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When the Church Bows to the State: Gay Bishops in the Church of England

As if the Church of England does not have enough troubles, word is leaking out of Lambeth Palace that the church is about to allow the appointment of openly gay bishops, so long as those bishops remain celibate. The news has emerged in the form o ...

June 22, 2011

A June Surprise? President Obama and Same-Sex Marriage

Is President Obama about to endorse same-sex marriage? The possibility was the subject of open speculation on the front page of Sunday's edition of The New York Times. Reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg quoted an unnamed Democratic strategist close to the ...

June 20, 2011

Theology, Therapy, Twitter, and the Scandal of the Gospel

There is no shortage of perplexing realities in our world today, but counted among them must be the fact that many rather well informed people seem to be shocked that Christians believe the doctrines of Christianity. Over the weekend, Rep. Anthony W ...

June 14, 2011

An Unmitigated Theological Disaster — Kirby Godsey Strikes Again

"Most Christians assume that Christianity is the one and only religion that is God-inspired and that carries the imprimatur of God's blessing," laments R. Kirby Godsey. In his new book, Is God a Christian?, Godsey sets out to oppose that assumptio ...

June 9, 2011

The Church and the ‘Clobber Scriptures’ — The Bible on Homosexuality

Is the Church guilty of beating people with the Bible? As strange as that argument might sound, it is actually a powerful weapon in the hands of those who are determined to normalize homosexuality and same-sex marriage within the Church. Those pushin ...

June 3, 2011

False Prophets, False Teachers, and Real Trouble: The Case of Harold Camping

Andy Warhol was wrong. Fame doesn't last just fifteen minutes. After all, Harold Camping is still in the news, more than a week after his prophecy that the world would end on May 21 at 6:00 p.m. turned out -- as expected -- to be false. Camping's en ...

June 1, 2011

The Myth of the Genderless Baby

Back in the nineteenth century, the British people were introduced to a fairy tale about "water babies" through a story written by Rev. Charles Kingsley. The water babies entered folklore, and generations of British children imagined the water babies ...

May 24, 2011

The Briefing

Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa... French agape over treatment of jailed IMF chief... 30% unmarried rate is highest in 6 decades, Census says... Study Finds Women Slower to Wed, and Divorce Easing... The words 'I do' stil ...

May 20, 2011

That Our Joy May Be Complete: The Essence of the Christian Ministry

This is the season of commencement. High schools, colleges, and universities mark graduation at the end of the academic year. Auditoriums, chapels, convention centers, stadiums, and campus lawns are filled with graduates, family members, faculty, and ...

May 20, 2011

Screen Test: The Danger of Digital Fixation

When it comes to the dangers of the digital age, most parents worry about what is on the screen of the computer. Recent research indicates that the screen itself just might be a very real danger. Writing in The New York Times, physician Perri Klass ...

May 18, 2011

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