Michael Brown

Michael Brown

Op-ed Contributor

Dr. Michael Brown (www.askdrbrown.org) is the host of the nationally syndicated Line of Fire radio program. His latest book is Evangelicals at the Crossroads: Will We Pass the Trump Test? Connect with him on FacebookTwitter, or YouTube.

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  • Is suicide the unpardonable sin?

    Is suicide the unpardonable sin?

    There are some Christians who believe that suicide is an unpardonable sin, the logic being this: Suicide is self-murder and you cannot repent of the sin of suicide. Other Christians argue that we are forgiven because of what Jesus did.

  • Please, not the gay penguins again

    Please, not the gay penguins again

    Have you heard the latest? An alleged gay penguin couple is raising their (?) baby penguin genderless. I kid you not.

  • I lost an old friend because of my support for Trump

    I lost an old friend because of my support for Trump

    I imagine I’m not the only one this happened to, but still, you hate to see it happen at all. You express your support for Trump on a given issue, and an old friend or acquaintance dumps you.

  • Would Paul be politically active if he was an American citizen today?

    Would Paul be politically active if he was an American citizen today?

    Are American Christians too politicized? Or are we not politically minded enough? And what about Christian leaders in America? Are they (we) too outspoken politically? Or perhaps not enough?

  • No easy answers to the problem of suffering

    No easy answers to the problem of suffering

    It is one thing to give a theoretical answer to the problem of suffering that is intellectually satisfying. It is another to look into the face of a sufferer and give that same answer. It will likely be anything but satisfying.

  • The rising tide of ‘Christian’ antisemitism in America

    The rising tide of ‘Christian’ antisemitism in America

    In the eyes of many Jews, there was a straight line from the Church Fathers to the Holocaust. How could this be?

  • Why does separation of church and state only go one way?

    Why does separation of church and state only go one way?

    When liberals quote the Bible to support their views, nobody bats an eyelash (aside from conservatives raising charges of hypocrisy). When conservatives quote the Bible to support their views, liberals howl, “Separation of Church and state!”

  • Statement concerning allegations against Todd Bentley

    Statement concerning allegations against Todd Bentley

    I have been tasked by a number of senior leaders in the Body to assemble a group of trusted and respected men of God who will review the charges against Todd Bentley and make a determination.

  • The right way to disagree with spiritual elders

    The right way to disagree with spiritual elders

    Unfortunately, today, there is a plague of disrespect in our society at large for our elders, and as a culture, we have largely lost sight of what it means to honor others. And that plague has run rampant in the Church, especially on the internet.

  • The demonization of the Democrat Party

    The demonization of the Democrat Party

    There is no question about it. There is not even a desire to hide it. The Democrat Party continues to grow spiritually darker to the point of actually proclaiming itself the party of the religiously non-affiliated.