The Clergy Project

Wesley Elsberry, on The Panda’s Thumb reports that the Clergy Project is nearning its goal of 10,000 signatures. As I write this, I see that it has attained that goal. I encourage all of my clergy friends to sign this document. It is not only protecting the teaching of science; it is protecting religious [...]

Hanging Your Interpretation

I have just added a new essay to my collection on Biblical interpretation, entitled Hanging Your Interpretation. I have needed to write this essay for some time, as I often suggest using the procedure described, but have never presented any sort of detail about how it should be done.

I am often asked for [...]

God’s Wrath and ID Rejecters

Robertson warns Pennsylvania voters of God’s wrath

Robertson is just too easy a target, but I do want to take this opportunity to point out that the situation in Dover is a bit more complicated than acceptance or rejection of God.

For example, I’m a Christian who believes that the entire universe and [...]

Protecting Doctrinal Turf

There’s a church I drive by pretty regularly. They have a quite prominent sign, and on the front of their building they have a list of doctrinal positions held by their church. I used to think it was a singularly unwelcoming sort of thing to put on the front of a church. During Hurricane [...]

Evolution Slate Outpolls Rivals – New York Times

Evolution Slate Outpolls Rivals – New York Times

Intelligently designing voters designed a new school board. Though many votes were close, the sweep was apparently universal. I’m very pleased to see that the voters can make an intelligent decision like this. It is my hope that this becomes an example for the rest of [...]

Must I Give My Life?

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Does the command of Jesus to love one another mean that I have to give up my life?

I’ve been involved in debating that issue over the last couple of weeks on the Compuserve Religion Forum.. It seems to me that the issue is [...]

The West Wing Debate

CNN.com – ‘West Wing’ candidates clash in live debate – Nov 7, 2005

I really enjoy The West Wing. As a show, while they have had many episodes I think were mediocre, they have also had shining moments in which they project an image of what politics could be like, and really should be [...]

The Importance of Small Actions

Recently Rosa Parks passed away. Many people mourn her passing, and rightly so. She made a major difference in American life.

But in another sense, the attention paid to her is strange–not “bad” strange, but “good” strange. We tend to notice people who do the big things, the spectacular things, the very public things. [...]