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United Church of Christ on Verge of Embracing Same-Sex Marriage

Those watching the United Church of Christ [UCC] know that the denomination has been moving steadily leftward for decades. Nevertheless, the official endorsement of same-sex marriage represents something genuinely historic and genuinely tragic. Such ...

July 4, 2005

Shelby Foote on the Meaning of History and the Role of the Historian

Shelby Foote, who died last Monday at age 88, left quite a mark on the American mind. Made popular by the Ken Burns PBS series, The Civil War, Foote was one of those few historians who can communicate both in print and in person. His Mississippi draw ...

July 3, 2005

Therapism — The New American Religion

Christina Hoff Sommers and Sally Satel have written a perceptive analysis of our contemporary culture in One Nation Under Therapy. It's worth your time and attention. Sommers and Satel look at the contemporary scene and the ridiculous escapades of th ...

July 3, 2005

Jeff Sharlet Responds — Abstinence Revisited

Jeff Sharlet, author of the big Rolling Stone article on sexual abstinence among young Christians, has responded to my commentary on his article and his argument. Specifically, Mr. Sharlet responded to my criticism of his thesis that the resurgence o ...

July 2, 2005

The Battle is Joined — Justice O’Connor and Her Successor

The retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor sets the stage for what is almost certain to be the most closely watched -- and may be the most contested -- judicial confirmation process in the nation's history. The reason ...

July 1, 2005

The Ten Commandments — Why God’s Law Matters

With the Ten Commandments front and center in our current national debate, Christians may need a reminder of why God's revealed law --including the Ten Commandments--is so important. In Written in Stone: The Ten Commandments and Today's Moral Crisis ...

July 1, 2005

What Should We Think of the ‘ONE’ Campaign?

Ethicist Ben Mitchell, a perceptive Christian thinker on a whole range of issues, suggests that Christians should not support entertainer Bob Geldof's 'ONE' campaign intended to combat poverty. Writing for The Florida Baptist Witness, Mitchell addres ...

July 1, 2005

Spain Adopts Same-Sex Marriage

Spain--once a bastion of Catholic culture and commitment--has now embraced same-sex marriage. "Spain became the third country to legalize gay marriage Thursday in a parliament vote that left gay activists blowing kisses to lawmakers and the powerful ...

June 30, 2005

Canadians Brace for Same-Sex Marriage

The Canadian House of Commons passed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage on Tuesday. The 158-133 vote puts Canada in line to become only the third country to legalize homosexual marriage, joining Belgium and the Netherlands. According to press r ...

June 30, 2005

U.C.C. Leader Declares Support for Same-Sex Marriage

With a big vote looming in just days, the Rev. John Thomas, General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ [UCC] endorsed same-sex marriage in a June 28 address to the UCC's Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns ...

June 30, 2005