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February 2014

February 03, 2014

Mike Huckabee, Helpless Women, and Straw Men

Straw man arguments like Huckabee's are easy to knock down, but they are ineffective at...

January 2014

January 17, 2014

Brain Death and Dialogue: What Two News Stories Can Teach Us about Responding with Grace

How might Christians better respond when news is confusing in controversial, emotionally challenging issues with...

January 15, 2014

Marijuana Legalization in Black and White: The Racial Cost of the Status Quo

While it may seem quite simple that Christians should be against legalization, are we willing...

January 15, 2014

How I Changed My Mind About Abortion

Number 3 in our CaPCMag Countdown: Julia Herrington has a remarkable change of heart.

January 10, 2014

Persecution Continues: Political Reform in Myanmar May Not Be The Progress We Think It Is

Not everyone sees Myanmar president, Thein Sein's, release of political prisoners as progress. While political...

January 06, 2014

Pajama Boy is Everything That’s Wrong with American Manhood! (and Other Misconceptions)

How did an ad for Obamacare mutate into a debate over masculinity?

December 2013

December 24, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: Free Lunches and Child Labor

"Whether we treat children in poverty as inmates or as brothers and sisters speaks volumes...

December 18, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: White Santa and White Jesus at Home

"It’s not just that Santa is most frequently depicted as white, it’s that so many...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

The Knockout Game Myth and its Racist Roots

"Nobody seems to have any evidence that it's spreading, or that it's new, or that...

November 19, 2013

How to Revitalize Young Conservatives: Don’t Pal Around with Fools

"There's no reason why figures like Barton, Beck, and Boykin should be treated as valuable...

October 2013

October 29, 2013

Why We Confuse The Onion for the News

What can we do to avoid making decisions affected by our biases?

October 05, 2013

What the D.C. Chase Has to Do With How We Act in Church Tomorrow

"There are, no doubt, some political moves that can ameliorate the problem, but the Church...

October 01, 2013

Love Your Neighbor As Your Opponent: Why the Government Shuts Down When We Shut Each Other Out

"Like a husband and wife constantly on the lookout for signs of offense in the...

September 2013

September 11, 2013

Should Churches Be Taxed?

"If the church ceases to honor the state and instead adopts an antagonistic stance, it...

September 06, 2013

Why Syrian Intervention Should Be More Complicated for Christians

"If you are a Christian, to what extent should the welfare of Syrian Christians affect...

September 04, 2013

Oddly, Cory Booker’s Good Deeds Incite Hate

"People like Cory Booker hold a mirror to our hearts. Their actions beckon us to...

September 03, 2013

War in Syria: When There Is No Good Answer, Answer Without Bombs

"There's no simple solution, and you should be pretty thankful you aren't the one having...

August 2013

August 29, 2013

Elsewhere: Abortion as a Failure of Feminism?

Marilyn Kopp, a member of Feminists for Life, makes the case that abortion represents a...

August 14, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Injustice Piles On Top Of Injustice At Guantánamo

When popular author John Grisham found out that Guantánamo detainees were asking for some of his...

August 12, 2013

The Bucket List of a Four-Year-Old Kenyan Boy

"My dreams aren’t much different, but I have access to clean water and other health...

August 06, 2013

ELSEWHERE: U.S. State Department Shelters in Place

U.S. embassies are closed in 20 some nations this week. Apparently there's some intelligence that's...

August 01, 2013

When It Comes to Mainstream Media, Hate the Sin, Not the Sinner

Should Christians be less skeptical of the places we get our news?

July 2013

July 30, 2013

What Would a Biblical Immigration Policy Be?

"Acting as though the Bible only requires us to show compassion and acceptance toward legal...

July 19, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Marriage Redefined in the UK

Today, Her Majesty the Queen gave royal assent to legislation redefining marriage as a nongendered...

July 17, 2013

Where are all the Protests over Black-on-Black Violence?

The following post was originally published April 6th, 2012, but given the verdict in the...

July 17, 2013

How the Supreme Court ‘Decided’ the State of Race in America

Could it be that our aspirations of equality must be accomplished through the old-fashioned way...

July 15, 2013

Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman: Neighbors

"These two men lived blocks away from each other, a concept you may recognize as...

July 08, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Patriotism and Christian Engagement

Maybe this is always the case, but it seems like there are a lot of things...

July 05, 2013

How to Respond to the Gay Pride Mob Video

"When we engage unbelievers, we need to make sure we don’t offend them with our...

July 03, 2013

ELSEWHERE: On the Eve of Our Independence Day, Civil War May Breakout in Egypt

Things are tense in Egypt right now, as the 48 hour timeline set by the...

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