When it comes to some elements of popular culture, should Christians “just let them be?” That’s the discouraging suggestion being made in certain faith-and-culture circles of late. The phrase “just let them be” comes from a recent Perspectives essay by Dordt College religion professor Jason Lief. Entitled “Leave Metallica Alone!… [more]
Theology & The Church
Running is a terrible thing
Running is one of the worst things ever invented. It is such a bad thing that judged on its own demerits, running must be deemed to be a powerful argument against the existence of God (after all, some philosophers claim evil things as evidence there is no God). This must… [more]
Birth control, Catholicism and Sharia law
The recent dust-up between the Obama administration and The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops raises important questions about the boundaries of religious freedom, ones we’re still in the midst of unraveling. Birth control is part of the health-care mandate. Catholics are, and have always been, officially opposed to birth… [more]
Rick Santorum, Satan and how we should talk about the devil
How should today's Christians talk about Satan? Digging up a Rick Santorum speech from 2008, in which he mentions "the father of lies," is certainly good grist for the political mill. Satan has long been a favorite subject of popular culture, from the Rolling Stones to The Devil’s Advocate. Judging… [more]
Sledding crows and our anthropomorphizing God
It's hard not to smile when you watch the viral video, posted below, of a sledding crow. The crow seems to be playing, snowboarding down a sloped roof on a jar lid! The giggling delight of the children and their parents, overheard as they record the video, is contagious. Surely… [more]
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Lief What I'm arguing for is a true experience of various forms of popular culture by letting them "be" without always having to control the conversation. Let's meet "head bangers" on their terms... not ours.
Why I’m fine with Metallica coming to church
Luke Baker I think there are lots of subtle and not so subtle ways that one's view of the end times influences what they believe is their and the Church's mission...
Doomsday Preppers and virtue at the end of the world
Adam Shields 1 Religious freedom, only for those that are part of the majority religion, is not religious freedom...
Birth control, Catholicism and Sharia law
JKana The big challenge seems to lie in whether we will submit our intellectual curiosities and empirical investigations into the unseen spirit world to the explanatory paradigm of the Bible, instead of leaning on our own wishful thinking...
Rick Santorum, Satan and how we should talk about the devil
Stephen Hale I'm concerned about the way ... romanticism has exaggerated the significance of this kind of talk in the church. It is hard to disagree with this way of talking, since the Bible talks this way on occasion. On the other hand, it too often comes at the expense of other ways the Bible also talks.
Yes, Levi, Christianity is a religion
Erica One little itty bitty tiny thing, after working with children's ministries. We've got to stop bribing kids with nasty food to get them to come to things.
Childhood obesity and systemic sin