Sex, Sin, And The Infield Fly Rule
The Washington Post’s David von Drehle should write about what he knows, which, apparently, is not religion, as his column makes the reader blush at his ignorance.
Did The Catholic Church Destroy Once-Beloved Anchovy Pizza?
Did a minor tweak to the application of Roman Catholic law doom the formerly ubiquitous anchovy pizza? And, if so, what can that tell us about religion?
Federal Court Reverses Ruling That Stripped Tax Exemption From Ministers
In a victory for religious liberty, the Seventh Circuit rules religious ministers can continue to benefit from a tax provision that’s been present for decades.
Christians Need To Stop Assuming LGBT Sin Matters More Than God’s Mercy
To believe that Christ is your savior, you have to believe he has saved you from something, which sinners will never understand if Mama Church keeps telling Papa God to have a Snickers every time he’s acting a little too Old-Testamenty.
Two Major Evangelical Leaders Get Into Public Spat Over Racial Privilege Statement
With the Southern Baptist Convention also embroiled in a sex abuse scandal, it seems America’s largest Protestant denomination is facing multiple controversies.
Methodists’ LGBT Controversy Shows Many Don’t Know What Love Means
Those who disapprove of celebrations of sexual sin being foisted upon their Christian institutions are not necessarily being unloving. Consider that they may in fact be doing the opposite.
The Methodists Who Support Gay Clergy And Weddings Aren’t Woke Activists
I’m not gay, but I also don’t go to church to listen to pastors tell some people they’re going to hell. I want to learn how I can honor God.
The United Methodists Just Dodged A Kill Shot By Reaffirming God’s Design For Sex
The United Methodist Church not only refused to mutilate clear biblical teaching on same-sex couples and gay clergy, it voted to strengthen its adherence to biblical sexual ethics.
Pope Francis’ Summit On Clerical Sexual Abuse Was A Charade
By ignoring the causes of the abuse crisis and refusing to address the McCarrick affair, the Vatican has undermined its credibility with a farcical summit.
Spiteful Attacks On Faith-Based Adoption Agencies Only Hurt Needy Children
Tagged as ‘it’ in the culture wars, the HHS has stepped in to act as interference between states and faith-based adoption agencies. Will that be enough?
California Bill Would Force Pastors And Priests To Tell What They Heard In Confession
This is an egregious overreach of secular authority, stepping into sacred religious rites, and will not protect children or stem the tide of child abuse.
What Christians Can Learn From Saint Polycarp About Boldly Keeping The Faith
As attacks on Chris Pratt, Karen Pence, and the Gaines family become commonplace, Christians must remember to stand tall and affirm their faith in Christ.
Democrats Take Down Another Judicial Nominee Simply Because He’s A Christian
Religious tests are unacceptable––we should never let people of faith be automatically disqualified from public service due to their closely held beliefs.
Why Nadia Bolz-Weber’s Slut-Celebration Statue Won’t Really Remedy Slut-Shaming
Making a statue of a vagina out of purity rings might be attention-grabbing and even perhaps cathartic, but it is not healing.
GOP Governor Embraces Radical Muslim Cleric Who Somehow Makes Westboro Baptist Look Acceptable
How Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Imam Yasir Fahmy became strange bedfellows, sidelining the latter’s anti-gay and anti-Semitic rhetoric.
God’s Forgiveness Is No Excuse For Letting Religious Child Molesters Off The Hook
Abusers within the grace-focused sector of the church have long twisted scripture, emphasizing forgiveness as a way of bypassing consequences.
Democratic Rep. Omar Doesn’t Address Jews Or Past Comments When Asked About Anti-Semitism
At a ‘religious freedom’ event, Rep. Omar failed to address anti-Semitism when asked directly about what she’s learned about anti-Semitism.
Texas Democrats Seek To Ban Christianity Using So-Called Anti-Discrimination Laws
If the Texas legislature passes these bills, Christians near and far should be concerned about how their freedoms will be curtailed in the coming years.
How Americans’ Social Distrust Points The Way To Religious Revival
Given that a lot of what passes for objective reality turns out to be only slightly more accurate than palm reading, it is hardly surprising that Americans mistrust their social institutions.
How To Heal From Purity Culture Without Rebounding Into Something Worse
Humans have the propensity to jump from idol to idol, but lapsed Christians in the process of healing should recognize the path forward is through Christ.
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