Michael Brown

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  Apr 29, 2014

  The Hezekiah Syndrome and Same-Sex Marriage

  Hezekiah was one of the greatest kings in Judah's history, a man who put his trust in the Lord and who helped spark a national reformation movement. But later in life, he made one of the most selfish, shortsighted statements recorded anywhere in the Bible.

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  Apr 25, 2014

  The Shattering of Jars of Clay

  Beginning on Tuesday, April 21st, Dan Haseltine, front man for the popular Christian band Jars of Clay, took to Twitter to announce his apparent support for same-sex "marriage." And for the life of him, he can't figure out a single good reason to oppose it.

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  Apr 22, 2014

  NY City Councilman Shows Bigotry Toward Chick-fil-A

  In an unabashed display of unbridled bigotry, NY City Councilman Daniel Dromm has told multiplied hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers that they are not welcome in his city. That he made this announcement while denouncing bigotry makes his statement ironic to the point of ridiculous.

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  Apr 21, 2014

  Some Honest Questions for Professing 'Gay Christians'

  I have interacted with a number of men and women who identified as gay atheists, and their atheism and their homosexuality were interrelated, since they rejected God of the Bible because they understood that the Scriptures rejected homosexual practice. And so, given the choice of rejecting their own identity or rejecting a God whom they understood rejected them, they chose to reject him.

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  Apr 17, 2014

  A Shameful Day in Evangelical Christian Publishing

  For many years now, publishers have been releasing books that claim that the Bible does not oppose committed homosexual relationships. That is nothing new. But it is a sad and shameful day when a major Christian publisher releases such a book and claims that it is a solid evangelical publication. This is abhorrent, disgraceful, and terribly misleading. And it needs to be addressed and exposed.

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  Apr 14, 2014

  Does New Evidence Suggest Jesus Had a Wife? Not Hardly

  The Internet has been abuzz with intriguing headlines announcing that scholars have determined that the so-called "Gospel of Jesus' Wife" papyrus is "authentic" and that there is "no forgery evidence" in the manuscript.

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  Apr 11, 2014

  Who is Responsible for the Suffering of the Palestinians?

  There is no doubt that there is real suffering among the Palestinians living in Gaza and the West Bank (which is actually ancient Judea and Samaria). The question is who, precisely, is most responsible for their suffering?

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  Apr 7, 2014

  On Gay Activism: I Hate to Say I Told You So

  For years I've been sounding the alarm about an impending social, cultural, and spiritual crisis, and for years critics have compared me to Chicken Little, discounting my warnings as the ravings of a hysterical, religious fundamentalist. Well, it's a little late for that now.

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  Apr 1, 2014

  Mark Driscoll Was Wrong About Noah

  According to Pastor Mark Driscoll, "Noah was not a good guy but a graced guy." In fact, "The most common way Christians butcher the story of Noah is by misreading what the Bible actually says." Let's take a look at what the Bible actually says to evaluate these strong claims.

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  Mar 31, 2014

  Gay Intolerance: Another Glaring Example

  We've heard it for years now from gay activists. "You need to be tolerant and inclusive. You need to embrace diversity."