Episcopalians, Lutherans, and Church Real Estate — Veteran religion reporter Richard Ostling confesses he totally missed the eye-popping claim last year that the Anglican Church in North America has spent more than $40 million on lawsuits to win ownership of the dropouts’ buildings, properties, and liquid assets. If that’s anywhere near accurate it surely sets […]
Kara Tippetts, Who Wrote to Brittany Maynard, Now Dying
Kara Tippetts, Who Wrote to Brittany Maynard, Now Dying — This Christian author and 38-old mother of four, diagnosed two years ago with stage four breast cancer, tried to convince Brittany Maynard to reconsider her November decision to die through doctor-assisted suicide. Tippetts is facing her own death.
Defining Sin on College Campuses
Defining Sin on College Campuses — This column from a mainstream press religion reporter examines some of the challenges for Christian colleges when trying to define and articulate sin, conduct, and communicating these issues on and off campus.
Mind and Morality: A Dialogue
Mind and Morality: A Dialogue — This 55 minute interview from On Being is representative of some of the ideas among some scientists and psychologists about the nature and sources of human morality. Both thoughtful and inconsistent, the two participants, physicist Arthur Zajonc, and psychologist Michael McCullough, seek to understand moral rationality without reference to […]
Sheriff Bans Sex Offenders From Church
Sheriff Bans Sex Offenders From Church — The sheriff of Graham County, North Carolina, told registered sex offenders they can’t go to church, citing a state law meant to keep them from day-care centers and schools according to a letter the Asheville (N.C.) Citizen-Times.
A Broader Definition of Religious Freedom
A Broader Definition of Religious Freedom — David Saperstein, State Department ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, articulated before Congress a robust view of religious liberty beyond freedom of worship, including a person’s right to religious education, proselytizing, and generally live out one’s faith in the public square
Oklahoma Bill to Abolish Marriage Licenses
Oklahoma Bill to Abolish Marriage Licenses — The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed, 67-24, a bill that would abolish government-issued Oklahoma marriage license. The bill will now go to the Senate for consideration.
Supreme Court Orders New Look at Notre Dame Birth Control Case
Supreme Court Orders New Look at Notre Dame Birth Control Case — The federal appeals court in Chicago ruled against Notre Dame’s challenge to the ACA’s compromise for faith-based organizations, but that occurred before the Supreme Court decided the Hobby Lobby case in favor of corporations with similar objections.
Three Ways to Engage Culture
Three Ways to Engage Culture — Ed Stetzer offers three ways that the church can productively respond to the always-changing culture around us: engage culture, defend culture, and create culture. “As God’s people, that’s how we should engage culture—that because of our good works they might glorify God (1 Peter 2:12) and, ultimately, might consider […]
Voices from the Fields: on vocation
Voices From the Fields — The current issue of Comment addresses work and employment as vocation. This article and video offer some representative views from everyday Christians.
