Michael Brown

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  Sep 18, 2019

  Are these the Israeli elections or the American elections?

  The refrains are now getting familiar. “This is the most important election in our lifetime.” “This is a vote for religious liberties.” Only this time, these are not the American elections of 2016 or 2020. They are the Israeli elections.

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  Sep 17, 2019

  Vimeo removes videos because of a ‘mean-spirited vibe’

  When it comes to removing content based on a moderator’s impression about the overall “vibe” of a video, who knows where to draw the lines?

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  Sep 16, 2019

  Is suicide the unpardonable sin?

  There are some Christians who believe that suicide is an unpardonable sin, the logic being this: Suicide is self-murder and you cannot repent of the sin of suicide. Other Christians argue that we are forgiven because of what Jesus did.

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  Sep 14, 2019

  Please, not the gay penguins again

  Have you heard the latest? An alleged gay penguin couple is raising their (?) baby penguin genderless. I kid you not.

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  Sep 13, 2019

  I lost an old friend because of my support for Trump

  I imagine I’m not the only one this happened to, but still, you hate to see it happen at all. You express your support for Trump on a given issue, and an old friend or acquaintance dumps you.

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  Sep 12, 2019

  Would Paul be politically active if he was an American citizen today?

  Are American Christians too politicized? Or are we not politically minded enough? And what about Christian leaders in America? Are they (we) too outspoken politically? Or perhaps not enough?

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  Sep 11, 2019

  No easy answers to the problem of suffering

  It is one thing to give a theoretical answer to the problem of suffering that is intellectually satisfying. It is another to look into the face of a sufferer and give that same answer. It will likely be anything but satisfying.

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  Sep 9, 2019

  The rising tide of ‘Christian’ antisemitism in America

  In the eyes of many Jews, there was a straight line from the Church Fathers to the Holocaust. How could this be?

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  Sep 6, 2019

  Why does separation of church and state only go one way?

  When liberals quote the Bible to support their views, nobody bats an eyelash (aside from conservatives raising charges of hypocrisy). When conservatives quote the Bible to support their views, liberals howl, “Separation of Church and state!”

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  Sep 4, 2019

  Statement concerning allegations against Todd Bentley

  I have been tasked by a number of senior leaders in the Body to assemble a group of trusted and respected men of God who will review the charges against Todd Bentley and make a determination.