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5 Things You Didn't Know About the Kennedy-Nixon Debate On September 26, 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon squared off in our country's first televised presidential debate. Take a look at the these surprising 5 facts you probably didn’t know about the first televised presidential debate in American history... The Kennedy-Nixon Debate Was the First One Aired on Television Although television stations had begun broadcasting much earlier, it wasn’t until 1960 that the first debate between presidential candidates was aired, with Kennedy being declared the winner. More than 66.4 million people watched the Kennedy-Nixon debate, among the highest numbers watching a broadcast in the history of television. Since the population in 1960 numbered around 180.7 million, the numbers translated into today’s population would be at about 324.7 million viewers. The Candidates’ Look and Comfort Level on Television Influenced Voters At this first of the four debates between the two candidates, Kennedy appeared confident, healthy and well-groomed. Nixon, on the other hand, had just gotten out of the hospital two weeks previously, recovering from an injured knee, and looked tired, pale and unshaven. Nixon was sweating throughout the telecast while Kennedy appeared tanned and handsome. Both Men Were Reported as Refusing to Put on Makeup Neither of the candidates wanted to have makeup professionally applied before their debate, but both did something privately. It is unknown what Kennedy did, but Nixon had Lazy Shave applied to try and hide his unshaven look. In addition, Nixon wore a light-colored suit that made him look even more washed out, while Kennedy wore a dark suit that brightened his appearance. The Candidates Were Neck and Neck Before the Debate Because the debate pre-empted the popular Andy Griffith Show, it may have helped erase Nixon’s lead in the polls over Kennedy. In the 1960 election, Kennedy won 303 electoral votes over Nixon’s 219. The popular vote was much closer with 34,227,096 for Kennedy and 34,107,646 for Nixon. Voters Were Influenced by the Kennedy-Nixon Debate Americans voted in record numbers in the 1960 election, and polls showed that more than 50 percent had been impacted by the television debate. Six percent of the voters said that watching the debate itself had influenced them in their choice between the candidates.

Just another subtle judgement and personal insult. Do not judge lest ye be judged.

Whenever the Bible speaks about divorce, the ideal and the real both come into play. Jesus states the ideal when He says that “in the beginning it was not so.” But when the real happens, when divorces occur, regulations are given that protect weaker parties in a destructive situation. So Jesus is very strict in […] The post The Ideal and the Real (LGBT 8) appeared first on Jon Paulien's Blog. View the full article

To all: HCH does not reflect SDA thinking. Period. Further, his approach to Scripture (the Bible) reflects what is known as Eisegesis. This is not the way that one should understand the Bible. In addition, there is much in what HCH says that can not be said to reflect the thinking of Ellen White. It should be noted that HCH has in the past often made specific, time-related, predictions that did not come to pass as he had predicted. I fine it interesting that HC'H understands the Bible to be saying that a day in God's sight represents 1,000 years. Is he telling us that the Biblical prophecy of the 2300 days actually represents 2,300,000 years? I could be wrong, but I once thought that HCH believed that such a day represented one year and that an hour represented about 2-weeks, not 83+ years. By the way, there is absolutely no Biblical support to relate an hour in prophecy to any time period of either weeks or years.

According to the gospels, Jesus is the clearest revelation of God the world has ever seen (John 1:14-18; 14:9). If we want a picture of how God views homosexuality in general and LGBT people in particular, it would be extremely helpful Jesus offered a clear position on the matter. But a careful reading of the […] The post Jesus and Sexual Controversy (LGBT 7) appeared first on Jon Paulien's Blog. View the full article

I remind people reading this thread that it is posted in a section where people are allowed to post almost at will, material that would be subject to moderation if posted elsewhere. The suggestions that HCH makes are usually well beyond what the SDA denomination teaches and are also outside of accepted Christian scholarship as to what the Bible teaches. Contrary to what he sometimes says, others have sometimes suggested the same ideas that he presents. He is not the only one for some of what he posts. In addition, he has a history of making statements that are demonstrated to be wrong as they fail according to his proposed time frame. In every case he has within a few months come back with alleged new light from God as to how and why he went wrong. We will continue to allow him to post in this section, but read his writings with caution.

The best scientific research I have seen, at least from sources not biased against Scripture or religion, have concluded that a gay or lesbian identity is changeable. A person embraces a gay or lesbian identity by choice, it is not inherent. This means that a person can have a homosexual orientation but still embrace the […] The post More Emerging Conclusions (LGBT 6) appeared first on Jon Paulien's Blog. View the full article

I use the traditional term “homosexuality” instead of “same-sex attraction” here because the latter is not broad enough for the points I am making in this particular blog. What people call homosexuality actually comes in three different forms, each describing a larger group than the previous. Since people, particularly church people, often confuse these forms, […] The post Three Levels of Homosexuality (LGBT 4) appeared first on Jon Paulien's Blog. View the full article

A few years back the American Academy of Religion had a “Gay and Lesbian Studies Group.” Then more recently it became the “LGBT Studies Group.” Then a couple of years ago it became the “LGBTIQ Studies Group.” What was going on? Scholars of gay and lesbian studies became increasingly aware that human sexuality is a […] The post LGBTIQ: Defining Terms (LGBT 3) appeared first on Jon Paulien's Blog. View the full article

As I examine the Seventh-day Adventist literature on LGBTIQ, I do see an emerging consensus on a number of challenging issues. My report is not the final word, by any means. But it is better to have an educated position on difficult topics than a knee-jerk or naïve position. I am open to further research […] The post Emerging Conclusions (LGBT 5) appeared first on Jon Paulien's Blog. View the full article