This is a preview of a new Easter video from Igniter Media. These guys do great work. You can purchase the HD version without the watermark at their website. *Note: This video contains some graphic imagery.
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No one was safe in SBTS’s chapel today
Kevin Smith brought the heat today in SBTS’s chapel. It was a political sermon in all the right ways. No one was safe. In my view, he simply said what needed to be said. He contended that there’s a big difference between American Christianity and Christians in America. Taking his lead from 1 Pet. 2:9-12, he said that Christians have forgotten what it means to be a “peculiar” people—strangers and aliens on our way to another place. He dinged Republicans, Democrats, whites, blacks and everyone in between…in a good way. In a prophetic way. Listen to this sermon. You can watch the video above, download the audio here, or listen…
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Full video of Doug Wilson’s debate with Andrew Sullivan about gay marriage
I wrote two posts about this debate last week (see here and here), but until now the video hasn’t been available. You can see all of it above. If you don’t have time for all two hours, you can watch about four and a half minutes of highlights below. A big thanks and hat tip to CanonWired.com for making these available.
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Alabama police chief apologizes for not protecting the “Freedom Riders”
John Lewis and other Freedom Riders were beaten by members of the Ku Klux Klan during a demonstration in Montgomery, Alabama on May 20, 1961. The police stood by and watched as racists ravaged the peaceful protesters.
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No Pain, No Gain
Back when the earth’s crust was still hardening, I used to be a skateboarder. I can still remember the feeling of foreboding that I used to get before attempting a trick that I knew would probably hurt me. The greater the pit in my stomach, the more I knew I had to do it. Many painful, exhilarating moments ensued.
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Does gay marriage lead to polygamy?
Doug Wilson gives his post-mortem on his debate with Andrew Sullivan over gay marriage. The audio and video have not been released yet, but apparently there was quite a row over Wilson’s contention that the legalization of gay marriage will lead to the legalization of polygamous marriage. The arguments for the one are identical to those in favor of the other. Thus if you accept those arguments with respect to gay marriage, it will be impossible to deny them for polygamous marriage. Wilson elaborates on why Sullivan so vigorously opposed the point: The reason that Andrew was so adamant about rejecting the logical consequence of polygamy is that it would…
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Why Doug Wilson lost the debate with Andrew Sullivan on gay marriage
Peter Leithart witnessed the very recent debate between Doug Wilson and Andrew Sullivan on the issue of gay marriage. I encourage you to read his take-aways from the debate. Leithart doesn’t say in so many words that Wilson lost the debate, but he does say that he came away deeply impressed with the difficulties that Christians have defending a biblical view of marriage. Leithart is convinced that Wilson’s arguments (and ours!) are not going to gain traction with secular people. Here’s why: Perhaps Christians are called to do no more than speak the truth without worrying about persuasiveness. Perhaps we have entered a phase in which God has closed ears,…
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They really do hate people like me
Rod Dreher weighs-in on the recent article by The Washington Post’s outgoing Ombudsman. Like most other traditional marriage supporters, he was scandalized by the piece (I mentioned it here). But Dreher’s article caught my eye because he is an insider and is deeply critical of his own profession. When it comes to reporting on the culture war, my profession is deeply corrupt, and profoundly self-righteous. The contempt with which so many within newsrooms hold social conservatives and traditional Christians is real. Stories like this one temper my sorrow over the demise of my profession. They really do hate people like me, and consider us not worthy of the basic fairness…
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How to respond to marginalization, intimidation, and criminalization of biblical Christianity
John Piper delivered a sermon this week that fleshes out what I was arguing in my previous post. We are facing marginalization in the culture for our faith. How are we going to respond? Here’s how Piper describes the moment we are facing:
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Pastor Jeffress’ Response to Cultured Despisers in the Media
Pastor Robert Jeffress addressed his congregation on Sunday morning about the week he has had since Tim Tebow cancelled his previously planned visit to the First Baptist Church of Dallas. Pastor Jeffress received a raucous applause as he took the stage. If you’ve been following this story, I recommend that you watch this entire video and listen to Jeffress’ remarks. He expresses his resolve to proclaim the truth of the Bible no matter the cost and to offer the gospel of Jesus Christ to everyone. He concludes: