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Where Does Our Identity Really Come From? Some Preliminary Thoughts

by Ron Henzel | Jan 7, 2021 | Gay Marriage, Gender identity, Gospel, Homosexuality, Identity Politics

C.S. Lewis said many famous things, but one of the most striking was his declaration, “You have never talked to a mere mortal.”1The Weight of Glory, (San Francisco, CA, USA: HarperSanFrancisco, 2001), 46. Lewis was reflecting on the biblical teaching that, after the...

Objections Noted and Overruled

by Don and Joy Veinot | Dec 3, 2020 | Christ, context, Gender identity, Gnostic, Homophobic, Homosexuality, John Fugelsang, Pagan Celebrations, Paganism, Progressives, Transgender, Transgendered

It is fairly common to hear objections to our faith from the biblically uninformed. Two such examples are assertions that the Bible cannot be trusted, or a claim that current Christian beliefs conflict with the earthly life of Jesus. Currently, a meme which is...

Minor Attractions

by Don and Joy Veinot | Sep 17, 2020 | Gay Marriage, Gender identity, Islam, Liberal Left, Morality, Muslim, Pedophilia, Polygamy

A quarter century ago, we were on a Q&A panel at an apologetics conference MCOI was hosting with a local church. One of the questions asked of the panel was whether we thought same-gender marriage would someday become legal. Joy didn’t hesitate but responded that...

Changing Laws or Changing Hearts?

by Don and Joy Veinot | Jan 31, 2019 | Abortion, Adultery, Child Sacrifice, Gender identity, Infanticide, Morality, Paganism, Planned Parenthood, Transgender

Are society and culture most impacted by changing laws or changing hearts? The United States has witnessed what seems like a fundamental transformation in morality and laws over the last ten or 20 years. In truth, however, this “revolution” has been in the making for...

Can we get clear about free speech?

by Jonathan Miles | Aug 31, 2017 | ANTIFA, First Amendment, Free Speech, Gender identity, Homophobic, Homosexuality

I write about free speech a lot; wrote my doctoral dissertation on it. I speak around the country occasionally defending free speech. Mainly I do this because I believe the first amendment protections are the only thing standing between Christians and the tyranny of...

Answering a Critic

by Don and Joy Veinot | Aug 24, 2017 | Gender identity, Pedophilia, Political Correctness, Polygamy, Progressives, Relativism, Sexual Abuse, Transgender

An individual saw last week’s blog, “Moral Fluidity” and shared it on his webpage, first by quoting snippets from our article and then by offering his commentary (we have also done a webcast on this as well): If we allow the gays to marry, next it will be polygamy and...