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I did a google search for snowflake generation. I found plenty of people complaining, but no actual evidence of the problem. Every generation of adults thinks the current generation of kids is bad news, and I'm sure they've always had things to be concerned about. I'm 70. I've taught Sunday...

There are different types and levels of abuse. There's quite good evidence that on average spanking doesn't do what you want it to (except in the short run) and that it causes problems. That's a kind of abuse, even if it's not the kind that normally gets headlines. However you can't just stop...

Not really. There are surely people who think that abortion is wrong, but think that many of the recent laws against it are bad ways of dealing with it.

We had a compromise where abortion was protected during the first trimester, but could be regulated. As states are moving in a more radical direction in prohibition, people who want to allow abortion (which is, I note, still a majority) are concluding that it's not safe to allow any...

In today's climate, with drugs that will induce miscarriage, the only way to really stop it is to investigate miscarriages as potential murders. We're already seeing a few isolated signs of that. The old prohibitions only went after a few doctors. The new ones are going after women. I believe...

You might consider evaluating what policies will actually reduce abortion. As we've learned repeatedly, outlawing things isn't always the best approach.

Huh? He was a Communist revolutionary.

That’s why I said he’s in the middle of the road politically. He’s not one who shows any signs of extremist schemes on either left of right.

In short, 2:6 was originally part of a warning for Christians who would judge all Gentiles, but the same arguments would apply to Christians who would judge all Jewe.

Not exactly. Remember that Romans is directed against Judaizers, Christians who believe that you have to be circumcized before you can be Christian, because only Israel can be God’s people. Rom 1 and 2 are the first part of debunking this claim. Rom 1:18-32 is the stereotypical Jewish attack on...

Evangelicals are now telling us that the moral character of a candidate doesn't matter anyway. Or is that only true for Republican candidates? Personally I don't have any problem with his character. He seems to be the most upright of the nominees I've seen from either party, and one for whom...

You’re free not to vote for him if you feel committed to obey the rules in Leviticus. Not sure what else to say. If you don’t approve of a candidate don’t vote for them.

Sure, but without a commentary you may not be aware that there's even a disagreement. You've been speaking of pastors. They're more likely than I am to be aware, but even in seminary you can't study every verse in the Bible. For me, what a commentary does is point out where there are issues...

Of course using the original Greek doesn't solve the problem when the question is what the original Greek is. So instead of the question of whether to use the KJV or the NIV we have the question of whether to use the "received text" or a modern Greek edition. This is actually true of many of the...

Here's a nice essay on Sanders' use of "socialism": https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/opinion/bernie-sanders-socialism.html

The problem is that "socialism" has a range of definitions. Bernie is using it as it's sometimes been used by modern Europeans, to indicate a somewhat greater role for government, in selected areas such as health care. I assume that's what the millenials you refer to mean as well. Lots of people...

Remember, the issue raised in the OP is about opposite sex couples. It has nothing to do with gays.

Also, the guidance was about a fairly narrow topic. An EU court forced the UK to extent civil unions -- which had been created for gays -- to everyone. The guidance was about what to do if an opposite-sex couple wanted a blessing. It's not entirely clear to me how many opposite-sex couples would...

They apologized for the timing, not the content. You will note that the guidance hasn’t been retracted. The reason for concern is that there is a committee reviewing sexual issues. To make a new policy while that consultation is happening looks like, and maybe is, snubbing a process that needs...

Huh? A dark theme would be one that primarily uses dark colors. I would consider the new default to be a dark theme. White on black vs black on white isn't an ethical issue. Which is better depends upon the user's monitor, his vision, and preferences. The W3C accessibility recommendations...