The first American Pope has decided to wade into the American abortion debate by invoking a tired old line, the go-to of abortion supporters everywhere: “Someone who says ‘I’m against abortion but says I am in favor of the death penalty’ is not really pro-life." So let's consider, what does it really take to be "pro-life"?
It offends our society. It's a common complaint among those who are Millennials or younger. The person who asked me, though, was fifty. "Why do Christians talk about sex so much when there are so many other sins they don't talk about?"
There are other ways we hear this expressed: "Why do Christians care so much what people do in their bedrooms?" "Why don't Christians want gays to love each other?" However they express it, people today are both perplexed and offended that Christianity opposes the sexual freedom considered a fundamental right in the modern western world. So how can we answer that?
This week, I've got a selection of articles from across the interwebs I think you'll enjoy.
We all know the events of last week; there's no need to rehash those. We do need to think about them. I do not write to eulogize the dead; I do not write to speak ill of the dead. I write to speak ill of the living and to call out a warning.
The Bible contains some of the most beautiful passages in the world. It has stories of love and adventure, amazing miracles, heart-breaking tragedy, and even comedy. Then there are the parts I don't like, the parts that can make you question the goodness of God. What do we do when those start to get to us?
