Jihad Against Egypt's Christians: The US Must Speak Out
In the midst of the chaos, Islamic extremists in Egypt are burning churches and murdering Christians. The U.S. must speak out.
John Stonestreet and Jared Eckert
Op-ed contributor
Millennials and Mainlines: When 'Relevant' Christianity Is Irrelevant
If we want Christianity to stay relevant with young people, they say, we've got to rewrite the way we do church, including our songs. Let's think about that.
Suffer the Little Children: Genetic Testing and Lives Worth Living
Imagine you and your spouse find out you're expecting. Having experienced this moment a few times, I know there's nothing quite like it. Your world changes, and within days, your child's entire biography unfolds in your mind: her first steps, first words, kindergarten, little league, ballet, high school, college, and eventually a young adult who will make you insanely proud. It's all so promising.
A Perfect Daughter: Loving a Special Needs Child
When prenatal testing revealed that the White's second child had Down Syndrome, Heath was heartbroken and dreaded her arrival. Heath later understood that his daughter was just as precious as any other child. And he wanted the world to know the same thing.
Marriage and Imagination: After the Supreme Court
Even after the Supreme Court's rulings, can you imagine our culture returning to marriage as God designed it? As we often say around here, politics is downstream of culture. Given what the current cultural definition of marriage is, the political one will soon follow, unless it is challenged and redeemed. This is where the battle must be waged.
Beware of Bible McNuggets: When Reading the Bible Can Be Spiritually Unhealthy
The spiritual diet of too many Christians consists of a lot of Bible McNuggets. And that's not healthy.
The Government, the Pill, and Our Daughters
So the government wants our daughters to have access to the morning-after pill. The question is, what are we going to do about it?
Yes, Christian, There is a Devil
Daniel Patrick Moynihan coined the phrase "defining deviancy down" to describe the process by which we accept outrageous acts that we would never have tolerated a generation ago. Well, looking at recent headlines, let's consider adopting a new term: defining depravity down.
Hard Questions: Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, and Birth Control
It was striking that in the oral arguments in the Proposition 8 case before the Supreme Court so little credence was given to the connection between marriage and procreation.
No Limits, No Culture: Portents of a Post-Christian America
On May 7th, Delaware became the eleventh state to legalize same-sex marriage. On May 14th, Minnesota became the twelfth. While that leaves thirty-eight states that haven't redefined marriage, we shouldn't deceive ourselves. As Rod Dreher recently pointed out in "The American Conservative," historians will one day remember our time as "a cultural revolution."
