Albert Mohler comments on the upending of the whole trend line of class vs. personal morality: For most of the last century, we have been concerned about the alienation of the cultural and intellectual elites from the institution of marriage. Starting at least as far back as the 1920s, the most highly educated Americans moved …
Pat Robertson Supports the Abolition of Civil Marriage
That's the way I interpret this (advance to about 6:30 in the video): http://downloads.cbn.com/cbnplayer/cbnPlayer.swf?s=/archive/club/700club120610_WS Sooner or later there's going to be a fracas on the right when enough people realise that those of us who support the abolition of civil marriage are at odds with those who are "defending" it, but until then... Interesting to …
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It's "Mea Culpa" Time on the BBC for the Environmental Movement
As the Telegraph reports, it's a surprise it got on the Beeb at all, but there it is: This was no such programme. Instead, it was a platform for every sinner that repenteth. Former hippy Greens, directors of Greenpeace, the chairmen of the Copenhagen Climate Council and the like, queued up to admit error. Their …
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Katharine Jefferts-Schori on Leadership: Has an Entire Generation Given Up on Democratic Process?
This fascinating video from the Washington Post by Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts-Schori opens with this comment: ...and at some point it became necessary to shift approach and to say: "If you're going to stay as a leader in this organization, you have to be engaged, even if you don't like this decision over here. …
Mystagogy, Sacramental Theology and the Poker Playing Dog
This is the eleventh in a sporadic series on the Catechetical Lectures of St. Cyril of Jerusalem. The previous post was The End Times Without Revelation. The last five of Cyril's lectures are referred to as the “mystagogic” lectures. They were given after the catechumens were baptised and received their First Communion. They have given …
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Book Review: Jim Wallis' The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith and Politics in a Post-Religious Right America
The last two years haven't been kind to Jim Wallis. First his man in the White House, Barack Obama, has spectacularly stumbled in his bid to reunify the country and get the economy going again (I don't think he was sincere about either, but that's another post). To use Sarah Palin's delightful phrase, that "hopey-changey …
Book Review: Finding God’s Frequency
When I came back to the Chattanooga area from Dallas in the late 1970's, it was something of a culture shock, even though I had lived here before. (I recently met a young lady who was raised in the Dominican Republic and on Manhattan and came here, I can't imagine the culture shock for her!) …
The Original Tea Party, Led by King David
The "man after God's own heart" started it all: David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him. And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was …
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Don't Burn the Qur'an. Study It!
I have to admit that the Dove World Outreach Church's plan to burn Qur'ans on Saturday is one of the stupidest things I have heard of in a long time. The reason is simple: it is impossible to share our Christian faith with Muslims (have meaningful dialogue, if you please) unless we have a knowledge …
Priest-in-Charge, Pastoral Woes and Authority in the Church
I found intriguing Elizabeth Kaeton's piece on priests-in-charge. It was interesting because it's one of those rare posts (in this case from a liberal) which transcends the left-right divide that defines just about everything these days. For my Evangelical readers, if you're interested in the whole business of "priest-in-charge" you'll need to read her post. …
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