Shane Morris
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Joaquin Phoenix and ‘The Gospel of Mary’: Gnostic fiction at a theater near you
Joaquin Phoenix is not the Son of Man, but he plays him on the big screen. His is a very different Jesus than the one we meet in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
The boy in the bubble and artificial hearts: Drawing lines in medical ethics
So how do we know which of advances in biotechnology is moral, and which is not? Where can we begin to draw a moral line?
Why do so many dismiss the importance of sacred space?
Why are so many, especially evangelical Christian, so quick to dismiss the importance and value of tangible beauty and creative expression, including sacred space?
If the resurrection never happened, is Christianity a lie?
The earliest witness of the church, the thing that altered their Jewish faith, the thing that they lived and died for, was that Jesus not only rose from the dead, but that if He did not, as Paul wrote in I Corinthians 15, “our faith is futile; you are still in your sins… (and) we are of all people most to be pitied.”
Buttigieg’s pro-gay Christianity: The false god of feelings
If there were an Americanized translation of the Apostle’s Creed for today, it would be something like this: “I believe in God the Father, Almighty, who always supports my feelings.”
Scientism isn’t scientific: Theoretical physicist wins the Templeton Prize
Gleiser, unlike many science popularizers in our day, boldly admits that science has its limits and urges his fellow scientists to respect those limits.
Christopher Yuan on holy sexuality: Your desires don't define you
Our culture has fully trained people, when they talk of sexual desires, to not say “I feel,” but rather to reach for being verbs like “I am.” “If I experience same-sex attraction,” they’ll say, “therefore I am gay.”
Why redefining marriage kills the joy
Apparently, some couples are skipping honeymoons altogether and instead opting for “unimoons”—solo trips to different destinations—after their weddings.
'Nonbinary' gender label is 'medical, scientific fraud'
Anyone who’s ever been verbally bullied can tell you that the old saying “sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me” is nonsense. Words are powerful things.
Exposing students to different beliefs is healthy
Just as exposure to foreign microbes is critical in developing a healthy and responsive immune system, exposure to foreign ideas is critical in developing a healthy and responsive mind.