The Deafening Silence of the Black Church on Homosexual Marriage

The reason traditional (heterosexual) marriage receives certain civil benefits that non-traditional (homosexual) marriage does not, is because traditional marriage is the means by which families are, and have throughout the whole of time, been created and propagated and, consequently, earthly societies and cultures sustained. Marriage is first and foremost a spiritual union not a civil …

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Ray Rice Presents Feminists – and Feminism – With a Serious Conundrum

In reflecting on the latest developments involving now-former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, there is one demographic which, ironically, has remained noticeably silent on this issue: feminists. This is interesting to me personally because at the heart of feminism, particularly within its more extremist and radical elements, is the desire that women be treated more …

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Christianity With an Asterisk*

"Let Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe." - Mark 15:32a (ESV) The above comment was mockingly hurled at Jesus as He hung on the cross, having taken onto Himself the due penalty for the sins of the world. Theologically speaking, these words represent the second "I …

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