itself.

By Gardner Calvin Taylor | March 25, 2009; 6:13 PM ET | Comments (1)

Satan and Evil Exist; Less Certain About The Devil

Satan is found when war is tried before peace. Satan is found when we build religious and political identities and loyalties based more on the hate of what we are not, than the love of what we are. Satan is found when I give in to a pizza or a box of doughnuts, even though they may put me in an early grave.

By Brad Hirschfield | March 25, 2009; 5:25 PM ET | Comments (4)

Evil and the Reality of God

How do we reconcile the abuses and terrors we see day-to-day with our faith in a God who is all-powerful and completely good?

By Phil Davis | March 25, 2009; 2:29 PM ET | Comments (7)

Satan's Compulsive Evil, God's Attractive Good

Why does the question "Does Satan exist?" exist?

By Willis E. Elliott | March 25, 2009; 2:26 PM ET | Comments (14)

Mugabe, al-Bashir, Shwe and Google

We may want the devil today, but do we really need a Satan when we have such horribly real folks as Robert Mugabe, Omar al-Bashir and Than Shwe?

By Mark Tauber | March 25, 2009; 11:52 AM ET | Comments (2)

Like God, Satan is Everywhere

If we look at the current financial crisis, we can see that the spirit of greed, fed to us by Satan, lured us to overspend. It lured banks, insurance companies, churches and individuals to spend money it did not have.

By Susan K. Smith | March 25, 2009; 10:01 AM ET | Comments (10)

Satan is a Metaphor for Our Lower Selves

Evil does exist, but I don't believe that it is a force exerted by an infernal being. The evils that we see in the world and in our own lives are the result of failure to live up to the higher aspect of our nature.

By Kenneth E. Bowers | March 25, 2009; 8:40 AM ET | Comments (4)

The Divine and Satanic in All of Us

Satan is the embodiment of all that is evil in us.

By Arun Gandhi | March 24, 2009; 2:40 PM ET | Comments (3)

The Devil's Avocation

The world God made was perfect before Satan seduced our first parents.

By Cal Thomas | March 24, 2009; 2:31 PM ET | Comments (54)

Satan's Last Gasp

Satan is a projection of human fear, anger, and guilt. Satan stopped being strong because we stopped needing him so much.

By Deepak Chopra | March 24, 2009; 1:06 PM ET | Comments (46)

The Devil's Greatest Trick

I always thought that we should abandon the concept of Satan entirely: no Devil, no devil-making. Then I got the point: Devil's greatest trick is that you're damned if you believe in him and damned if you don't.

By Mathew N. Schmalz | March 24, 2009; 1:01 PM ET | Comments (3)

Simply Look Around. Evil Does Exist

When I expect to see Satan with horns and a tail, I won't recognize him when he appears as a well-dressed gentleman. Evil in people and in events does not appear in a grotesque form.

By Adin Steinsaltz | March 24, 2009; 12:12 PM ET | Comments (9)

Faith in the Goddess is Growing

Is America losing faith? Not, apparently, faith in the Goddess, as Wicca and Paganism seem to be growing while everything else is fading.

By Starhawk | March 23, 2009; 5:25 PM ET | Comments (5)

The Devil In Ms. And Mr. Jones

Madoff is just another example. albeit a high-profile one, of the evil that lurks in the hearts of men. In his case, the prime motivator must have been, could only have been, greed.

By Susan Jacoby | March 23, 2009; 4:41 PM ET | Comments (153)

Devil in a Pinstriped Suit

At the deepest level, the figure of the Devil and the seemingly cosmic struggle with evil he represents is always actually an incredibly intimate struggle. It is not the struggle with the enemy far off, but with the friend, the neighbor and ultimately with yourself.

By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite | March 23, 2009; 4:24 PM ET | Comments (42)

Always Losing, Never Lost: Christianity in America

If American history is any guide to the American present, we are on the edge of a great revival of traditional Christianity.

By John Mark Reynolds | March 23, 2009; 2:20 PM ET | Comments (6)

 
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