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Confused Thinking About Homosexuality
In an article subtitled “Christian defense against Homosexuality,” the Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry (CARM) attacks homosexuality. I’ve pulled out claims that need a response....
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James Dobson Needs My Money (and an Education)
James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, was good enough to send me a letter a few days ago. Not a personal letter—he basically just wants me to give him some of my money—but a letter...
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Marriage vs. Religious Freedom
Catholic League president Bill Donohue hates the idea of same-sex marriage: There is no world religion that embraces the bizarre idea that two men can get married, and there is no state in the nation...
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Word of the Day: Haggard’s Law
Rev. O’Neal Dozier, a Rick Santorum backer, says that homosexuality is the “paramount of sins” and that it is “something so nasty and disgusting that it makes God want to vomit.” Pastor Ken Hutcherson,...
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Homosexuality v. Christianity
2012 is the centennial year of the birth of Alan Turing, a British cryptanalyst central to the project that decoded German Enigma messages during World War II and a pioneer in computer science....
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Biblical Marriage: Not a Pretty Picture
What does the Bible say about marriage? Jesus said, “A man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh” (Mark 10:8). Sounds like today’s conservative...
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Does the Old Testament Condemn Homosexuality?
The Sodom and Gomorrah story is where many Christians point when arguing that God rejects homosexuality. That’s a lot to place on just six verses. Let’s look at them: All the men from every part of...
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Does the Old Testament Condemn Homosexuality? (2 of 2)
Last time we looked at the Sodom and Gomorrah story. Let’s move on to the book of Leviticus. You must not have sexual intercourse with a male as one has sexual intercourse with a woman; it is an...
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What Does the New Testament Say about Homosexuality?
There are two primary places in the New Testament where homosexuality is a condemned practice. Do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the...
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Marriage—Designed for Procreation?
The most popular argument against same-sex marriage from Christians that I see is that the purpose of marriage is procreation. (It makes me wonder if the only advice they would give a couple...
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Homosexuality in Nature
Christians often argue that homosexuality is unnatural. That is, the purpose of man/woman sex is clear—it’s what propagates the species. Any other kind of sex simply isn’t using human anatomy for...
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Gay Marriage Inevitable?
A century ago, America was immersed in social change. Some of the issues in the headlines during this period were women’s suffrage, the treatment of immigrants, prison and asylum reform, temperance...
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