Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has famously said that the country is waiting for the other shoe to drop on gay marriage. By that, he meant that the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the traditional definition of marriage in DOMA tacitly invites a challenge to all state laws banning gay marriage. He was right about that as the challenges are already coming. Just last week, the Associated Press reported that
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Street preachers assaulted and beaten at gay pride rally
Two street preachers were assaulted and beaten at a recent gay pride rally in Seattle, Washington. The entire confrontation was caught on video (here), and a local news station reported on the story (see above). Some thoughts worth noting:
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William Lane Craig: Putting the fear of God into atheists
The Chronicle of Higher Education has a feature length profile of Christian apologist William Lane Craig. Craig is a keen intellect and a fierce debater. He takes on all-comers, including any of the four horsemen of the new atheism. This is a fascinating article, on a number of levels, but my favorite line is how atheist Sam Harris describes Craig. Harris says Craig is “The one Christian apologist who seems to have put the fear of God into many of my fellow atheists.” Great article. Read it here.
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Happy 4th of July…from Mayberry!
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Peter Leithart on the DOMA Decision: “A call to martyrdom”
Peter Leithart’s response to last week’s Supreme Court decision on gay marriage is a must-read. He rightly points out that the decision faces Christians with a new reality, which likely include a loss of religious liberty. He concludes: All this means that Windsor presents American Christians with a call to martyrdom. In Greek, martyria means “witness,” specifically witness in a court. At the very least, the decision challenges American Christians to continue to teach Christian sexual ethics without compromise or apology. But Windsor presents a call to martyrdom in a more specific sense. There will be a cost for speaking the truth, a cost in reputation, opportunity, and funds if not in freedoms. Scalia’s…
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The other shoe drops on gay marriage
In last week’s DOMA decision, Justice Antonin Scalia said that the court’s opinion practically invited a court challenge so that gay marriage could become legal in all 50 states. He said that we are merely waiting for the other shoe to drop. Well, it didn’t take long for the shoe to hit the pavement. A lesbian couple in Michigan is now suing for adoption rights based on last week’s DOMA decision. Only married couples are allowed to adopt in Michigan, and Michigan prohibits gay marriage. So the couple is arguing that they are being treated unfairly by not being allowed to adopt one another’s children. The Atlantic wire reports:
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Media give a group hug to Wendy Davis and a stiff arm to balanced reporting
If you’ve been watching the coverage of Texas State Senator Wendy Davis over the last week, then perhaps you’ve noticed that she has received a wide open embrace by the media. Many glowing profiles have appeared along with softball interviews that clearly assume the justice of her cause. Nevermind the fact that a majority of Americans—including women!—stand squarely against the late term abortions that Davis stands for.
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Prosperity Preachers featured in new reality show
The Oxygen network is about to launch a reality show featuring six prosperity preachers from the Los Angeles area. The trailer above reveals a group of men who are completely under the spell of the prosperity gospel, which is no gospel at all (Gal. 1:6-7).
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Noonan says Wendy Davis is standing for infanticide
A lot of media personalities are congratulating Texas State Senator Wendy Davis for her filibuster last week in favor of late term abortions. Peggy Noonan was having none of it this morning on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” In soft tones, Noonan brought down the hammer on Davis, saying that she was defending infanticide. You can watch her remarks above. You can also read the key part in the transcript below.
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John Piper on gay marriage and the Supreme Court
About nine years ago, John Piper preached a message about “Discerning the Will of God Concerning Homosexuality and Marriage.” The message made an impression on me, and for many years now I’ve been reading a portion of this sermon every semester to my hermeneutics students. I share the message now because it is astonishing to me how prophetic it is in light of the decisions handed down from the Supreme Court earlier this week. You can read the manuscript excerpt below, but I recommend that you listen to the audio. There is much more in the audio version than in what appears in the manuscript. Keep in mind that this…