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September 2014

September 08, 2014

Roger Goodell’s Credibility Problem

The Ray Rice fiasco is leaving a gaping hole in NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's credibility....

September 03, 2014

Why Football Matters

You should know that what follows is an utterly biased blog post. I am a...

September 02, 2014

It’s not wrong to tell people to not sext

Because apparently some people need to hear this: When someone says famous women are at...

August 2014

August 21, 2014

The Decline of Dawkins

A couple of years ago I attended a lecture by Richard Dawkins while he was...

August 14, 2014

Bearing the Sword In Vain in Ferguson

For the sake of what I want to say here, I am going to assume...

August 12, 2014

Is there still a ‘conservative case for gay marriage’?

Remember Andrew Sullivan's "conservative case for gay marriage"? Years ago (longer than you might think),...

August 08, 2014

Calvinism’s bully problem

When I say I'm a Calvinist, what I mean is that my views on divine...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

Christianity Today says “No more” to comment sections

The editorial staff over at Christianity Today's website have said, "Farewell, blog commenters." At their best,...

July 29, 2014

Are evangelicals responsible for the ISIS persecutions? (A response to Jonathan Merritt)

Jonathan Merritt really enjoys sticking it to evangelicals. He’s had a full menu of “Gotchas”...

July 28, 2014

The NFL’s moral hypocrisy on domestic abuse, Part II

Generally, I try to avoid (and will continue to do so) posting multiple blogs on...

July 20, 2014

Helicopter Outrage

I've noticed two trends that are becoming lately characteristic of American culture. One is outrage....

July 16, 2014

Pope Francis, Jonathan Merritt, and Denying Reality

Jonathan Merritt’s article on Pope Francis and cultural attitudes towards Christianity reminded me of college....

June 2014

June 24, 2014

On Good Faith

Kevin Williamson, a writer who is quickly ascending on my list of must read pundits,...

June 23, 2014

“Gone Home” and the Michael Sam Syndrome

Note: This post discusses the plot resolution of the video game "Gone Home." It contains spoilers. ...

June 18, 2014

Native Americans, the NFL, and Christian Priority

On Wednesday the US Trademark and Patent Office cancelled six registered trademarks belonging to the...

June 17, 2014

Jonathan Merritt Whiffs on Hobby Lobby

If you think Hobby Lobby is a Christian company, you're mistaken, says Jonathan Merritt. Actually,...

June 16, 2014

On Rape Culture

The Women's Center at Marshall offers the following definition of "rape culture:" Rape Culture is...

June 11, 2014

N.T. Wright on Same Sex Marriage

Are these comments suprising? Not really. Wright enjoys talking down American evangelicalism's theological categories,...