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2024-04-04T08:32:04-05:00

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Should Homosexuality Be Criminal? About Uganda

Last updated on: April 4, 2024 at 8:32 am By Roger E. Olson

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Should Homosexuality Be Criminal? About Uganda According to many news reports a court in Uganda has upheld that nation’s harsh criminal penalties for homosexuality, including capital punishment for “aggravated homosexuality” (whatever that means). Now the laws will go to Uganda’s Supreme Court for review. Observers expect that court will uphold most, of not all, of the laws criminalizing homosexuality. As a Christian theologian and ethicist (I held an endowed chair in Christian ethics at Baylor University and taught Christian theology... Read more

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2024-04-02T07:41:52-05:00

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Is “Evil” Science Fiction?

Last updated on: April 2, 2024 at 7:41 am By Roger E. Olson

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Is “Evil” Science Fiction? I have watched several episodes of a new television show called “Evil.” It’s based on a Spanish TV show called “The Envoys.” Both are about a team of investigators hired by the Catholic Church to investigate claimed miracles and demon possessions. Early on I detected that the maker of the show knows something about the subject. I looked him up. He graduated from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, an evangelical Christian liberal arts college with... Read more

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2024-03-30T06:59:35-05:00

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Are All Saved People Christians? Are All Christians Saved

Last updated on: March 30, 2024 at 6:59 am By Roger E. Olson

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Are All Saved People Christians? Are All Christians Saved? I’ve written about these questions before, but I discern there may be a benefit in going over them again. Learning how to make subtle distinctions is a very important part of mental-intellectual acuity. Most conservative Christians I know assume that “Christian” and “saved” are synonyms. But they aren’t. “Saved” refers here to the condition of being in a right relationship with God. Yes, of course, the word can mean other and... Read more

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2024-03-26T10:41:25-05:00

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Empirical Christianity versus Real Christianity

Last updated on: March 26, 2024 at 10:41 am By Roger E. Olson

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Empirical Christianity versus Real Christianity I rarely devote a whole blog essay to answering one question asked by a blog friend. But in this case I have been thinking a lot about the question recently asked by one of my most faithful and, to me, most interesting interlocutors. In a recent blog post I mentioned “empirical Christianity.” An astute reader asked me for a definition of that. As is often the case, I failed to answer adequately and that has... Read more

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2024-03-24T16:35:37-05:00

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The Political Meaning of Christianity: Chapter Two

Last updated on: March 24, 2024 at 4:35 pm By Roger E. Olson

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The Political Meaning of Christianity: Chapter Two: The Individual and Prophetic Hope and Chapter Three: The Question of Liberty (pp. 80-116) In the chapter section Tinder calls “The Individual and Prophetic Hope” he discusses the community and the individual with special attention to the church and the individual. However, he also comes to the paradox of the individual Christian and the secular world. Clearly, Tinder holds to the model of “Christ and Culture in Tension” as spelled out in H.... Read more

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2024-03-23T07:54:02-05:00

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O, That Again: Another Book about Evangelicalism

Last updated on: March 23, 2024 at 7:54 am By Roger E. Olson

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O, That Again: Another Book about Evangelicalism No, this time I’m not going to name the book or the author. If you’re paying close attention, you either know it now or will hear of it. The author has been all over social media and mainstream media (being interviewed)—touting her book about why she is leaving or has left evangelicalism. What do I think? I think the recent assault on “evangelical Christianity” in America by mostly left-leaning post-evangelical critics is partly... Read more

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2024-03-21T08:18:33-05:00

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What Good Education Does

Last updated on: March 21, 2024 at 8:18 am By Roger E. Olson

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What Good Education Does As most readers here will already know, I was (and am still to some extend) involved in post-high school education for many years. I entered college in 1970, seminary in 1975, university in 1978. I earned two master’s degrees and a doctoral degree and studied in Germany. I began my teaching career at a Christian university in 1982, continued at a Christian liberal arts college in 1984, and became a tenured, full professor at a Christian... Read more

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2024-03-19T07:49:28-05:00

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When Did Character Stop Mattering?

Last updated on: March 19, 2024 at 7:49 am By Roger E. Olson

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When Did Character Stop Mattering? Today, 2024, most Christian Trump supporters (and others) claim that Trump’s character doesn’t matter because they are not voting for him to be America’s pastor. Wait. Let’s look back in history—just a little way. The year was 1987. The leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for president of the U.S. was Colorado senator Gary Hart. He was a shoo-in for the nomination. People compared him with the late Robert Kennedy. He was a Christian (raised... Read more

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2024-03-17T08:46:53-05:00

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Tinder: The Prophet Stance

Last updated on: March 17, 2024 at 8:46 am By Roger E. Olson

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Tinder: The Prophetic Stance These are some of my thoughts about this week’s portion of The Political Meaning of Christianity, Chapter Two: Prophet Hope, The Prophetic Stance Defined and The Individual and the Prophetic Hope (pp. 68-89). I fear that some of you who began this reading and discussion project have given up. I wish you wouldn’t. Yes, Tinder’s writing can be challenging, but reading him is worth the challenge. I never read something I already know, understand, or agree... Read more

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2024-03-15T21:41:20-05:00

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Belief in Satan without God?

Last updated on: March 15, 2024 at 9:41 pm By Roger E. Olson

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Belief in Satan without God? A notable feature of contemporary American culture (I won’t speak about any other culture) is a common and growing belief in Satan without any corresponding belief in God. How can that be? The rational mind spins. Popular literature and TV and film show it. Yes, yes, I know. Someone will say “But that’s all imaginary.” True, but why is this meme so prevalent in popular culture? I suppose it may be that people don’t actually... Read more

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