Michael Brown

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  Jan 14, 2019

  A painful lesson from the Jeff Bezos divorce

  This is not a slam on Jeff Bezos, either explicitly or implicitly. This is not an attack on the rich. All kinds of people have marital problems.

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  Jan 13, 2019

  Understanding why many non-Christians hate the Bible

  Many Christians read the Quran (or, at least select quotes from the Quran) with abhorrence. But many non-Christians read the Bible with the same abhorrence, coming to the same conclusions about the God of the Bible, especially the God of the Old Testament. Is there any justification to their conclusions?

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  Jan 12, 2019

  What? Cervical exams for men who identify as women?

  if you’re a biological male who identifies as a female, you’ll be treated as if you were a female, including be invited for cervical screening. The fact that you have no cervix is not the issue. What’s important is that you identify as a female and therefore you will be treated as such. This is madness, not sensitivity.

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  Jan 10, 2019

  Christian Bale was right to thank Satan for the inspiration behind ‘Vice’

  According to Jesus, Satan is “a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44). It is quite appropriate, then, that actor Christian Bale thanked Satan after winning a Golden Globes award for best actor in his portrayal of former Vice President Dick Cheney in the comedy-drama “Vice,” since the movie’s portrayal of Cheney is based more on falsehoods than on truth.

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  Jan 8, 2019

  The absence of God is the big issue

  There’s a reason that the first openly bisexual senator did not take her oath on the Bible. There’s a reason that an atheist website rebuked me for “misgendering” someone.

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  Jan 3, 2019

  I’m sorry, sir, but you are not a ‘ma’am’

  Did you see the video footage? A customer in a game store, a transgender woman, is livid. (In case you forgot, a transgender woman is a biological male who identifies as female.) The customer claims that the cashier called him “sir,” and the customer demands an apology, shouting, “It’s ‘ma’am!”

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  Jan 2, 2019

  Once again, the New York Times misunderstands and mocks evangelical Christians

  In a year-end op-ed piece for the New York Times, Katherine Stewart alleges that, “The Christian nationalist movement today is authoritarian, paranoid and patriarchal at its core."

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  Jan 1, 2019

  Speak up and speak out in 2019

  May I propose a New Year’s resolution for 2019? Let’s determine to speak up and to speak out, to raise our voices with clarity and compassion, to refuse to hold back regardless of cost or consequence. Will you join me?

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  Dec 31, 2018

  What am I missing when it comes to immigration?

  Over the years, I have rarely addressed the question of immigration. That’s because I have no expertise in the matter and find it much better to solicit the wisdom of experts. So, this article has no hidden agenda. I’m genuinely asking questions.

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  Dec 28, 2018

  A call to pray for President Trump

  Whether you love President Trump or loathe him, if you call yourself a Christian, this appeal is for you.