Michael Brown

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  Apr 6, 2020

  When churches say no to the government

  There is precedent in Scripture for godly people saying no to the governing authorities.

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  Apr 1, 2020

  MSNBC calls for prayer on live TV (this is not an April Fools' headline)

  These are unprecedented times, and even TV hosts are doing unprecedented things.

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  Mar 31, 2020

  Mayor de Blasio, you have overstepped your bounds

  As a religious leader born and raised in New York, I’m appealing to you to reconsider your threats to the synagogues and churches of your city. Your words, sir, were reckless and could actually provoke people of faith to defy you. What on earth prompted you to say what you said?

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  Mar 29, 2020

  How about some good news?

  He is at work, as He always is, showing mercy and granting help. So, allow me to give you some good news in the midst of the storm.

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  Mar 28, 2020

  Is NY Times right? Are (white) evangelicals responsible for spread of COVID-19?

  This is not the first time something like this has happened. A national tragedy occurs, and Christians get scapegoated and blamed.

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  Mar 24, 2020

  No Governor Northam, it does matter who we pray to

  I understand what Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia was trying to say. After all, he is the governor of all Virginians and cannot cater to one faith group above another. But his tweet could easily be misunderstood, and it does call for a response.

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  Mar 24, 2020

  Old lives matter

  Does it mean that younger people don’t need to worry about contracting it? Or does it mean something worse, as in, “Old people really don’t matter”?

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  Mar 23, 2020

  In times of crisis you need prayer, not porn

  Talk about a perverse response. Talk about the exact opposite of what we need to be doing during a pandemic. Talk about feeding the flesh when we should be nurturing our spirits.

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  Mar 21, 2020

  Infringement of our rights or love your neighbor as yourself?

  As Americans, we are fiercely independent. We are not like a collectivist society like China, which can mandate the behavior of an entire nation.

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  Mar 19, 2020

  The day the Earth stood still

  All this makes us realize how some predicted scenarios that seemed outlandish yesterday don’t seem that farfetched today.