Can We Pray Sin Away?
On vacation this summer my strongly right-wing sister-in-law was peeved to discover that Fox News had been blocked from our rental house’s cable box. As a parent this didn’t surprise me in the least....
View ArticleNietzsche’s Children and the London Riots
There are a few people, though not many, who weren’t all that surprised by the rioting last week in London and in other English and Welsh cities. One of those people was professional British...
View ArticleWhen It’s Okay to Call For Murder
I learned last week, thanks to the BBC, that calling for someone's death can under certain circumstances be offensive. Not all circumstances, mind you, but there are lines that one ought not cross.
View ArticleInequality or Immorality: Which Threatens Society More?
In this most recent column Paul Krugman asks whether it is income inequality or a moral breakdown that is the greater threat to American society. It is a pertinent question, but I would suggest that...
View Article“Why Don’t Christian Behave?”– A Response
A couple of weeks ago PeacePastor (Rev. Marty Troyer) and I began a co-reflection on the issue of what the Christian life ought to look like. He’s recently posted some further reflections on “lies” in...
View ArticleOn Thursday, I Will Pray for Reason
It makes perfect sense, if you don’t think about it too much. On Thursday, May 3, while many Americans will be wallowing in the superstitions of the past by praying to their god or gods, the...
View ArticleHow Christians Should Address Cultural Immorality
Some followers of my blog may have noticed I have been off my usual once-a-week-on-Monday schedule. Some may also have noticed that the break happened around the time of President Obama’s endorsement...
View ArticleHe Remembers the Barren
While for many people the upcoming election will be about “the economy, stupid,” for others it will be about something more fundamental: the meaning of life. Not the “what is life all about” meaning...
View ArticleWhat if Will and Kate Adopted?
At this point most everyone in the world knows that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – “Will and Kate” to you anti-monarchists – are expecting a child. I was discussing what will be their very public...
View ArticleA Pro-Life Stance Doesn’t End At Birth
Yesterday our nation remembered the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v Wade, effectively legalizing abortion. For many this was a decision whose time had come, and simply...
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