On Sunday, Politico published an enlightening article by Hope College psychology professor David Myers on the divide between Shia and Sunni Muslims. In the article Myers provides four points to help explain why people who share so many things in common are such enemies.Myers also briefly illustrated his point with the historic Northern Ireland conflict between Protestants and Catholics. It occurred to me that on a lesser level, we see these conflicts arise all of time within Christianity. … [Read more...]
Mark Driscoll’s Spiritual Warfare Teaching and Mental Illness
June 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday, I posted a link to the We Love Mars Hill website and a story about a woman who mentioned Mars Hill spiritual warfare protocols. The procedure Mars Hill pastors use to put a demon on trial is here.Since the post came out, readers have sent some other stories and I was reminded that the I had written previously about the spiritual warfare series. Here I want to add some additional information.Before I do that, let me add that for a Christian, this is a complex issue. I believe … [Read more...]
Mars Hill Church’s Demon Trials: Mental Illness Considered Sign of Demonic Involvement Along with Pedophilia and Habitual Lying
June 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
We Love Mars Hill is a website with stories of people who once loved and attended Mars Hill Church but eventually felt hurt by the church in some manner. A story yesterday by former Mars Hill Albuquerque member Darlene Lopez caught my eye. Darlene Lopez wrote about "demon trials" that a fellow Mars Hill member went through. During the trial, the friend became convinced that she and Lopez should not be friends. This bewildered Lopez, who attended the Albuquerque franchise, so she looked up the … [Read more...]
The Voice of the Voiceless (sic) Campaign: Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right
June 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Subtitle: Conservatives Against Crazy Therapies #savethepillows (see video below).Right wing website The College Fix misses the point in an article published last Friday (6/20).The assumption on the part of Chris Doyle and author Claire Healey seems to be that incorrect information provided by college counseling or resource centers should lead to the addition of more incorrect information at those same centers. In other words, since LGBT centers say some things that might be inaccurate … [Read more...]
Major New Study Finds Sexual Orientation Change Efforts To Be Ineffective
May 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
A study in the Journal of Counseling Psychology, released online in March, examined sexual orientation change efforts by over 1,600 current or former Mormons. Some beneficial results were noted but the primary finding was that sexual orientation is highly resistant to change attempts, and the efforts were either ineffective or damaging. The study was conducted by John P. Dehlin, Renee V. Galliher, William S. Bradshaw, Daniel C. Hyde, and Katherine A. Crowell.*Here is the study … [Read more...]
The Virtue of Distraction
April 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Marten Scheffer, professor and scientist with appointments in The Netherlands and Uruguay, has a brief, but thought provoking, essay in today's edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (USA)* on nurturing creative associations. Hopefully, you don't have to subscribe to read it. Scheffer begins: Although thinking is the core business of scientists, we rarely ponder how it thrives best; this is ironic, as there is abundant scientific insight to draw upon. For example, it is n … [Read more...]
New Psychology Blog From David Myers & Nathan DeWall
April 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Myers & DeWall Talk Psych is a new psychology blog that I will visit regularly. In my view, David Myers is the premier social psychology educator in the nation and Dewall has done important work in the field as well. Anything Myers touches is of high quality and I suspect this will become a popular site for students and professors alike.The first post by Nathan DeWall examines the concept of wealth addiction. It is not really an addiction but pretty important to people when they want … [Read more...]
Is Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill On Hold?
February 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment
In a statement dated February 18, but widely available just today (e.g., the Observer), Uganda's President Museveni seems to leave open the door that the Anti-Homosexuality Bill could be put on hold while he seeks additional input from researchers and scientists. Here is Museveni's statement in full:http://www.scribd.com/doc/208333248/President-Museveni-responds-to-Obama-on-gay-billAccording to a Reuter's report, the president's spokesperson said the bill was on hold pending more … [Read more...]
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