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June 2026

June 15, 2026

Monday Miscellany, 6/15/26

Churches that accepted gay marriage are now pressured to accept polyamory. Oregon referendum would ban...

September 2023

September 14, 2023

The Christian View of Marriage

The Christian view of the nature of marriage and its purposes is stated both in...

March 2023

March 13, 2023

Monday Miscellany 3/13/23

Forbidden words, the charge that the gospel promotes violence, the cultural conservatism of Native Americans,...

December 2022

December 16, 2022

What Now After the “Respect for Marriage Act”?

Same-sex marriage is now the law of the land. What does that mean for the...

January 2022

January 03, 2022

Trump’s Support of the LGBTQ Agenda

Last month Donald Trump hosted the Log Cabin Republicans--an organization of gay members of the...

November 2021

November 12, 2021

Should Couples and Their Pastor Reject Marriage Licenses?

In light of same-sex marriage, some couples and pastors are wanting to repudiate state laws...

October 2020

October 23, 2020

On the Pope’s Endorsement of Same-Sex Civil Unions

Pope Francis is being quoted as endorsing same-sex civil unions. Though this stops short of...

January 2020

January 07, 2020

Methodists Will Send Their Conservative Congregations Away

The United Methodist Church has arrived at an agreement that will accept same-sex marriage and...

September 2019

September 06, 2019

Religious Liberty, Freedom of Speech, and the Right to Not Make Videos

Anti-discrimination laws applied to same-sex marriage and other LGBT issues often conflict with the Constitution's...

August 2019

August 30, 2019

“Heterosexuality Is Just Not Working”

If homophobia is the disapproval and fear of homosexuality, we now also have what we could...

June 2018

June 22, 2018

Surprises from the LGBTQ Study

A study of Americans who identify as part of the LGBTQ community reveals some surprises,...

June 12, 2018

How Legalizing Gay Marriage Also Oppresses Gays

One of the bêtes noires of the hard, hard left is "heteronormativity," the view that heterosexual...

June 05, 2018

Religious Objections to Gay Marriage “Are Protected Views”

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Jack Phillips, the Christian baker in Colorado who...

March 2018

March 07, 2018

Surrogacy for Money

After getting married, the next step for most couples is having children. Now that we have...

August 2017

August 11, 2017

What Constitutes “Heresy” and “Orthodoxy”?

Does acceptance of same-sex marriage on the part of a Christian constitute "heresy"? It may...

June 2017

June 27, 2017

Supreme Court lifts stay on travel ban & will hear the Wedding Cake case

The Supreme Court re-instated President Trump's travel ban, in part, and will hear the case...

June 23, 2017

What percentage of gays have gotten married?

Gallup now has some data about same-sex marriage. According to Gallup's survey, 10.2% of LGBT...

March 2017

March 13, 2017

LCMS judge is censured for following her church

We blogged about (here, here, and here) the case of Judge Ruth Neely, a municipal...

November 2016

November 15, 2016

Trump and the culture war issues

An Associated Press story, excerpted and linked after the jump, says that Trump's election victory...

September 2016

September 21, 2016

Finnish Lutherans say “no” to gay weddings

The state church of Finland will not perform same-sex weddings, even though gay marriage will...

January 2016

January 14, 2016

Episcopal Church (USA) suspended from Anglican Communion!

American Episcopalians have been booted from the Anglican Communion for allowing same-sex marriage! The conclave...

January 12, 2016

“This is the week the Anglican church might fall apart”

A major meeting of the world-wide Anglican Communion is taking place this week in Canterbury. ...

August 2010

August 18, 2010

The nature of marriage

Philosopher Stephen J. Heaney discusses the nature of marriage in the context of the same-sex...