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Avatar is not Anti-Christian
The artistry of Avatar is not a threat to Christian belief, but it is a threat to arrogant assumptions about our own exclusive claims to truth, power, and wealth. Dig deeply enough and it becomes clear that it is in fact these desires which many people actually worship (after layering a veneer of Christianity… »
Who Really Explains Away the Bible?
Fundamentalists ignore far more of the “plain reading” of Scripture than they would like to admit. The more mature approach is simply to let the biblical writings be what their authors intended for them to… »
No One Literally Believes Genesis
No one, not even (or especially?) fundamentalists reads Genesis… »
On Homosexuality
If the applicability of these biblical texts to the current situation is unclear, and if ultimately relationship with God through Jesus is more important than precision on exactly what is and is not a sin, then – faced with no clear answer either way – should we chose to separate people who love each other… »
Regarding Mercer and the GBC
Mercer University is better off without any connection whatsoever to the Georgia Baptist… »