by Kevin Bauder | Nov 30, 2016 | America, Ethics, Logic and Argumentation, Manliness
I think he’s just about right on this topic. Have we entered a cultural situation in which men are automatically perceived as bad because some men are bad? Some years ago I read a feminist declare that “All men are potential rapists.” Popular culture, especially...
by Kevin Bauder | Nov 29, 2016 | Alcohol, Christian Liberty, Ethics
If a fundamentalist had written this, the Convergents </IRONY> would still be spanking him. But Tim Challies, who does not see any biblical prohibition against alcohol, offers a trenchant observation and some wise counsel. What I saw as I read that post is the...
by Kevin Bauder | Nov 28, 2016 | Ethics, Politics, Religious Freedom, World Events
Over the protests of 54 mainly-African nations, the UN General Assembly’s human rights committee created a special post overseeing LGBT issues. Read the story at LifeSite.
by Kevin Bauder | Nov 26, 2016 | Ecclesiology, Ethics
Beginning with a discussion of slavery in the Bible, Nick Batzig at the Reformation 21 blog ends up explaining Martin Lloyd-Jones’s views on the spirituality of the church. Here is part of his conclusion: In these sermons, we find MLJ adopting what has sometimes...
by Kevin Bauder | Nov 18, 2016 | Culture, Ethics, Liberalism, Politics
Ironic, isn’t it? Liberals have taught us a sense of horror and cultural imperialism and ideological colonization. Yet according to Bishop Emmanuel Badejo, that is exactly what US liberals are doing to Africa. He complains that the USA refuses to help Nigeria in...
by Kevin Bauder | Nov 16, 2016 | Ethics, Logic and Argumentation, Rhetoric
Jordan Standridge is concerned about political idolatry in the church. Pastor Standridge sees evidence of this idolatry in the attitudes of some evangelicals as they comment on political matters. Here is the core of his argument: And the mocking has begun. My Facebook...
