File this in the “could’ve seen this coming” file.I remember watching the Hour of Power on TV in January, 2006, and seeing, amid great pomp and ceremony, Robert Schuller pass on the gold medal (?!?) that signifies leadership of the Crystal Cathedral to his son…Robert Schuller. (Freudian therapists take note.) I don’t make a habit of watching that show, but I remember flipping by and seeing Richard Mouw, the president of my alma mater, Fuller Seminary, on the dias, assisting... Read more
As someone who travels to speak 2-3 times per month, I have a simple memorandum-of-understanding that I ask my hosts to sign. It covers things like travel and reimbursements. When I was a youth pastor, I also booked a couple Christian bands per year to play at our church for big events. Their riders were a bit more exhaustive, asking for items such as flowers and warm, lemon water in the green room. Unfortunately for them, the “green room” at... Read more
To the post, The Newsweek Same Sex Marriage Kerfuffle, Dr. O’Hanlan writes, Galileo (science) was right and the Catholic Church was wrong and we finally had to admit it 500 years later. Science has some weighty evidence for us and we should listen. We are hurting our own 3% of youth who realize that they are gay and want everything that our society promises them: marriage included. The American Psychiatric Ass’n has confirmed that sexual orientation is natural, biologically induced,... Read more
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Rowan Willams has the honor of leading us in an Advent meditation: Read more
According to Men’s Health Magazine, men from Minnesota rank highly in the 25 Meanest Things Ever Said by Men and the 11 Smartest Things Ever Said about Fatherhood. Included in the lists, Minnesotans Prince, Hubert Humphrey, Harmon Killebrew, and Garrison Keillor. IMHO, the moneyest quote comes not from a Minnesotan but about a Minnesotan: “He looks like a dwarf who’s been dipped in a bucket of pubic hair.” –Boy George, on Prince HT: Secrets of the City Read more
We’re starting a new weekly feature here at The New Christians. It’s the Quote of the Week. Nominations are always welcome — just post them in the comment section. Our inaugural quote: “God is both the shit and the fan.” –Phyllis Tickle Read more
Newsweek editor Jon Meacham gambled this week, and he gambled big. In what is, by any measure and extraordinary piece of journalism, Newsweek religion editor Lisa Miller wrote a cover story that basically says, the Bible does not define marriage nor does it condemn same sex marriage, and anyone who thinks it does is a closed-minded bigot who twists the Bible beyond recognition. And by “extraordinary,” I mean not-at-all-ordinary. Whether or not you agree with the gist and thrust of... Read more
Sam comments on my Rich Cizik post: I thank God for Rich Cizik’s courage. He was just out here at Azusa Pacific University where I now work and spoke some good words. I am like him, for civil unions for homosexual and heterosexual, with the church making theological decisions about marriage within each denomination. This goes to show that the NAE is less evangelical or Christian and more a political tool for right wing politics masked in an insipid form... Read more
On Fresh Air with Terry Gross, National Association of Evangelicals vice president of governmental affairs Rich Cizik admitted that his views on same sex unions are shifting. While he made it clear that he does not favor same sex marriage, he did affirm the that he favors same sex civil unions. Cizik also admitted that he voted for Barack Obama in the primary election, although he did not reveal for whom he voted in the general. As a result of... Read more
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