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We’re Arguing Definitions, Not Rights
One common misconception in the same-sex marriage debate is the idea that the traditional legal definition of marriage is a violation of equal rights. Since this is an extremely...
The Moral Consequences of Economic Philosophy
Behold, the fruit of class warfare rhetoric. This is what happens when you teach that “rich people” became rich at your expense and they owe you their property. The...
How Our Suffering Glorifies God
I’ve been reading Richard Wurmbrand’s Tortured for Christ, a book about the sufferings of Christians under the Communists, particularly Wurmbrand’s own suffering in Romania. This book puts some flesh...
Evil and the Cross
Today we think about an event that was not only the result of evil, but also the reason for allowing evil to exist in the first place. That event...
Moral Blind Spots
The Washington Post has an interesting article in its archives: “What will future generations condemn us for?” The author, Kwame Anthony Appiah, notes that throughout history, societies have had...
Adult Stem Cell Breakthrough, Bad Stem Cell Thinking
Promising news from the stem cell front: Scientists reported Thursday they had developed a technique that can quickly create safe alternatives to human embryonic stem cells, a major advance...
LOST, God, and the Justice/Grace Problem
While it’s still unclear how LOST will ultimately end up, some recent developments seem to provide a good illustration of one way people have chosen to resolve the problem...
Evolution Can’t Tell Darwin’s Story
Creation, a film about Charles Darwin’s personal life, is not a rant against God or even a story of the heroism of one man crusading for science against religion....
Grateful for God’s Free Gift
I saw a disturbing play last weekend. It was disturbing because it spoke the truth about the condition of man. Extinction is the story of two men who, for...
Redemption for Disney’s Belle?
Years ago, when I saw Beauty and the Beast on Broadway, I had heard John Mark’s thoughts on the Disney story (and agreed), so I was pleasantly surprised when...
Evangelical Socialism
Fearsome Comrade has some insightful thoughts about the nature of socialism: An important difference between socialism and capitalism is that socialism promises salvation delivered from on high, while the...