Why The Church Should Neither Cave Nor Panic About The Decision On Gay Marriage
This gives the church an opportunity to do what Jesus called us to do with our marriages in the first place: to serve as a light in a dark place.
Let’s also recognize that if we’re right about marriage, and I believe we are, many people will be disappointed in getting what they want. Many of our neighbors believe that a redefined concept of marriage will simply expand the institution (and, let’s be honest, many will want it to keep on expanding). This will not... Continue Reading
Major Harvard-affiliated Boston Hospital Expels Physician For Voicing Concerns About Homosexual Behavior
Hospital says physician’s statements on homosexual behavior constitute “discrimination,” ”harassment,” and “unprofessional conduct.”
The committee instead sent him a “letter of reprimand” ordering, “You shall have no communications [in any manner, to anyone in the hospital] concerning your opinion about sexual orientation, homosexuality, or other protected status.” It was an unusual order – that a physician be banned from discussing critical medical facts relating to his expertise, that... Continue Reading
After Waterloo
“Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.” —Sir Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, June 19, 1815
Two centuries of political, scientific, and ideological revolutions converged in the perfect storm that was the 20th century. The Industrial Age fostered ideological revolutions loosely flowing from French socialism and the theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels tousled by Lenin and Trotsky, and then rewritten by Mao Tse Tung resulting in the greatest terror... Continue Reading
The End of the University
The weight of this pseudo-literature oppresses both teachers and students
“Within college walls the adolescent is granted a vision of the ends of life; and he takes from the university the one thing that the world does not provide, which is a conception of intrinsic value. And that is why the university is so important in an age of commerce.” Universities exist to provide... Continue Reading
Explosive Growth Of Evangelical Belief In Latinos Has Big Political Implications
As the United States gears up for the 2016 presidential election, Hispanic evangelicals appear to be making that classic American shift from curious cultural newcomer to powerful political force
“If attendees at the conference in Houston were to be believed, Hispanic evangelicals are eager to vote, and in substantial numbers. Yet unlike Hispanic Catholics, who overwhelmingly reflect the Democratic party platform on several key issues, Latino evangelicals share political sensibilities with both parties. This has made their voting habits increasingly uncertain.” As I... Continue Reading
Pope Francis’ Stern Climate Encyclical Faces Deep Political Divides
A new survey finds U.S. Catholics — like most Americans — are divided along political lines when it comes to the cause and urgency of climate change.
Pew Research’s survey of 5,122 adults, including 1,016 self-identified Catholics, finds that most overall (68 percent) say they “believe the Earth is warming” and a majority of Catholics of all parties agree (71 percent). But there’s a 34-percentage-point gap between Catholic Democrats (85 percent agree) and Republicans (51 percent agree), with independents landing in between at... Continue Reading
Fragile Foundation of Marriage Equality, Part 1
At the present moment it appears that “marriage equality” is virtually unstoppable, but is it?
But what appears to be an unstoppable movement or a step forward in human history could be anything but. How many times in history has there been excitement about a new idea or some form of “progress” and the whole matter became either a footnote or an embarrassment of history? Plenty. Below are just a... Continue Reading
Charleston and Newtown–A Familiar Pattern?
What seems to be lacking once again in assessing these wanton killings is a moral vocabulary that gets at some of the other issues involved
In short, the depravity evident at Columbine, and Aurora, and Newtown is of a particular sort involving distorted masculinity and the misuse of power. There is tremendous truth in St. Augustine’s contention that evil is not a thing in itself but rather the distortion and misdirection of God’s good creation. While the racial animus... Continue Reading
Schools Told to End Religious Instruction and Teach Morality Instead
They argue that religious instruction should not take place in schools because “it allows little or no time for questioning or criticism by pupils"
“In recommendations that will be studied keenly by faith and schooling experts, they argue that the emphasis should shift away from merely religious education, with pupils being taught religious and moral education instead.” Religious instruction should be banned from schools and be the preserve of Sunday schools, madrassas or the home, according to proposals... Continue Reading
U.S. Supreme Court Decided Unanimously That Government Cannot Play Favorites When It Comes To Free Speech
The case was filed on behalf of the Good News Community Church in Gilbert, Ariz., a member of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARP)
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court decisively affirmed that the government cannot play favorites when it comes to free speech. ADF attorneys represent an Arizona church in the case, which involves restrictions on temporary signs. It provided the vehicle for the justices to reaffirm and clarify that the government cannot single out one form... Continue Reading
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