Posted by Jarrod Cochran on Saturday, November 21, 2009,
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Immediate Press Release 11/20/2009:
The Progressive Christian Alliance, an inter-denominational organization that seeks to follow the words and teachings of Jesus fully in loving God and loving neighbor, condemns the Manhattan Declaration made public today in Washington, D.C. by several signers of the affirmation.
The signers of the Manhattan Declaration announced that they will encourage civil disobedience towards a government that forces them to affirm abortions and gay marriage.
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Posted by Jarrod Cochran on Thursday, November 12, 2009,
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 So, we've finally passed a Health Care Reform Bill that will revolutionize the industry! Finally, all people will be able to afford healt care. We will no longer be the only industrialized nation to be without a not-for-profit single-payer health care plan. Not exactly. The House Bill H.R. 3962, which passed last week, has done little to nothing to ease the burden of healh care costs nor to extend this basic human right of care to those who do not or cannot afford it. This bill will do the s... Continue reading...
Posted by Jarrod Cochran on Wednesday, November 11, 2009,
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 Is it proof of the sad state of affairs that we are in when a fictional madman makes sense? I’m referring to Heath Ledger’s portrayal of DC Comics’ “The Joker” in the 2008 box office smash, “The Dark Knight.”
At one point in the movie, Ledger’s character attempts to recruit another into abandoning the ways of “society” and giving in to his most base desires and instincts:
“You know what I've noticed? Nobody panics when things go ‘according to plan.’ Even i... Continue reading...
Posted by Jarrod Cochran on Thursday, September 24, 2009,
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From our friends at Tikkun:
 Waiting For The Health Reform We Really Need Arnold S. Relman, M.D. Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School Former Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine (Written for Tikkun Magazine) There are two interrelated critical issues in health reform right now: how to extend and improve insurance coverage, and how to control the unsustainable rise in health care expenditures. Virtually all of the current legislative attention ... Continue reading...
Posted by Jarrod Cochran on Monday, August 31, 2009,
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from The Pen:
 Not Even Obama Will Give Up The Illegal War Powers Seized By Bush Unless Congress Makes Him Do It Even in appointing a special counsel last week to look into torture, Eric Holder essentially directed him to IGNORE whether a crime was committed in ordering torture in the first place. The only mandate lifelong Republican prosecutor John Durham has been given is about whether department personnel EXCEEDED the instructions they were given. The "just following orders defense" rejected... Continue reading...
Posted by Jarrod Cochran on Saturday, August 22, 2009,
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 We're introducing a new segment today called, " Are you Fucking Serious, John Piper?!" Baptist minister and author extraordinare, John Piper, posted on his blog regarding a freak tornado in downtown Minneapolis that struck the steeple of a Lutheran church that was having a convention that day discussing the inclusion of openly gay clergy. Piper, apparently a part-time meteorologist, deduced this tornado to be from none-other than Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, to warn those "wayward" souls a... Continue reading...
Posted by Jarrod Cochran on Tuesday, July 14, 2009,
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 Brett Buckner, staff writer for The Anniston Star, recently interviewed Roger McClellan on "raising children without religion." You can click here to find the published article. "It's important for children to be grounded in faith because, while there will be self-doubt and the search for meaning, they will also be instilled with an awareness that they are part of a greater whole," explains Roger McClellan, co-pastor, along with is wife Melissa, of the Prince of Peace Progressive Christian Ch... Continue reading...
Posted by Jarrod Cochran on Thursday, July 2, 2009,
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Posted by Jarrod Cochran on Monday, May 18, 2009,
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 So my brother and contributor to this blog, Ryan, has decided after much prayer and decision to pursue his dream of being a bartender. He feels that not only will this be a fun and exciting career, but also it is an almost untapped (no pun intended) ministry opportunity. However, ever since he has made his decision known, he has received a rash of shit by family members, friends, and "good-minded Christians" who want to save him from his hell-bent ways. The most standard line he gets (to his f... Continue reading...
Posted by Jarrod Cochran on Saturday, May 9, 2009,
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As the associate chaplain of a fire department in Metro-Atlanta, I am asked to baptize the government's attrocities through prayer. I often turn down the request, simply because they want me to be both an American Patriot and a Christian Minister. In my opinion, I cannot do both (and I refuse to be one of those). However, when I was asked to offer an invocation at the National Day of Prayer, I jumped at the chance. I was asked to submit my prayer to the city I was to pray before via e...
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