Category: Politics
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evangelism and social justice
The Gospel Coalition is running posts from theologians all week on the question, “How do we work for justice and not undermine evangelism?” I get to contribute on Thursday, though I may just tweet my Amen to what D. A. Carson has already written. There is so much gospel wisdom in what he says–may everyone who…
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context
The cover of this week’s Time magazine is timely: “Is America Islamophobic?: What the anti-mosque uproar tells us about how the U.S. regards Muslims.” On p. 24, the cover story explains why some Americans wrongly believe that Islam supports violence: “Since most terrorist attacks are conducted by Muslims and in the name of their faith, Islam must…
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our modern sin
Koinonia asked me to comment on Anne Rice’s renouncement of her church, and I thought I might post it here in the hopes that my friends might catch any glaring problems before it goes up there! Anne Rice has left the church again. Raised in “an old fashioned, strict Roman Catholic” home, Anne left the church…
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meaty Michigan
This is small potatoes in the big scheme of things, but as a window into how messed up life is in Michigan, our governor proclaimed tomorrow “Michigan Meatout Day,” in which she “encourage[s] the residents of this state to choose not to eat meat.” This is part of a larger campaign by the “Meatout” folks…
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half nelson
I originally thought that I liked Ben Nelson and his principled stand against using our taxes to fund abortions. But now I’m just outraged that his price for signing the health care bill was exempting his state of Nebraska from a large chunk of its cost. Even worse, his utter lack of shame indicates that…
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the manhattan project
In light of our recent discussion about homosexual practice, I thought that you might want to know about and even sign The Manhattan Declaration, a joint statement from Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Orthodox Christians (it was written by Robert George, Timothy George, and Chuck Colson) which defends our religious freedom to live by the teaching…
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sexual sins
Thank you for your provocative and helpful comments on my previous post (“three questions”) concerning homosexual practice. I learned from you that churches and religious organizations are legally allowed to discriminate against practicing homosexuals and that no, there is no solid ground for a gay-friendly redefinition of marriage. I didn’t think I needed to say…
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three questions
Perhaps in part because of the recent election, the past week produced another round of finger wagging at conservatives who oppose gay marriage. From the religion columnist of the Grand Rapids Press to Newsweek and Jon Stewart, we were reminded again that we are mean-spirited, afraid, stupid, and hopelessly out of date. I support the…
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beer is not the answer
In his excellent book, Unpacking Forgiveness, Chris Brauns makes the point that forgiveness means reconciliation, and it’s impossible to be reconciled with someone who has not repented and asked for forgiveness. Since no party has yet admitted they were wrong, I am not sure what Obama’s beer party on Thursday afternoon is going to accomplish.…
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4th of july
Just for fun (and to be contrarian), here is an excerpt from John Wesley’s “A Calm Address to Our American Colonies.” It shows that not every Christian, especially those in England, thought that America’s independence was a good thing. Read Romans 13 at your parade or fireworks display and you’ll get his drift. Here it is: …
Mike Wittmer 