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Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.The stage was set for the tribe of Benjamin to fight to the death protecting their rights from their religious zealot brothers Israel demanding justice. After all, the tribe of Benjamin was on the “right side of history” in elevating Sodomy and casting off the chords of their pearl clutching Biblical heritage. Sodomy was something, perhaps the only thing, worth dying for. No one was going to tell them what to do, hold them accountable, shackle them with Biblcal restrictions, or come to their house and push them...

Proverbs 16:5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.The Judges 19–21 story continues with the eleven tribes of Israel (minus the Tribe of Benjamin) convening a meeting together at Mizpeh (near Jerusalem) to discuss the account of Gibeah and determine what to do. The Levite was brought to recapitulate what transpired in Gibeah in the presence of Israel’s leaders. After hearing the account the eleven tribes gathered together as one man to bring justice to those responsible for this heinous crime…Judges 20:11 So all...

Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.Now that June “Pride Month” has been institutionalized nationally and indelibly etched into American culture it is critical for Americans to understand the Sodom and Gamorrah story of Genesis 19. There is another Bible story just as critical to understand; Judges 19–21, the story of the Tribe of Benjamin descending into Sodomy. The of Tribe of Benjamin, unlike Sodom and Gamorrah, was not a gentile demon worshipping nation devoid of Biblical Truth. They had come out of Egypt with Israel by God’s hand, had faithful leaders like Moses...

Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.Now that June "Pride Month" has been institutionalized nationally and indelibly etched into our American culture, it is critical for Americans to understand the Sodom and Gamorrah story of Genesis 19. Another similar Bible story is just as critical to understand; Judges 19–21, the story of the Tribe of Benjamin descending into Sodomy.The of Tribe of Benjamin, unlike Sodom and Gamorrah, was not a gentile demon worshipping nation devoid of Biblical Truth. They had come out of Egypt with Israel by God's hand. They had faithful leaders like...

(RNS) — What everyone agrees on is that something unusual happened at Tall el-Hammam, an ancient settlement near the Dead Sea.In a layer of ancient earth, archaeologists claim to have found evidence of an apocalyptic event: Melted rooftops. Disintegrated pottery. Unusual patterns in the rock formations that can be associated with intense heat. For another three to six centuries after 1650 B.C., the settlement's 100 acres lay fallow.But when Steven Collins, the principal archaeologist at Tall el-Hammam, considered the scientists' evidence in an article that ran last year in the respected scientific journal Nature, he claimed that the incineration matched...

New York (AFP) - One of the large digital billboards dotting New York's iconic Times Square briefly caught fire Saturday, before the blaze was extinguished with no reported injuries, officials said. Flames started bursting out of the billboard around 3:00 pm (1900 GMT). Social media users posted images and video showing the blaze burning on one side of the sign as it displayed an ad for SKYY vodka as sponsor of New York's WorldPride celebrations next month, marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall gay rights uprising. The ad featured drag queen Trixie Mattel. Other ads were also displayed on...

As I write this article, the ancient city of Sodom is being excavated on the Northeast tip of the Dead Sea in Jordan. The Site is called the Tell el-Hammam Excavation Project, led by Dr. Steven Collins of Trinity Southwest University, College of Archaeology. The excavation project has uncovered evidence of an advanced society replete with Greek architecture, art, and an advanced economy. There is also evidence of a cataclysmic event, similar to a nuclear type explosion, that leveled the city at one point in its history. After the cataclysmic event, perhaps the most significant finding is the relation to...

Reverend Billy Graham, arguably the most well-known and respected evangelical preacher of the last 50 years, said in a recently published commentary that America was “founded by men who believed in prayer” and that prayer can turn “the tide of history,” adding that while “America is just as wicked as Sodom and Gomorrah” and deserves “the judgment of God,” this judgment can be lessened through prayer. “Even though America is just as wicked as Sodom and Gomorrah ever were, and as deserving of the judgment of God, God would spare us if we were earnestly praying, with hearts that had...