Just a few weeks ago, in mid-January, a poll found that 55% of Americans considered themselves to be “pro-choice,” with only 38% “pro-life.” But according to a new poll today, pro-lifers have completely caught up with the other side. Now 47% of Americans are “pro-life”
The United Methodists meet this week in St. Louis to decide on their teachings about homosexuality, including whether or not to ordain non-celibate gays and lesbians and whether or not to perform same-sex weddings. The United Methodist Church with some 12 million members is the largest
In light of the Baptist sex abuse scandal, as well as the Catholic sex abuse scandal, and the realization that these transgressions can likely be found in other church bodies, it occurs to me that many church people are ignorant or naive about the civil
Journalism is in a bad way right now. Information technology is putting hard-copy news papers out of business, the public’s trust in the news media is dropping, and reporters’ political bias is manifesting itself in “fake news.” People are increasingly getting their news from the
Religious liberty used to be taken for granted in the United States, but today–especially in the aftermath of the sexual revolution– it has become controversial and a matter for litigation. Here are some of the latest developments. Title IX Title IX of the Civil Rights
Remember the Republican state of outrage and trepidation when the Obama administration racked up a national debt of $14 trillion? Well, under a Republican Congress and President, we now owe $22 trillion. Not only debt but deficit spending is soaring. This year’s budget deficit will
As a new related scandal emerges of priests sexually abusing nuns. . . . .And as another scandal emerges of lesbian nuns sexually abusing girls in their care. . . .And as gay priests, exactly as I predicted, are coming forward demanding sympathy. . .
We are now in a state of national emergency in order to build President Trump’s wall. Congress refused to appropriate money to build President Trump’s promised wall on the border between the United States and Mexico even when both houses of the legislature were under
Again, Rev. A. Trevor Sutton, the co-author with me of Authentic Christianity: How Lutheran Theology Speaks to a Postmodern World, is studying the relationship between technology and theology. He has written an article published in the Winter 2019 issue of the Concordia Journal on the topic of social
Rev. A. Trevor Sutton, the co-writer with me of Authentic Christianity: How Lutheran Theology Speaks to a Postmodern World, is working on a doctorate in which he is studying the relationship between technology and theology. He has written some interesting articles lately that I
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