My Christian Brothers…
Guest Contributor
This is a guest post by Jim Fedako. He is a homeschooling father of six who lives in Lewis Center, OH, and maintains a blog:
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Should Christians rethink capital punishment?
Guest Contributor
Especially for death penalty proponents, Romans 13:4 has come to occupy a central role in debates on capital punishment. There Paul writes: “[I]f you do what is wrong, you should be afraid for the authority does not bear the sword in vain! It is the servant of God to execute wrath on the wrongdoer.” Notably, Southern Baptists cite Romans 13:4 in their church’s official statement supporting capital punishment.
Where is the Religious Right Wrong?
Dr. Norman Horn
When I first heard of this book, the title alone was enough to make me sympathetic to the author’s case. Since gaining steam in the 1970s, the Religious Right has become more or less synonymous with American evangelical Christianity, conservatism, and the Republican Party, with arguably disastrous results.
Author Matthew Mills states his purpose early in the first chapter: “I’m going to attempt to show what God, through His Word, specifically thinks about a lot of what’s going on in modern American politics. If you disagree with my position on an issue from a Biblical standpoint, I challenge you to come up with firm, Scripture-based reasons for doing so.”
Militarism and Easter
Laurence Vance
On this Good Friday, Christians are focused on the sacrifice of Jesus Christ as a propitiation for the sins of the world. But on every
You Can’t Have a War Without Soldiers
Laurence Vance
“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.” — Voltaire Critics
Janus Christians
Laurence Vance
“Were it not for the support offered by several tens of millions of evangelicals, militarism in this deeply and genuinely religious country becomes inconceivable.” ~
The Logic of the Conservative Electorate
Dr. Norman Horn
I had an interesting conversation with a hard-core “conservative” Christian a few days ago on Facebook, and I thought I ought to share it with
Todd Akin’s rape comments and the absurdity of right-wing pro-lifers
Dr. Norman Horn
Missouri Representative Todd Akin* made some smashingly terrible comments the other day regarding the incidence of pregnancy following rape: “First of all, from what I
Another Conservative Christian Warmonger
Laurence Vance
Finally, the truth comes out. At long last, we now know why Joe Carter is not and can never be a Christian libertarian – because
“Republican Politics According to the Bible” Book Review
Laurence Vance
Review of Wayne Grudem, Politics – According to the Bible: A Comprehensive Resource for Understanding Modern Political Issues in Light of Scripture (Zondervan, 2010), 619
