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Secularism with a Smile

Senator Barack Obama [D-IL] is one of America's most articulate political leaders. The freshman senator is already openly discussed as a presidential prospect, and his personal story is a reflection of the American dream. So, when Sen. Obama address ...

June 30, 2006

“Rest Assured that Our Church is Anglican Now” — A Pastor’s Statement of Heartbreak and Hope

Christ Church Episcopal in Plano, Texas -- drawing the largest weekly attendance of any Episcopal church -- announced its decision to leave the Episcopal Church USA [ECUSA] on June 24. The church's decision came just hours after the conclusion of the ...

June 30, 2006

Homosexuality, the Grace of God, and the Ongoing Struggle

Dr. Thomas R. Schreiner, James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, clarifies the biblical understanding of homosexuality in "A New Testament Perspective on Homosexuality" published in the current ...

June 29, 2006

Spain to Grant Rights to Apes

The liberal government of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is moving to grant certain "rights" to apes. These rights are to include recognition as part of a "community of equals" with humans, according to press reports. This is a ludicrou ...

June 28, 2006

Anglicans Move Toward Schism — The Archbishop of Canterbury Speaks

In a sign that the Anglican Communion would not accept the recent response of the Episcopal Church USA as sufficient, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams released a statement June 27 that proposes a distinction between national churches in full c ...

June 28, 2006

Go Ahead and Play God? Scientific Hubris on Display

We live in a day of almost unlimited confidence in scientific progress -- or what is advertised as scientific progress. The incredible developments of modern science have reshaped our lives and expectations. In the fields of modern genetics and repr ...

June 27, 2006

Christians at a Porn Convention?

A Christian ministry concerned with reaching out to those involved in pornography -- both users and producers -- was present at the massive "Erotica Expo" at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Billed as the world's largest consumer pornography trade ...

June 26, 2006

John Updike Strikes Again

Novelist John Updike may be at his best when describing the loss of faith. He seems to understand the reality all too well. When the Reverend Clarence Arthur Wilmot is described as losing his faith in early twentieth-century America, Updike traces hi ...

June 26, 2006

The Los Angeles Times Takes Sides — But at Least Gets the Connection Right

The editors of The Los Angeles Times have evidently decided to opine on matters of theology, offering their insights into the issues of gender and sexuality in recent church debates. In "Battling Over Bishops," published in today's edition of the pa ...

June 23, 2006

The citations from Elizabeth Achtemeier and Basil the Great found within my commentary, "The God Who Names Himself," are found in the book Speaking the Christian God: The Holy Trinity and the Challenge of Feminism, edited by Alvin F. Kimel, Jr. The b ...

June 22, 2006