What happens when we sin? We draw a line between good and evil. Then, we place ourselves on the good side of the line. On the other side we place the scapegoat. In some cases, we make even God the scapegoat. It's all a lie. God's grace tries to penetrate our lies. This is self-justification at work. Read more
Here is my ethical advice. If sinful action is unavoidable, be honest and follow the best path your judgment can set out. Make moral decisions carefully but courageously! Read more
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In this interview with Professor Mahjabeen Dhala, we learn that Muslims are likely to eat cultivated meat if it meets existing jurisprudence standards already in place to govern slaughtered meat. Read more
Does a primordial wolf lurk within your pet dog? Does a violent preternatural nature lurk within human civilization? Jack London hears the call of the wild in his novels about Buck, White Fang, and Wolf Larsen. Do you? Read more
Rene Girard’s theory of Jesus-as-the-final-scapegoat reveals to us that we human beings are liars and killers who rely on a non-existent mechanism of sacrifice. God's grace has a lot to overcome for our forgiveness. Read more
Martin Luther's "Happy Exchange" model of atonement is a distinctive variant of the satisfaction and penal substitution models. The exchange applies twice. First on Calvary in the communicatio ideomatum, the exchange of human and divine attributes. The exchange happens a second time in your and my faith, where Christ takes on sin and death and gives us grace and life. Read more
Compassion toward non-human animals constitutes full reverence for God's creation, says LDS theologian Lincoln Cannon. The supersedence of no-kill cultivated meat over slaughtered meat would not only put much needed protein on everyone's dinner table, it would show greater respect if not compassion toward the other species in our planet's ecosphere. Read more
The Penal Substitution Theory of Atonement is under fire from multiple directions. Here's one direction: PST is accused of divine child abuse. God abuses the Son by demanding his suffering and death. Is this accusation true? If guilty, then the cross must be redeemed from the myth of redemptive violence. Can anyone sort out this mess? Read more
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