Monthly Archives: July 2024

Is there a place for Christians to be outraged? Is this ever a proper response to the sinfulness of the world or for the presentation of things contrary to the Christian worldview? Is this the way to respond to insult? I saw in the headlines today that France, as part of the opening ceremony for the Olympics, did a parody of the “Last Supper” that featured drag queens as the participants. PARIS, July 27 (Reuters) – “A parody of Leonardo Da Vinci's famous fresco 'The Last Supper' featuring drag queens in the Olympic opening ceremony in Paris has sparked fury among the Catholic church and far-right politicians, while supporters praised its message of tolerance. The unprecedented ceremony on the Seine River, which…

Maintaining the Priority of our Calling   In an ongoing discussion I am having with a friend who identifies as atheist, he often brings up, whether on topic or not, the subject of politics and Christianity. Each time it involves the most egregious actions of those who identify as Christian. He is unwilling or unable to make a distinction between those he is criticizing and the actual teachings/tenets of Christianity, which always results in his criticizing Christianity itself. Now, there are certainly those within the Church that have brought this criticism upon themselves and thus, unfairly upon the broader Church. This has been true primarily in the last decade or so, as the word Evangelical has become nearly synonymous with the farthest…