USA Today recently published an article that conservative critics declaimed as attempting to normalize pedophilia. The article makes several claims, including: (a) pedophilia must be distinguished from sexual child abuse or molestation, since it is an attraction not an action; (b) “pedophilia is determined in the womb” and because it is inborn, it isn’t something […]
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Facebook’s Danger to Democracy
18 Oct 2021
This post is going to take on the task already better endeavored by men such as Neil Postman, Robert Putnam, and Alexis de Tocqueville. My argument won’t be as elegant, but perhaps will serve as a clarifying reminder to our readers or a stab at answering some of the difficult questions posed to us by […]
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Overcoming the Fantasy of Abortion
27 Sep 2021
My house is chock-full of books—both my husband and I are bibliophiles, and our favorite joint adventure is a book sale. Before having our first child, I indiscriminately crammed children’s books into bags at local libraries’ semi-annual purgings. Now that we have three children, I’m thankful to be pulling new-to-me books off our shelves to […]
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For The Love of Thinking
23 Aug 2021
A new academic year has begun, and with its arrival comes excitement and anticipation of all the potential growth that lies ahead in our educational endeavors. If I could put one book into the hands of many Christian students at this time it would be A.G. Sertillanges’ short work The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, […]
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Andrew Cuomo’s Machiavellian Misstep
09 Aug 2021
Last week, the New York State Office of the Attorney General released their report confirming that Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed at least 11 women while acting as Governor of New York. The ethics violations are clear and, in this instance, intimately related to Cuomo’s political power. All victims except one came into contact with Cuomo […]
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The Hope of Humility
26 Jul 2021
I’ve been thinking a bit about how biblical humility could help us to live well in relation to others. If our cultural conversations over the past year and a half have hinted at anything, it is that Christians need to know how to faithfully respond to injustice, especially racial injustice, in our communities. We need […]
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A Message From A Christian Mother
19 Jul 2021
The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus (SFGMC) recently published a song titled “A Message From The Gay Community.” The group has received criticism for their apparent efforts to “teach[ing] young people to speak out against anti-LGBTQ hate” (Statement from GLAAD’s President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis in support of San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus). In […]
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Patriotism in Worship: A Study of Three Views
03 Jul 2021
This Sunday, Christians will find themselves seated in pews on a national holiday (July 4). Many American churches will recognize the national celebration by singing songs about America, reciting the pledge, or honoring those who have served in the military. But—should we celebrate these patriotic holidays in our church services? It seems there are three […]
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Who Cares For the Most Vulnerable?
25 Jul 2017
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Gard family tonight, as they mourn the loss of their baby boy. We sorrow alongside of them. The Gard family’s grief compels us to ask a difficult question that lies at the heart of recent debates over healthcare in America. Who should determine and provide healthcare needs for […]
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