Despite the muddled arguments of progressive Christian groups and denominations (whose obfuscation with language is positively Orwellian), opposition to abortion and infanticide is not simply one position for Christians, it is the Christian position.   Oddly enough, it’s sometimes progressives who are most eager to move the culture backward. As we reflect in horror at the utter callousness... Continue Reading

There remain two views on the question of marriage, but they keep talking past each other. One holds that “love wins,” so one shouldn’t stand in the way of love. The other respects the anthropological truth about marriage.   Times have been more trying than usual for supporters of marriage—that is, the institution that brings... Continue Reading

“It’s about marriage equality,” Collier told the Associated Press. “You can’t have this without polygamy.” A county civil litigator Kevin Gillen said he was reviewing Montana’s bigamy laws and expected to send a formal response to Collier by this week.”   The Supreme Court’s decision in June that legalized same-sex marriage across the country has unleashed a renewed... Continue Reading

By showing the shaky foundation of the “gay rights” or “marriage equality” movement, hopefully believers will take a more sober approach to the rapid changes in society. Changes can take unexpected turns and backfire. This socio-historical analysis is not meant to be predictive, because new circumstances can arise overnight, and we serve a God who... Continue Reading

The video presents an edited conversation between two actors posing as tissue buyers and Deborah Nucatola, senior director of medical services at PPFA. Based on the footage, CMP alleges Planned Parenthood has sold fetal tissue harvested from abortions that bear similarities to the illegal partial-birth abortion procedure. (Late-term abortions tend to produce more valuable parts... Continue Reading

Do you believe that the moral distinction between lust and love matters for LGBT people’s romantic relationships? Not anymore than the distinction holds in matters of fornication and adultery, meaning, many fornicating couples love each other, but their relationship is still sinful, and many adulterers truly fall in love with their adulterous partner, yet their relationship... Continue Reading

Such policies, Beisner wrote, would reduce “access to the abundant, affordable, reliable energy absolutely necessary for any society to rise out of poverty, and available now and for the foreseeable future almost entirely from fossil fuels.” More than 85 percent of all energy use in the world is from fossil fuels, he wrote.   WASHINGTON... Continue Reading

The Telegraph reported on Monday that the Rev. Mike Ovey, a former lawyer and now principal of Oak Hill Theological College in London, was referring to British PM David Cameron’s new “Extremism Disruption Orders” proposal. Ovey warned that the measures would be a “disaster area’ for mainstream religious teaching.   Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby... Continue Reading

I’ve been reading Aldous Huxley’s A Brave New World this week, and was therefore disturbed, if not entirely surprised, to come across this Huffington Post video describing the ‘ethics’ of Euthanasia in Belgian. In Belgium close to 1 out of every 20 deaths are the result of individuals with terminal illnesses or incurable suffering choosing... Continue Reading

Boy Scouts of America unanimously voted to end its ban on gay scout leaders, the organization announced Monday [July 13, 2015]. The president of the organization, Robert Gates, had called for the ban to be lifted back in May. The new rule is effective immediately. “For decades, the Boy Scouts of America’s ban on gay adults has stood as a towering... Continue Reading