“Disdain for gay individuals”, according to the latest Barna Research, “has become virtually synonymous with the Christian faith” so far as Americans aged 16-29 are concerned. “Today, the most common perception is that present-day Christianity is ‘anti-homosexual’. Overall, 91% of young non-Christians and 80% of young church goers say this phrase describes Christianity.” Barna president…
“That man is really disgusting.” This was Francis Schaeffer’s assessment of Jerry Falwell, “growled” to son Frank once the two were out of Falwell’s earshot. The apologist was reacting to antigay bigotry Falwell had suddenly blurted: “If I had a dog that did what they do, I’d shoot him!” Schaeffer says his father had tried…
“A Dark Day: Post-Christian America?” by Pat Buchanan, The Washington Times, June 2, 2008. “The Christian Pop Cultures of Rapture Ready” by Sarah Pulliam, Christianity Today.com, June 19, 2008. “Tim Russert’s Contagious Faith” by Steve Sjogren, The Church Report, June 20, 2008. by Dr. Ralph Blair Syndicated columnist Pat Buchanan weighs in against the California…
A. J. Jacobs’ first bestseller was on his reading through the entire Encyclopedia Britannica. Now he’s come up with an equally fascinating and humorous account of his Year of Living Biblically (Simon and Schuster). Christianity Today’s Books & Culture review sums: “At its heart, this is a book about all the various ways religious people…
“Can Sexual Orientation Change?” by Mark A. Yarhouse and Stanton L. Jones, Christian Counseling Connection, Vol. 15, Issue 3, 2008. “Good from bad” by Lynn Vincent, World, February 9/16, 2008.
“Homosexuality & the Church: Scripture & Experience” by Luke Timothy Johnson, Commonweal, June 15, 2007. “Is Homosexuality Compatible with Christianity?” by Scott Pruett, Lifeway.com, 2007.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is warning the Church of England to reject so-called “reparative therapy” for homosexuals. The psychiatrists state that attempting to change one’s sexual orientation “can be deeply damaging. Although there is now a number of therapists and organizations in the USA and in the UK that claim that therapy can help…
EX-gays? A Longitudinal Study of Religiously Mediated Change in Sexual Orientation by Stanton L. Jones and Mark A. Yarhouse (InterVarsity Press, 2007), 414 pp. “Sexual Identity Therapy” by Mark A. Yarhouse, Christian Counseling Today, Vol. 15, No. 2. 2007.
“By no means would we ever say change can be sudden or complete.” This is what Alan Chambers, head of the Exodus “ex-gay” network, told the Los Angeles Times in mid-June. He admits to his own continuing sexual attraction to men while now married to a woman and identifying as “straight”. And he’s now joining…
“My Romney Problem” by John McWhorter, The New York Sun, August 9, 2007. “Choosing Truth Rather Than Words” by Alan Billings, Church Times, May 25, 2007. “Clobber Passages” by Misty Irons, musingson.com, June 7, 2007.