Christians who oppose equality are losing the argument. That’s why they’re so loud. Kathy Escobar: “Unless we’re all free, none of us is free” Christians should be leading the way on equality in absolutely every area, yet we all know that on the whole, we are lagging behind, stuck in white privilege & imbalanced power & segregation and all kinds of things that are not reflective of the kingdom of God Jesus called us to create. … It’s not a... Read more
According to the New Testament book of Acts, the apostle Peter was given a vision from God. The 10th chapter of Acts describes that vision. And in that chapter and the next, Peter himself explains what that vision meant. Southern Baptist enforcer R. Albert Mohler Jr. says that Peter was wrong. The vision from God, Mohler says, meant something else. “The Bible condemns a lot, but here’s why we focus on homosexuality,” Mohler writes today for CNN’s Belief Blog. Here’s... Read more
Andi Cumbo lists five reasons that trying to read A.W. Tozer makes her grumpy. These are five good reasons. And they overlap. The literalism, arrogance and lack of empathy all feed into one another and reinforce one another. Cumbo writes that she has “tried for years” to read Tozer, and that she remains hopeful that others might explain to her what it is she’s missing — why the appeal of this venerated and widely recommended icon of evangelical spirituality eludes... Read more
“This myth that slideshows are the path to salvation has got to be put into a rocket and sent hurtling into the sun.” “But what about the dolphin babies?” “My experience as a bully has been fundamental to the creation of my conscience, because it is what prevents me from making the basic human claim that I am a good person.” “That this scenario describes fewer and fewer of us with each passing day is of little account.” “You are... Read more
Galatians 5:22-23 By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. Read more
Banks are large and powerful. And many politicians want banks to be subject to less regulation, oversight and democratic accountability. Megan O’Matz & John Maines: “Neighborhoods crumble as thousands of homes sit in legal limbo” Banks that made reckless home loans have been tiptoeing away from foreclosures in a tactic designed to cut their losses. The result: Orphaned, dilapidated homes dot the landscape from Kendall to Lake Worth. … A months-long Sun Sentinel investigation of property code violations involving abandoned... Read more
Maehem Sez: “I had an abortion“ I’m not going to tell you whether it was a wanted or an unwanted pregnancy. I’m not going to tell you how far along the pregnancy was. I’m not going to tell you whether there was a genetic abnormality, or whether my life was endangered by the pregnancy. I’m not going to tell you any of those things because I think answering those questions, creating the situation from which my experience unfolds offers someone,... Read more
Anti-gay activist Peter LaBarbera said this recently on a conservative radio show: All of a sudden Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have turned the United States into a pro-homosexual regime and it’s just despicable. That’s as clear an expression as you’ll find of the zero-sum notion of human rights that underlies so much of the anti-gay religious right. The United States is supposed to be a “pro-homosexual” regime. Millions of us Americans are LGBT people and our nation is supposed... Read more
“The future looks grim for the anti-gay moralists.” “In 2005 the Supreme Court made sodomy legal in all 50 states and since then there have been absolutely no reports of anyone turning into a pillar of salt.” “The most important cultural change that has increased support for same-sex marriage is the equality revolution within heterosexual marriage.” “It’s a contest between the Golden Rule and the condemnations of homosexual acts in Leviticus and Paul’s Letter to the Romans.” “The literal approach... Read more
Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist: pp. vii-1 Every book in the Left Behind series begins with a prologue summarizing “What Has Gone Before.” This is good to know because it means you can skip ahead to Book 12 and just read the prologue instead of slogging through the horror of the previous 11 volumes. The prologue here in Book 3 presents a challenge for Jerry Jenkins. How do you recap what happened in Tribulation Force when nothing actually happened? Those... Read more
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