John Stonestreet and Kasey Leander

Op-ed contributor

John Stonestreet serves as president of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He’s a sought-after author and speaker on areas of faith and culture, theology, worldview, education and apologetics.

Kasey Leander is a Fellow with the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics (OCCA). Prior to his time at OCCA, Kasey earned an undergraduate degree in history and PPE (Politics, Philosophy, and Economics) from Taylor University. While at Taylor, Kasey served in various ministry roles on campus and was active in student government. He has also worked briefly in politics, serving as an intern in the US Senate in Washington, DC.

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Oct 29, 2017
Planned Parenthood vs. Little Girls: Sex-Selective Abortion in America
The abortion industry has long billed itself as a champion of women's rights. But abortion is being used right now to keep millions of women from participating in life, at all.
Oct 25, 2017
Getting Creative With Education: Outsourcing Is Not an Option
There are many good public schools and many dedicated Christian teachers in those schools who deserve our support. But it's also clear that current trends don't bode well for public education in America. So perhaps it's time for the historic Christian commitment to creativity in education to make a comeback.
Oct 21, 2017
Idols vs. the Real Jesus: Who Do You Say That I Am?
Who is Jesus? It's a foundational question, and one many Christians struggle to answer.
Oct 20, 2017
#MeToo: Human Dignity, Sexual Morality and Christian Responsibility
The curtain is being lifted on sexual predation. That's good. And it reveals why we cannot abandon Christianity's liberating vision of human sexuality. With the exception of a few highborn women, Roman women were often treated worse than Roman cattle. Even upper-class women were little more than possessions. Into this world came Christianity.
Oct 19, 2017
Navigating Between Postmodernism and Scientism: Christianity Avoids 2 Worldview Hazards
Postmodernism is a snake eating its own tail. It is self-contradictory. It invokes ideas such as justice, fairness, and tolerance while at the same time denying that there are any universal values, largely because there is no way to discern those values.
Oct 11, 2017
The HHS Mandate Rolled Back: Good News, Still More Work to Do
A definitively more substantial step was taken by the Trump administration to protect the rights of conscience. And once again, I'm grateful. And yet again, I offer a reminder that at most, this is a temporary reprieve, not a victory.
Oct 6, 2017
Religious Freedom Cases Stacking Up
Court cases across the country continue to point to the big showdown coming soon at the Supreme Court. In the ongoing legal battles over religious freedom, there are advances and setback.
Oct 5, 2017
Bring Your Bible (Back) to School
Today, the Bible, which laid the foundation for modern science, political freedom, and Western culture, is seen as unacceptable in American education.
Oct 4, 2017
Mourning in the Wake of Las Vegas: Weeping for the Suffering, Calling Evil by Name
In today's politically divided landscape, we're tempted to simply retreat to a standard list of explanations to try to explain what happened or to assign blame—like on guns or mental illness or "them"—i.e. those that are across the political or religious aisle from us. But this gut level response misses the core issue at hand.
Sep 29, 2017
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur: We Have a Forgiving Judge
Today is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. For Christians, it\'s a reminder that repentance is more than an event. It\'s a lifestyle.