Category Archives: Main Blog
“DOMA”–WHAT NOW?
Yesterday the Supreme Court of the United States published two rulings of interest to the whole country. First, the Court ruled that the provision of the celebrated Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which denies federal benefits to same-sex couples, is unconstitutional. In a second opinion, the court refused to overturn a lower-court decision striking down …
LOVE THE SINNER, HATE THE SIN
I’m not going to use this phrase anymore: Love the sinner and hate the sin. In our current mission context, it has lost whatever insight and help it might once have offered. In fact, to use the phrase and try to guide ministry with it in mind may actually subvert the mission. I don’t quarrel …
Burying the Terrorist
This morning’s News Flash: Bombing terrorist entombed in undisclosed location! Two weeks ago if we could have peered into the future and seen this headline we would likely have concluded it was a slow news day. On week ago a longtime friend called to tell me about the bitter controversy then raging about where and whether …
Collateral Repair
We’re all familiar with the concept of “collateral damage.” In a military operation there may be unintended destruction resulting in injury and death, even of the innocent, even in a day when laser technology allows for greater precision in the use of weapons with massive destructive potential. In some circles, leaders expect a certain amount …