By Starlette McNeill I am not recognized in, by or through race, and I do not want to be associated with others based on the social coloring of my skin. Instead I want to be identified by my Christian confession…
What’s wrong with gay marriage?
By Jim Denison President Obama made history with his recent endorsement of same-sex marriage. Several prominent evangelicals were quick to disagree. Why? What’s wrong with gay marriage? Space does not permit exploring such controversy in detail, but we can survey…
Obama and two types of marriage
By Melissa Rogers In the wake of President Obama’s declaration of his personal support for the right of same-sex couples to marry under civil law, the nation is understandably focused on debating the merits of this position. Three related points…
The sin of heterosexism
By Miguel De La Torre I met Tommy (not his real name) back in the 1980s at our local church where I served as deacon and Sunday school teacher. We became close friends and talked about many things. Both of us…
No news, bad news
By David Gushee Thinking it’s been a while since I wrote about public policy, I remembered why: no one in Washington is actually making public policy right now. A more precise way to say it is the legislative branch of…
‘The Avengers’ works for critics, fans
By Noel Manning It is rare when a superhero film can appeal to critics and comic-book fans alike, but The Avengers finds a way to do it. Some films transcend genre and are true art. Yet others take audiences into…
Remember infertility on Mother’s Day
By Erica Cooper Teenagers will yield to sitting with their families during the church service, instead of in the balcony. Pastors will lead congregations in special litanies and deliver sermons with exceptional titles such as “The Ideal Woman” or “Parenting…
Torturing the enemy, destroying ourselves
By Brian McLaren A growing list of former U.S. government officials, including a president and a vice president, have been working hard to repeat the lie that torture is justifiable as long as the right “we” is doing the torture,…
Osama bin Laden, one year later
By Jim Denison Bin Laden dreamed of blowing up oil tankers, hoping to devastate the global economy. He was not informed in advance of the attempted bombing of Times Square in May 2010, and was skeptical of Anwar al-Awlaki’s work…