Civil Rights
Some Thoughts on the Implications of the Same-Sex Marriage Trial for Religious Minorities
Putting the emotional issues aside, this is the cold reality: If the U.S. Supreme Court takes this case and decides to uphold Proposition 8,…
Michael Peabody
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Human Life
Pat Robertson, the Earthquake in Haiti, and the Righteousness of God
In 1999, comedian George Carlin wrote, “Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky who watches e…
Current Events
Dr. Adrian Westney Passes Away
Dr. Adrian Theophilus Westney passed away at the age of 82 on December 14, 2009 after having served the Seventh-day Adventist Church a…
Current Events
The Manhattan Declaration: Approach with Caution
We have no reason to doubt that those who drafted and are signing the Declaration are sincere and trying to do what they believe is best for…
Civil Rights
Calif. Initiative Round-up – Outlawing Divorce, Legalizing Pot, and Christmas Music
In California, voters are allowed to promote ballot initiatives on almost any subject, including those that can fundamentally change the sta…
Church and State
A Church Scorned: Church, State, Marriage, and the Quest for Power
“And so, by the power vested in me by the State of ___ and Almighty God, I now pronounce you husband and wife. What God has jo…
Current Events
What’s Wrong with Conspiracy Theories?
The other day someone sent me a link to an “Antichrist Decoder” that has been posted online by an otherwise reputable Christian ministry. Yo…
Church and State
Why America should not be declared a “Christian Nation”
History tells us that it would not be a debate between Christians and atheists. If Christianity won predominance over every other religious…
Civil Rights
Tennesee governor signs Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law
On July 1, 2009, Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law. Introduced in February, House Bi…
Current Events
1967 U.S. Supreme Court Decision sheds light on California marriage debate
There is presently much debate about gay marriage in California, and the roots for the argument come from several directions. In 1967 the Un…