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Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

Veritas Forum on Religious Exclusivity, Inclusivity and Pluralism

Posted on June 7, 2013 by PaulVK
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Atlantic Piece that Advocates Government Mitigating the Penalty For Going It Alone

Posted on June 6, 2013 by PaulVK

The Atlantic This is an interesting piece because a. It recognizes that marriage is a social structures that provide real services to people, often services they don’t anticipate when they’re making a decision to marry or not to marry. b. … Continue reading →

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Listening to a Young Atheist

Posted on June 6, 2013 by PaulVK

The Atlantic

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Two pieces from “The Verge” on the DSM

Posted on June 6, 2013 by PaulVK

Update to the DSM-5 NIMH abandons DSM

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A God For Liars, Killers, and the Religiously Inept

Posted on June 6, 2013 by PaulVK

The Family Jacob Always Wanted Perhaps the wisdom of parents telling their children “I love you all the same” wasn’t invented by the time of the Patriarchs. Polygamy certainly complicated the matter “this mommy loves you, that mommy hates you.” … Continue reading →

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A Gay RC Woman Explains Why She Won’t Switch Churches

Posted on June 6, 2013 by PaulVK

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10 Myths of Calvinism that should be laid to rest

Posted on June 6, 2013 by PaulVK

Third hand here via the excellent blog “Grateful To the Dead” And a summary of the ten myths exposed by Ken: Stewart discusses, with ample evidence and thorough explanations, four myths Calvinists should not be circulating (but are): 1. One … Continue reading →

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Evangelical Outposts SSM Roundup

Posted on June 6, 2013 by PaulVK

Evangelical outpost’s roundup: I’ll include many of the links below Atlantic Piece on Gay Guide to Wedded Bliss A Joe Carter glossary and history on LGBTQ terminology on TGC Another Joe Carter piece on “When Did Christianity Become Compatible with … Continue reading →

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Belief Is the Least Part of Faith – NYTimes.com

Posted on June 5, 2013 by PaulVK

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/opinion/luhrmann-belief-is-the-least-part-of-faith.html?hp&_r=2& The role of belief in religion is greatly overstated, as anthropologists have long known. In 1912, Émile Durkheim, one of the founders of modern social science, argued that religion arose as a way for social groups to experience themselves … Continue reading →

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Why Reformed Baptists and not Lutheran Baptists?

Posted on June 3, 2013 by PaulVK

http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2013/06/03/seeing-calvinism-from-the-inside/

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