The California Supreme Court made the right decision on gay marriage. California avoided a constitutional crisis that necessarily would have been involved if a Court ruled that a Constitutional Amendment was unconstitutional. Presumably, if an Amendment needs to be made there was likely that the Court would have found the substance of the [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Gay Marriage and Equal Protection
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Protestantism’s Place in Anglo-American Conservatism
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Can a Protestant be a conservative? Not the Rush Limbaugh/George W. Bush kind of conservative but an authentic, thoughtful traditionalist conservative. The kind of conservative that would bear a Russell Kirk seal of authenticity? Before you simply write off the question as silly, please consider the big picture. Consider the results of the Protestant Reformation [...]
Why Can’t Johnny Preach?
Posted in Uncategorized on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
T. David Gordon knows and has given us the answer. Here. I have read a lot of books about preaching preaching but, from my experience, this is the most important that has ever crossed my desk. It is a short book… an easy read in a couple of hours… but its packs a punch. [...]
Is there a Protestant Case Against Gay Marriage?
Posted in Uncategorized on May 6, 2009 | 15 Comments »
I think so but it is certainly more complicated that the Catholic case against gay marriage. For Roman Catholics, marriage is holy and a sacrament of the Church. The Church, therefore, has authority to define marriage. For Protestant’s marriage is not holy, sacred, or defined by the Church. It is an institution rooted in nature [...]