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The Briefing 01-20-14

1) Virginia on the front lines of same-sex marriage debate Va. Quickly Emerging as Key in Gay Marriage Fight, Associated Press (Steve Szkotak) 2) Arguments over same-sex marriage reveal a difference of authority Gay marriage ban: The case fo ...

January 20, 2014

The Briefing 01-17-14

1) Bothered by sex outside of heterosexual marriage? Cultural elites say you just need to "deal with it" Sex Is Not Our Problem, New York Times (Charles M. Blow) 2) Next frontier in fertility treatment? Transgender men. The Next Frontier in ...

January 17, 2014

Welcome to Seminary—Now What? How to Be Faithful as a Seminary Student

My great privilege every semester is to welcome an incoming class of seminarians to the stewardship of theological education. This is not a privilege I take lightly. I remember what it was like to sit in the same room well over thirty years ago, bein ...

January 17, 2014

The Briefing 01-16-14

1. Considering recent controversies, is "brain death" truly death? Oakland girl's brain death divides pro-life camp, World Magazine (Daniel James Devine) Suing to End Life Support for Woman and Fetus, New York Times (Manny Fernandez) 2. Cont ...

January 16, 2014

The Briefing 01-15-14

1. Federal judge in Oklahoma lifts ban on same-sex marriage but puts a hold on own decision Federal judge rules Oklahoma's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, Washington Post (Juliet Eilperin) 2. President of Nigeria bans same-sex marriage ...

January 15, 2014

Evolution Is Most Certainly a Matter of Belief—and so Is Christianity

One of the most misleading headlines imaginable recently appeared over an opinion column published in USA Today. Tom Krattenmaker, a member of the paper's Board of Contributors, set out to argue that there is no essential conflict between evolution a ...

January 15, 2014

The Briefing 01-14-14

1. President Hollande of France caught in infidelity as France is in deep moral confusion Hollande's Companion is Hospitalized, New York Times (Alissa J. Rubin and Maia de la Baume) 2. USA Today columnist claims evolution is a matter of fact, n ...

January 14, 2014

Commonplaces: Teenagers, Reading, and Language

In times past, readers kept books in which they recorded favorite items from their reading. These "commonplace books" were sometimes later collected, offering a view into the mind and habits of the reader even as the thoughts of the original writers ...

January 14, 2014

The Briefing 01-13-14

1. One of the lions of the 20th Century has now passed: Ariel Sharon dies at 85 Ariel Sharon, Fierce Defender of a Strong Israel, Dies at 85, New York Times (Ethan Bronner) 2. Governor Chris Christie's senior staff cause traffic problems to ' ...

January 13, 2014

“Downton Abbey” and the Modern Age—What Are We Really Watching?

Americans by the millions tuned in to watch the premier of Downton Abbey's fourth season, eager to enjoy the continuation of the saga of the Earl and Countess of Grantham and their household. According to press reports, 10.2 million Americans watched ...

January 10, 2014

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