Social Issues

When did we make it our obsession to be liked by everyone so that we go out of our way to project images that will please them? I speak not of the youngsters here. I’m talking...

Thoughts on Homosexual Marriage, Libertarian Government, and Christian Duty

Here is a response that my (C. Michael Patton) friend Mark Gaither, Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary and author of Redemptive Divorce, wrote to my post on Homosexual...

Changing Our Thinking About Same-Sex Marriage

I don’t expect to contribute anything substantial to this issue. Haven’t we already seen this thing from every possible angle? I am not saying that people need to...

by C Michael Patton

. . . and other stupid statements

If procreation is part of marriage, are infertile couples unmarried? And if human beings walk on two legs, are amputees not human beings?

Simple logical errors sometimes pass by undetected, and in a few cases a persistent fallacy becomes so frequent in the wider public conversation that we don’t even think to...

Arrogant Beliefs (and the arrogant believers who arrogantly believe them)

Nobody likes arrogance. If you know someone who is described by most people as arrogant, it’s a safe bet you don’t have a high view of that person. A great athlete can turn a...

All Conversions are Not Equal (Part I)

There was a funny scene in an otherwise forgettable movie (and that’s not so much a criticism as a confession that I actually can’t remember what it was) in which a couple of...

The Quest for the Colorless Christ – and Other Thoughts on Christianity and Race

Occasionally, I will get asked by one of my fellow African-americans what race do I think Jesus was. Typically, what goes along with that question is the reflection of how...

Birth Control and the Christian

I remember back in seminary, there was a small yet militant movement of students who were evangelists of the anti-birth control movement. They were not against it because the...

by C Michael Patton

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Green Martyrdom

From the very beginning of the Christian faith, believers’ commitment to Christ was often tested with their own blood. Stephen was the first casualty; James a few years...

A Primer on the Christian Understanding of Capital Punishment

Life is a precious gift of God. Christians see life as something that must be preserved, enjoyed, and celebrated. Yet Christians—evangelical Christians—are often...

by C Michael Patton

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