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Why I’m pro-choice but totally against abortion

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On August 29, 1996 Bill Clinton said at the Democratic National Convention, “Abortion should not only be safe and legal, it should be rare.”  I couldn’t agree with him more. Unfortunately, it seems the most ardent modern pro-choice advocates have forgotten the “rare” part of Clinton’s comment. When it comes to the ethics surrounding abortion, the focus seems to have fundamentally shifted; the question of whether or not the child is a living being seems to Read More …

A Christian Perspective On The Elections

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  John Wesley, in a journal article dating October 6, 1774 wrote the following.   I met those of our society who had votes in the ensuing election, and advised them, 1. To vote, without fee or reward, for the person they judged most worthy: 2. To speak no evil of the person they voted against: And, 3. To take care their spirits were not sharpened against those that voted on the other side. In light Read More …

You Should Be Intolerant

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It’s interesting that in our nation the owner of a fast food chain (Chick-Fil-a) has made national headlines for how he spends his money. On the interwebs there’s been a whole lot of scuttlebutt about the restaurant and calls from Liberal Christians to boycott the chain and calls from Conservative Christians to support it. From both sides I’m hearing a lot about tolerance. From Liberals, I’m hearing about how intolerant the chain is.  From Conservatives, Read More …

The In-Between Place

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For the last couple of days, I have been reading repeatedly an account and commentary by Rev. Rich Lane on being pepper sprayed during an Occupy Wall Street (OWS) demonstration in Seattle.  I have come back to it many times because I find it to be both thought-provoking and troubling.  I suggest you read the whole article here before you read my response. Rev. Lane recounts from his perspective the confrontation that initiated the whole incident.  He writes, Read More …