The Hope Within

The End of Social Democracy

"For the paradoxical legacy of social democracy—its efforts to protect middle class life for the sake of social stability—is the root of our problems today."

Thoughtful Christianity

 

What Does the Bible Teach About Homosexuality?

Dr. Robert Gagnon - What Does the Bible Teach About Homosexuality? from Pure Passion on Vimeo.

Also see: Evangelicals and the Gay Moral Revolution

 

 

Theistic Evolution and Adam and Eve

 

Links: Early November Edition

Is What We Have Now What They Wrote Then?

 

Conservatives and Social Justice

"Market economies, free enterprise, and private property are important, and so their defense is also important. But as important as these ideas and institutions are, they aren’t enough for a complete account of the rights and duties in the economic sphere of our lives. Nevertheless, many conservatives seem intent on downplaying social justice."

 

It's A Girl

"The intellectual, constitutional, legal case against the legitimacy of Roe already has been won. Roe hangs on by the thread of stare decisis, which in turn is a function of a few justices’ perception of the need to adhere to a concededly indefensible precedent for essentially social and policy reasons rooted in believed public support for the outcome. Knock out the prop of public support, and Roe falls."

 

48 arguments against naturalism

 

The Islamic Case for Religious Liberty

"The words of the Qur’an and hadith contain rich resources for supporting the democratic order. If Muslims are to embrace modernity, including life in a pluralistic, democratic society, without abandoning their faith, they must take up the argument for religious liberty that is embedded in their history and that stands at the center of their most sacred texts."

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The Big Sound in Gospel