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Coming Soon — Women Bishops for the Church of England

When the Church of England began ordaining women as priests back in 1994, ecclesiastical laws were put into place that prevented the election of a woman as bishop. As one Anglican friend told me at the time, the prohibition against women bishops was ...

July 12, 2005

An Evolving Position on Evolution? Interesting Developments in the Roman Catholic Church

A leading Roman Catholic cardinal has issued a statement that has caused quite a stir in both scientific and theological circles. Christoph Schonborn, the cardinal archbishop of Vienna, published his controversial remarks in the pages of The New York ...

July 11, 2005

“Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise”

On this Lord's Day, direct your thoughts to the vision of God revealed in Walter C. Smith's great hymn, "Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise." The hymn is a beautiful and majestic testimony to the omniscience and sovereignty of our all-knowing God: Im ...

July 10, 2005

Euthanizing Babies — Moral Progress or Regress?

An honest sense of moral discomfort marks Jim Holt's article published in today's edition of The New York Times Magazine. In "Euthanasia for Babies?", Holt considers the now-infamous Groningen Protocols developed by a team of Dutch doctors. These med ...

July 10, 2005

On Praying About the Weather — A Meditation on Hurricane Dennis

My family and I stood on a dark beach in South Florida tonight, watching a great storm build on the horizon. The eye of Hurricane Dennis is still several hundred miles away, but the crushing surf and the gusting winds announce the coming storm. Alrea ...

July 9, 2005

Dad’s Empty Chair — The Meaning of Fatherlessness

Yesterday's edition of The New York Times includes an interesting opinion column by Bob Herbert entitled, "Dad's Empty Chair." Herbert writes with passion and insight about the problem of fatherlessness and what the absence of a father means. He look ...

July 8, 2005

Staring Evil in the Face — Once Again

The bombings in London force us to look evil in the face once again. While some observers and commentators wonder aloud how human beings could do this to each other, Christians must affirm what we already know -- that great evil lurks in the heart of ...

July 8, 2005

Limping Between Two Opinions? The Future of the PCUSA

"The Presbyterian Church (USA) is at a crossroads," declares a recently-released document from a group of concerned Presbyterians. The Presbyterian Lay Committee [PLC] is a venerable group of conservative Presbyterians who have been working for a Ref ...

July 7, 2005

Poison Ivy Without Prayer — Summer Camp for Atheist Youth

The New York Times reports on Camp Quest, a summer camp for atheist and agnostic youth. The camp is located in Boone County, Kentucky, and caters to kids from secular homes. One 12-year-old boy expressed his satisfaction with the experience: "It's go ...

July 6, 2005

I Guess This Redefines “Cooperative?”

A Manchester, England financial institution, The Co-operative Bank, has asked a Christian organization, Christian Voice, to close its accounts because its convictions on homosexuality are "incompatible" with the position of the bank. Here are excerpt ...

July 6, 2005