Author Archives: PaulVK

Brain Pickings What strikes me as funny about this is the total indeterminacy in the new moralism.

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/donald-trump-ideas-2016-214244 Once, we aspired to be citizens who abided by the rule of law prescribed within a territory; now we have sovereign “identities,” and wander aimlessly in a world without borders, with our gadgets in hand to distract us, and … Continue reading →

http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/trump-harbinger-of-a-new-age/

“The Friendly Atheist”

Very Progressive The church shouldn’t police the sex lives of its members as long as behaviors are legal and among consenting adults. Individuals should be affirmed in pursuing sexual and marital relationships that feel authentic to them in their spirituality. … Continue reading →

Jonathan Merritt I made a chart for something I’m working on. https://paulvanderklay.me/2016/09/16/defining-the-spectrum-on-lgbtq-and-the-church-today/ It at least notes some of the boundary markers. There are of course various positions within the labels especially the moderates. Where are those check points? One person … Continue reading →

http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/lgbt-college-blacklist/

http://experimentaltheology.blogspot.com/2016/09/personal-days-walden-pond.html?m=1