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September 2017

September 22, 2017

Martin Luther Condemns Masturbation (“Secret Sin”)

Photo credit: Martin Luther, Bust in Three-Quarter View (1520), by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553)...

September 22, 2017

On Feminine Metaphors, Pronouns, & Attributes of God

This is a discussion that took place on Scott Eric Alt's Facebook page (public post)....

September 21, 2017

“Absurd” Protestant Divisions: Calvin’s Revealing Lament to Melanchthon

*** (2-6-06) *** Letter of John Calvin (1509-1564): the second most important leader of the...

September 21, 2017

Eucharistic Real Presence: Luther’s Magnificent Defense

He simply believed in the miracles of the literal presence of Jesus’ body and blood...

September 20, 2017

Dialogue on Rebecca Bratten Weiss’ Teaching on Sexuality

I have written three articles on the controversy swirling around Rebecca Bratten Weiss, and her...

September 20, 2017

Conniving Dirt-Gatherers & Gossips vs. Rebecca Bratten Weiss

I wrote an initial defense of "leftist" pro-lifer and English professor Rebecca Bratten Weiss, taking...

September 19, 2017

Pope St. Leo the Great (r. 440-461) and Papal Supremacy

Pope St. Leo the Great, who reigned from 440 to 461, considered by many Protestant...

September 19, 2017

New Info on Bratten Weiss Controversy (National Catholic Reporter)

I recently wrote a post on this blog entitled, "Defending Rebecca Bratten Weiss at LifeSiteNews" (9-16-17)....

September 18, 2017

My Conversion: Apathy, Occult, Evangelicalism, & Catholicism (Pt. 3)

Part Three: Evangelical "Born-Again" (?) Experience, More Lukewarmness, and Personal Revival (1977-1982) This is the...

September 18, 2017

Immigration & the Bible (w John Cavanaugh-O’Keefe)

John Cavanaugh O'Keefe's words will be in blue. Patti Sheffield's words will be in green....

September 16, 2017

Defending Rebecca Bratten Weiss at LifeSiteNews

Full disclosure: I happen to think that Rebecca Bratten Weiss (fellow Patheos writer and co-founder...

September 16, 2017

Did Pope Gregory the Great Deny Papal Primacy and Supremacy?

Pope St. Gregory the Great leaves little doubt as to his overall view of the...

September 15, 2017

My Conversion: Apathy, Occult, Evangelicalism, & Catholicism (Pt. 2)

Part Two: Nature Mysticism, Romanticism, Bible Movies, and the "Great Depression" (1968-1977) This is the...

September 15, 2017

Luther’s Attitudes on Religious Liberty (Roland H. Bainton)

*** (2-16-06) *** The following is an edited, abridged edition of the chapter by the...

September 14, 2017

My Conversion: Through Apathy, Occult, & Evangelicalism to Catholicism

Part One: Nominal Methodism, Occult, and the Seeds of a Serious Christian Commitment (1958 - early 1970s)...

September 14, 2017

Protestant Inquisitions: “Reformation” Intolerance & Persecution

(originally written in 1991. Revised: 10-31-03 and 3-7-07. Greatly abridged and re-typeset on 9-14-17) * *...

September 13, 2017

Why Peter’s Marriage Doesn’t Disprove Catholicism: A Dialogue

It isn't unusual for Protestants to think that the Catholic Church doesn't give a whit...

September 13, 2017

Forbidding Marriage? Consecrated Virginity & the Catholic “Both / And”

1 Timothy 4:1-4 (RSV) Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will...

September 12, 2017

Zwingli, Bucer, Oecolampadius: Luther & Lutherans Not Christians

* * * (1-10-08) * * * I've noted in the past, Martin Luther's utter...

September 12, 2017

16th Century Theft of Church Properties (vs. Lutheran Historian)

* * * (2-22-06) * * * "CPA"'s words will be in blue. Martin Luther's...

September 11, 2017

Clerical Celibacy: Hostile Protestant Commentary & Catholic Replies

Photograph by Ally Aubrey (4-26-08) [Flickr / CC BY 2.0 license] * * * (2-21-04)...

September 10, 2017

John Calvin: Ludicrous Anti-Protestant Sodomy Charge

Portrait of John Calvin (1509–1564); anonymous, 1854 [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] * * * * *...

September 09, 2017

8 Ways in Which the Devil Successfully Divides Catholics

The church is like a family. Our Lord said, "A man's foes will be those...

September 07, 2017

Debate on the Nature of the Church & Catholicism (vs. Eric Svendsen)

Strasbourg Cathedral, Germany. Photograph by Matthias Zirngibl (11-3-08). [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license] * *...

September 07, 2017

Sensible Immigration Policies: Agreement with Puerto Rican Friend

Immigrant children, Ellis Island, New York (1908). [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] * * *...

September 06, 2017

Judgment of Nations: Biblical Commentary & Reflections

The fall of Babylon; Cyrus the Great defeating the Chaldean army (1831), by John Martin...

September 06, 2017

Judgment of Nations: A Collection of Biblical Passages

The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D....

September 05, 2017

Apostolic [Quasi-] Protestantism?: Dialogue with Eric Svendsen

The Death of Ananias (1515), by Raphael (1483-1520) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] * *...

September 05, 2017

Sola Scriptura and Private Judgment Are Logically Circular

Image by Chris Searle (9-29-15) [Flickr / Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)] * *...

September 04, 2017

The Singular Wickedness of America & Possible Coming Judgment

The Destruction Of Sodom And Gomorrah (1852), by John Martin (1789-1854) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons]...

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