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A bigot veto is bad policy
In an attempt to do something they think is good, some lawmakers are creating a Frankenstein’s monster of the law.
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In Bad Faith
The political impact of these “don’t say gay bills” is furthering incoherent and illogical laws for culture war benefit.
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Fulfilling the Law
Getting at what Jesus is speaking to requires we remember the Beatitudes. And placing that above our own logic.
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Debt — the enemy of faith
Debt it is often treated as the neutral arbiter of balance. But it is the way we justify inequality, enslavement, and separation.
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When we justify evil
I know you have thoughts about the young man who shot three people in Kenosha, Wisconsin. We all do. And, in a sense, that’s all our culture offers us right now: thoughts. Disparate, unconnected, intemperate thoughts. But our thoughts often get trapped in a binary prison. We know that killing is wrong, but…and then we…
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The Law Doesn’t Convict
We often treat the laws we all live by as neutral and self-enforcing. They are neither. All laws are written, legislated, and enforced by humans. Often with very different understandings of what they mean. Therefore laws don’t simply arrive. Nor do they simply begin – or pre-exist us. And we all know that laws don’t…
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Hallowing the Sabbath
The Pharisees confront Jesus because his disciples break Sabbath law. Jesus turns the story around to show how few of them are really keeping the Sabbath. We could easily say the same about us. In Breaking the Sabbath, Jesus seeks to keep it. Proper 4B | Mark 2:23-3:6 “One sabbath Jesus and his disciples were going…
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Personal Religion
The new American definition of religious freedom, and therefore religion itself, is total, personal faith. No one in their right mind would say that Kim Davis defines Christianity. They are, however, eager to say that she is practicing her faith. She is being a Christian. Yesterday I wrote about what we should mean when we talk about religion. Today I…