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Caesar, Coercion, and the Christian Conscience: A Dangerous Confusion

Several states are now considering legislation that would provide explicit protections to citizens whose consciences will not allow an endorsement of same-sex marriage. The bills vary by state, as do the prospects for legislative passage, but the key ...

February 24, 2014

The Briefing 02-24-14

1) 2014 Winter Olympics: Putin's attempt to return Russia to former glory of the czars The Games Putin Plays, New York Times (Ross Douthat) How Norway Scores So Much Olympic Gold, Wall Street Journal (Ellen Emmerentze Jervell) 2) Hope for su ...

February 24, 2014

Ask Anything: Weekend Edition 02-22-14

1) What does the Bible say about welfare, poverty, and taxing the wealthy? 2) What is your reaction to John Walton's "The Lost World of Genesis One" and 'functional ontology'? 3) How much do you sleep? How do you do The Briefing? How much time ...

February 22, 2014

The Briefing 02-21-14

1. In shadow of Olympics, Ukrainian civil war taking place under sponsorship of Russia Pull Out of Sochi to Protest the Kiev Massacre, Wall Street Journal (Bernard-Henri Levy) E.U. Imposes Sanctions Despite Russian Criticism, New York Times ( ...

February 21, 2014

The Briefing 02-20-14

1. Civil war threat in Ukraine and violence breaks out in Thai capital New Ukraine clashes shatter shaky truce, USA Today (Olga Rudenko and Jennifer Collins) Wave of Violence Grips Thai Capital, Wall Street Journal (James Hookway and Warangka ...

February 20, 2014

The Briefing 02-19-14

1. To raise the minimum wage or not: What leads to the greatest human flourishing? Minimum Wage Increase Would Have Mixed Effects, C.B.O. Report Says, New York Times (Annie Lowrey) Report on federal minimum wage of $10.10 heats up debate in C ...

February 19, 2014

The Christian Leader in the Digital Age

The Digital Age is upon us. In the span of less than three decades, we have redefined the way humans communicate, entertain, inform, research, create, and connect – and what we know now is only a hint of what is to come. But the greatest concern of t ...

February 19, 2014

The Briefing 02-18-14

1. Where does religious liberty intersect and sometimes collide with the business world? In Kansas, Right Joins Left to Halt Bill on Gays, New York Times (John Eligon) TN Bill Let Vendors Turn Away Same-Sex Ceremonies, Tennessean (Chas Sisk) ...

February 18, 2014

The Briefing 02-17-14

1. Virginia federal court strikes down gay marriage ban as judges rush to "ratify society's progress" A Steady Path to Supreme Court as Gay Marriage Gains Momentum in States, New York Times (Adam Liptak) 2. Romantic love, in the modern age, s ...

February 17, 2014

Ask Anything: Weekend Edition 02-15-14

1) What is the difference between Dispensationalism and Covenant Theology? 2) Should you leave a congregation if a woman is ordained as an elder? 3) Which theologians and pastors have had the greatest impact on your life and ministry? Call w ...

February 15, 2014

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