FollowOn Monday, the United Church of Christ voted to affirm same-sex marriage and encouraged local churches to celebrate those marriages. Unsurprisingly, that bastion of conservatism and America’s moral compass Al Mohler, took it upon himself to tell us that this action “crosses the line“. According to Brother Al, the UCC “has been moving steadily leftward […]
Category Archives: Doctrine
Traditional=Better?
I’m starting to pick up on a trend in the church these days. It seems that some people aren’t exactly enamored with contemporary forms of worship. Okay, there have always been people who thought contemporary worship was “of the devil”. Some folks believe that any music other than hymns are satanic and, if you want […]
More About Hell
I thought I was done with this. I mean, I felt I did my part when I ripped into the people criticizing Rob Bell’s new bookthe other day. Then, yesterday, I got a secondhand smack-down from Chris LaTondresse on Sojourner Magazine’s God’s Politics blog. In a very good piece on the subject, he said “The fact that […]