Homosexuality

By now you have heard that Richard Stearns, the president of World Vision announced that the Christian charitable organization has decided that homosexual sex (inside "marriage") is not sinful and that one can be a practicing homosexual and faithful follower of Jesus. For some reason, World Vision...

Franklin Graham released the following statement on World Vision's decision to endorse homosexual relationships: I was shocked today to hear of World Vision's decision to hire employees in same-sex marriages. The Bible is clear that marriage is between a man and a woman. My dear friend, Bob Pierce...

Okay, so that's an exaggeration. But as I have read the many commentaries offered by various evangelicals on the Phil Robertson flap I cannot help but wonder if some of the discussion confuses categories. Some, while in sympathy with Robertson's view that homosexuality is sin, are scandalized by...

The rise of gay rights, including, now, the all but inevitable legal support for same-sex marriage at home and abroad, has the effect of a tidal wave: better get out of the way, or be drowned in obscurity. Sure, there will be ups and downs, advances and setbacks. But things are moving fast. Two...

The rise of gay rights, including, now, the all but inevitable legal support for same-sex marriage at home and abroad, has the effect of a tidal wave: better get out of the way, or be drowned in obscurity. Sure, there will be ups and downs, advances and setbacks. But things are moving fast. Two...

A Review of Rosaria Champagne Butterfield, The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert (Crown and Covenant Publications, 2012). With the exception of Augustine's Confessions, I am not a big fan of Christian testimonies and autobiographies. Generally, they exhibit one of two problems (sometimes both...

A Review of Rosaria Champagne Butterfield, The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert (Crown and Covenant Publications, 2012). With the exception of Augustine's Confessions, I am not a big fan of Christian testimonies and autobiographies. Generally, they exhibit one of two problems (sometimes both...

The hoo-hah over President Elect Obama's choice of Rick Warren continues unabated, with most of the critics focusing mainly on Warren 's attitude to homosexuality and gay marriage. Only Christopher Hitchens seems more disturbed by his eschatology (individual and general) and lack of culture and...

The hoo-hah over President Elect Obama's choice of Rick Warren continues unabated, with most of the critics focusing mainly on Warren 's attitude to homosexuality and gay marriage. Only Christopher Hitchens seems more disturbed by his eschatology (individual and general) and lack of culture and...

While fast asleep in my office yesterday, I was rudely awakened by the advent of Steve Nichols and son (who then raided my chocolate bowl; he needs to know there's no such thing as a free lunch.....). Steve handed me a copy of his latest (when it comes to writing, is he man or machine???), the long...