by Don and Joy Veinot | May 23, 2019 | Deity of Christ, Gnostic, Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan, Liberal Left, Liberal Theology, Morality, Socialism
In his 1923 book Christianity & Liberalism, J. Gresham Machen asserts that liberalism is another religion unto itself, far removed from the biblical Christianity out of which it came. We think he makes some good points. In Chapter Two of his book, he takes the...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Feb 7, 2019 | Abortion, Evangelism, Infanticide, Morality, Pagan Celebrations, Paganism, Servanthood, Slavery
In last week’s blog, Changing Laws or Changing Hearts?, we addressed the issue of our changing culture. We pointed out that political action does not seem able to stem the rising tide of pagan thought that is sweeping our nation and, indeed, the world. We also pointed...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jan 31, 2019 | Abortion, Adultery, Child Sacrifice, Gender identity, Infanticide, Morality, Paganism, Planned Parenthood, Transgender
Are society and culture most impacted by changing laws or changing hearts? The United States has witnessed what seems like a fundamental transformation in morality and laws over the last ten or 20 years. In truth, however, this “revolution” has been in the making for...
by Jonathan Miles | Jun 7, 2018 | Free Speech, Gay Marriage, Homosexuality, Liberal Left, Marriage, Masterpiece Bake Shop, Morality, Progressives
Lots of celebration and consternation over the “Narrow ruling” in the Masterpiece Bake Shop case. To be clear, a narrow ruling or narrow decision doesn’t refer to the number of justices. A unanimous decision can be narrow in the legal sense. The...
by Jonathan Miles | Dec 14, 2017 | Hate, Liberal Left, Morality, Politics, Social Justice, Virtue
Tu quoque. The term sounds like a special ballet move or what a Shakespearean character might say before he dies. In Latin it means, “You too.” Rumor has it that Julius Caesar said, “Tu quoque mi fili” (You too, my son) rather than the question...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Dec 7, 2017 | Drugs, Homicide, Islam, Lawlessness, Mass Shootings, Morality, Politics, Salvation, Sin, Social tyranny, Violence
Hardly a day passes which doesn’t show us the effects of lawlessness in our culture and how it has changed “normal life.” The effects range from mere “inconveniences” to jeopardizing one’s financial or physical safety. We are not talking about the normal dangers of...
