Supporting Romney and the Dangers of Politicized Religion
It’s an election year once again. And once again there are two, and only two, primary candidates for the office of President of the United States. And once again conservative, evangelical Christians...
View ArticleMarriage, Society and What Informs Us (Slightly Revised)
The debate still rages on … well, about a lot of issues, but right now I’m specifically thinking of marriage. I know, I know, but hold on! Like I tried to point out in an earlier article, it’s more...
View ArticleIs the Exception Acceptable? By What Standard?
We’ve heard the expression, ‘an exception to the rule,’ and it may be stating the obvious but an ‘exception’ is an ‘exception’ precisely because it is not the rule, or norm. When the exception is no...
View ArticleMarriage Civil, Religious, Both … or Maybe Neither?
Is marriage a civil or religious institution? The question seems to be rather popular at the moment and, probably, for obvious reasons. I recently read a quip that claimed “churches perform weddings,...
View ArticleOverturning DOMA and the Wailing of Christians
Oh the wailings of Evangelical Protestant and Conservative Catholics following the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the core of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The verdict was decried as an...
View ArticleEnd of the World as We Know It: Present Reality, Prophetic, or Perhaps...
The news is the same, really. Different headlines with different characters, perhaps, with different names in different parts of the world, but the content is essentially unchanged. Reality television...
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