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Unionism Rejected (by a Lutheran, of course)
You can skip the first two minutes of the video, which has almost nothing to do with the topic of the video. The topic of the video relates to “unionism,” which is a Lutheran term for co-organization, joint worship, and/or cooperation between churches that hold to different things. Historically, the union that prompted the coining…
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Caners on the John Ankerberg Show – Part 3
“Life of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad” is a third episode of the Caners on the John Ankerberg Show in 2013. Biography/AutobiographyThe intro has the same line about growing up in Columbus and having a mosque-building father (which has already been discussed here). Ankerberg says that “their family disowned them,” (1:44) which we could ask Ankerberg…
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August/September of a Year of Biblical Womanhood (Guest Post)
The following is part seven of a critical review of Rachel Held Evans’s book, A Year of Biblical Womanhood: How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband “Master”, Thomas Nelson, 2012 (see this link for a little more background and an index to all sections of…
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Douglas Wilson vs. Andrew Sullivan on "Gay Marriage"
Doug Wilson has posted the gist of his prepared remarks from a debate with Andrew Sullivan on the topic of so-called “gay marriage.” (link to remarks) In general, I would agree with what Wilson said – although I cannot confirm his positive comments on Sullivan’s behavior (as I did not witness the debate). Wilson has…
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Douglas Wilson vs. Andrew Sullivan on "Gay Marriage"
Doug Wilson has posted the gist of his prepared remarks from a debate with Andrew Sullivan on the topic of so-called “gay marriage.” (link to remarks) In general, I would agree with what Wilson said – although I cannot confirm his positive comments on Sullivan’s behavior (as I did not witness the debate). Wilson has…
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June/July of a Year of Biblical Womanhood (Guest Post)
The following is part six of a critical review of Rachel Held Evans’s book, A Year of Biblical Womanhood: How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband “Master”, Thomas Nelson, 2012 (see this link for a little more background and an index to all sections of…
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Response to "Ten Things I wish the Church Knew About Homosexuality"
There’s a list of “Ten Things” that the author states he wishes “the Church” knew about what he characterizes as “homosexuality.” I’ll address each item in turn. 1. If Jesus did not mention a subject, it cannot be essential to his teachings. a) Jesus did mention the subject of sexual sin, and he did so…
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Response to "Ten Things I wish the Church Knew About Homosexuality"
There’s a list of “Ten Things” that the author states he wishes “the Church” knew about what he characterizes as “homosexuality.” I’ll address each item in turn. 1. If Jesus did not mention a subject, it cannot be essential to his teachings. a) Jesus did mention the subject of sexual sin, and he did so…
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Garry Wills – Why Priests? – Introduction
Dr. Garry Wills is a lay Roman Catholic. His PhD in classics is from Yale (1961) and he taught history for 18 years at Johns Hopkins University. The Los Angeles Times describes him as “American Catholicism’s most formidable law scholar,” and the New York Times describes him as “One of the country’s most distinguished intellectuals.”…
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Caners on the John Ankerberg Show – Part 2
I’m not sure whether John Ankerberg plans to archive these videos on the web, as it appears that the plan is to offer these videos on DVD in exchange for a “gift” of $39 (link to page where video can be seen). Thus, it makes sense to discuss these videos in series as they come…