Month February 2011

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Enforcing Laws, Defending Marriage…

In what can only be described as a cynical political move, the Obama Administration informed Congress that they will no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act [DOMA]. That means that any challenge to DOMA in the courts will not…

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A clash of worlds in Iowa

It seems odd that anyone would have to explain why it is inappropriate for a boy to wrestle a girl. But such is the world in which we live. You have probably heard about the Iowa high school student Joel…

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Always Preach the Gospel

Non-Christian listeners need instruction in the truths of Scripture, particularly concerning Christ and his redeeming work, if the preacher’s call to “believe” is to be meaningful to them. Christians likewise need instruction in the truths of Scripture, if preaching is…

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Do you own your job?

A thoughtful yet direct post from Douglas Wilson on whether or not Christians should support collective bargaining: Just a quick note about “collective bargaining.” The real question for those who would understand the nature of unions is the question of…

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Inerrancy From the Resurrection

In light of Prof. von Hoffman’s stunning (but all too familiar) revisionist historiography, I thought it might be helpful to highlight an argument for the inerrancy of Scripture that I had not heard until Warfield–who else?–brought it to my attention:…

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Vatican Files N. 1

[Editor’s Note:] This is the first of a seven-part series on Roman Catholicism in the 21st century. A new entry in the series should follow every three weeks]. Setting up a new Pontifical Council is not something that happens often…

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Vatican Files N. 1

[Editor’s Note:] This is the first of a seven-part series on Roman Catholicism in the 21st century. A new entry in the series should follow every three weeks]. Setting up a new Pontifical Council is not something that happens often…

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Conference on Science and Faith

Westminster Theological Seminary is hosting their second annual conference on the relationship between science and faith. Last year the theme was “Science and Faith: Friends or Foes?” This year the theme is “God and Materialism.” When? April 8-9, 2011Where? WTS…