Social Justice and Scripture: Untie the Knot Pt.10
The United States has been exceptional as the country founded upon a moral idea: individual rights.
The founding fathers recognized man’s rights as inalienable. Rights are discovered, not granted.
Social Justice and Scripture: Untie the Knot Pt.7
What questions does the free-market view face?
Here are the normal objections:
• What will happen to the kids who can’t afford school?
• What about all the poor and aged? How will they survive?
• Isn’t your version of a society rather harsh to the needy? How can we let them suffer?
Christianity and Government: An Interview with Joseph Knowles
This past week I interviewed Joseph Knowles. Joseph studied at Regent University School of Law. He is 32 and lives in Virginia. He and I found common ground in our understanding of Christianity and government.
Drawing Lines on Islam
A logic puzzle:
What would you think if someone told you the following?
- I follow the Koran.
- The Koran tells me to lie, cheat, steal and kill in order to conquer you.
- I don’t want to do any of that.
What is the status of such a claim?
Social Justice and Scripture: Untie the Knot Pt.20
In this final article of the series I want to address a question I brought up near the beginning: Why am I, a worship leader, so concerned about this issue?
If I’ve been right in my preceding arguments, the answer is clear. I care about my society. I care about the world I live in and the world I leave to my son. I work as a leader in a church because I want people to see God and his righteous ways. Sometimes that means taking an unpopular stand.