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June 2014

June 09, 2014

I am a gay man who is opposed to same-sex marriage: Here is what we must do

Proponents of same-sex marriage haven’t won in the arena of ideas—they have won through manipulation...

June 06, 2014

How I evolved on gay marriage–and didn’t

Matthew Schmitz After my Bloggingheads discussion on gay marriage and related matters with Slate’s Mark...

June 06, 2014

The Mirage of Political Islam

As the Obama team prepared to end the wars of the Bush administration, it felt...

June 05, 2014

Disagreements on sexuality in the church–Who are the schismatics?

Book review by Robert Benne The Morally Divided Body: Ethical Disagreement and the Disunity of...

June 03, 2014

The many costs of egg freezing

Egg freezing does not really beat biology. It buys a small chance at giving birth,...

June 02, 2014

A deeply thoughtful response to the pope’s visit to Israel by a Jewish friend

The Pope is ultimately a man of prayer. This might seem obvious, yet it is...

May 2014

May 31, 2014

Why I am not disturbed by the new book on Bonhoeffer

Bonhoeffer was gay. Well, maybe. Having same-sex desire is very different from what the gay-obsessed...

May 31, 2014

WSJ review of new book on Bonhoeffer

Christian Wiman May 30, 2014 5:30 p.m. ET When I was a kid growing up...

May 31, 2014

A Manly Voice on Matters Gay and Christian

In “My Cross Isn’t Greater Than Yours, or, Enough with the Whining” this anonymous blogger...

May 28, 2014

Your Holiness, Bibi was right – Jesus spoke Hebrew!

What language did Jesus speak? Their differences of opinion reflect changes taking place among scholars,...

May 28, 2014

The perfect hothouse of academic biblical study

It is an unfortunate fact that the institutional autonomy of the different academic disciplines makes...

May 28, 2014

The Myth of the Climate Change ‘97%’

The assertion that 97% of scientists believe that climate change is a man-made, urgent problem...

May 27, 2014

Evangelicals, Francis, and Tradition

Gerald McDermott has been prosecuting a case against a certain version of evangelical theology over...

May 27, 2014

A Heated Debate: Are Climate Scientists Being Forced to Toe the Line?

After joining a controversial lobby group critical of climate change, meteorologist Lennart Bengtsson claims he...

May 27, 2014

The pope and Netanyahu on what language Jesus spoke

I think the Israeli PM has more truth on his side than the pope, on...

May 26, 2014

A startling testimony to courage in Bethlehem

This is one of the most remarkable videos you will ever see. It is a...

May 26, 2014

Marriage: Where Do We Go From Here?

Some people would like me and the millions of Americans who continue to believe that...

May 23, 2014

Distinguished Jewish journalist on the explosion of Christianity

Melanie Phillips The pope’s imminent visit to Israel will rightly attract much attention; but 2...

May 21, 2014

Public lecture on Christian Zionism on Sunday night at St John Lutheran

"Christian Zionism: Is it bad theology? Is it unethical?" Speaker: Yours truly When: 6:30 PM,...

May 21, 2014

Marriage and Witness: What’s Going on at Notre Dame?

The University of Notre Dame is unwilling to bear an “uncompromising witness,” as Pope Francis...

May 21, 2014

Evangelicals using racial theories and bad exegesis against Israel

By aligning themselves with those who use a combination of racial theory and customized theology...

May 20, 2014

Robert Lopez: Life on the Academic Animal Farm

Dehumanizing others through censorship does not befit the academy, but the pigpen. http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2014/05/13190/?utm_source=The+Witherspoon+Institute&utm_campaign=dfced0b24f-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_15ce6af37b-dfced0b24f-84107317

May 19, 2014

The Devil Went Down to Harvard

[Friends: When you open this up, scroll to the bottom, and notice the probable age...

May 15, 2014

Israel is losing the support of the Evangelicals

Until recently, the 100-million strong Evangelical community was an enthusiastic friend of the Jewish State...

May 12, 2014

The Closing of the Collegiate Mind

Opponents of free speech have chalked up many campus victories lately as ideological conformity marches...

May 12, 2014

Israeli Apartheid? To Arabs, It’s a Model Democracy

How many black Africans in other countries spoke admiringly about South African apartheid as a...

May 12, 2014

Not all forms of marriage in the OT are equal

The only form of marriage that existed before the fall was between one man and...

May 09, 2014

Why Aren’t Evangelicals Talking about Natural Family Planning?

As many among the Christian Left champion birth control without regard for its harmful effects...

May 08, 2014

Freedom for Religion, Not From It

Today the U.S. Supreme Court once again affirmed that the so-called “wall of separation” that...

May 06, 2014

Bob Dylan and the Book of Acts

The interview begins to go wrong for Gilmore (and right for the rest of us)...

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