Tag Archives: SSM

Phil Vischer’s Brother Wades in with the Legal Issues in Indiana

Posted on April 7, 2015 by PaulVK
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“The Church of the Left”

Posted on April 7, 2015 by PaulVK

Damon Linker The Church of the Left:  Levin’s provocative claim is that, contrary to Madison’s intent, the U.S. has developed a non-traditional state religion — a “Church of the Left,” as the headline puts it — from which traditionalist believers are … Continue reading →

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Post Indiana RFRA review by NY Times Columnists Review

Posted on April 6, 2015 by PaulVK

David Brooks: Go Slow, Be Civil Charles Blow: Gender is a construct, discrimination has to stop Frank Bruni: Evolved Christians have already gone past this, the holdouts will become irrelevant. Ross Douthat: The church can’t change on this score and … Continue reading →

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The Federalist: Republicans need to argue about sex like Gay Activists

Posted on April 4, 2015 by PaulVK

The Federalist HT Joe Carter

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Indiana Wedding Pizza also known as The World Has Gone Mad

Posted on April 3, 2015 by PaulVK

I am left speechless by everything about this. Wedding pizza. Whatever happened to ham buns? “No wedding pizza for you” This question was posed by a local TV news outfit calling around until they could find someone who wouldn’t sell … Continue reading →

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A Little Culture War Chiasmus

Posted on April 2, 2015 by PaulVK

A. Why Isn’t the Bible or the Church So Obviously Better?!  This question in my experience is the seedbed of skepticism and doubt for Christians and non-Christians alike especially when it comes to specific practicalities of life. B. 20th Century … Continue reading →

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Same Sex Marriage and the CRC

Posted on April 1, 2015 by PaulVK

Mark Tidd, Highlands Church Denver MSNBC

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What I want from my Conversation with Bryan and Others.

Posted on April 1, 2015 by PaulVK

OK, I’m Game I’ve been wanting to talk.  Today Bryan Berghoef on his blog Pub Theologian wrote a piece to discuss, well, lots of things. Let’s walk through it. Some may say “shouldn’t you do this privately?” Bryan and I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Indiana Religious Liberty Legislation

Posted on March 31, 2015 by PaulVK

Stephen Prothero USA Today Illinois Law Review Religious Liberty and the Culture Wars Selma Envy RR Reno a Time for Testing Laws once seen as shields now seen as Cudgels David Brooks Religious Liberty and Equality When Religious Liberty Was Used … Continue reading →

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Riders, Elephants, Why there is probably no “third way” yet we must find “a way” through the question of same sex couples

Posted on March 28, 2015 by PaulVK

Moral Feelings In August of 2013 Thabiti Anyabwile set off an Internet firestorm with his TGC post on the “Ick Factor” in the discussion of gay marriage. One blogger wrote “Your Gagging Isn’t Loving”  While you can’t base community morality … Continue reading →

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