Should Christians Vote for the Lesser of Two Evils? Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, asks what happens in a race where Christians are faced with two morally problematic choices. Should voters cast a ballot for the lesser of two evils? “When Christians face two clearly immoral options, we […]
The Uncontrolling Love of God: An Open and Relational Account of Providence (IVP, 2015): This review of a new book from Thomas Oord, professor at Northwest Nazarene University, considers Oord’s thesis “that evil exists, quite simply, because ‘God cannot unilaterally prevent genuine evil.’ Theologians have long recognized that God can’t do all sorts of things—like create […]
‘Of Kings and Prophets’ like ‘Game of Thrones’ minus the dragons: Students can weigh the merits and deficits of more Hollywood-and-the-Bible with this critique. “The creators of “Of Kings and Prophets” are aiming less for the religious home-schooled crowd and more for the HBO crowd.”
Title IX Religious Exemption Does Not Bar Retaliation Claim Against Catholic High School: A Maryland federal district court refused to dismiss a former high school librarian’s Title IX retaliation claim against the Catholic high school from which she was fired. Librarian Annette Goodman reported to the school’s administration evidence that another faculty member was having a […]
Federal Agency Sues Companies: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed two lawsuits, arguing that sexual orientation discrimination is barred by the sex discrimination ban in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The move is the latest in the EEOC’s aggressive efforts in recent years to seek protections for LGBT workers under existing civil rights […]
Nathan Deal makes a forceful, biblical case against Georgia’s ‘religious liberty’ bill: Students can evaluate the journalism, theology, and politics conveyed by this report on a bill moving through the Georgia state legislature.
From Douglas Laycock who argued the Hosanna-Tabor Case: It is one thing if religious believers change their minds about a moral issue. It is a very different thing if those who cannot change their mind are sued, fined, forced to violate their conscience, and excluded from occupations if they refuse. The increasing public perception that […]
