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Is it right for Christians to Find a Spouse Through the Internet?

Culture, Current Events, Scripture / August 16, 2011

A recent story in the New Yorker leads to questions like this for committed evangelicals.  “Looking for Someone” by Nick Paumgarten paces through the recent explosion of online dating, a phenomenon that has led to real-life marriage for many couples. One selection from the piece shows the complexity of the new romantic landscape: [T]he fastest-growing online-dating demographic …

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Thou Shalt Not Slack

Culture / August 12, 2011

Does the Bible say anything about retirement? Below is a piece from the Kairos Journal vault and, indeed, the Bible has much to say about productivity and faithfulness. Here is a taste: It would be odd to hear a Christian say that his duty to obey the commandments against idolatry, blasphemy, adultery, murder, and coveting …

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Wheaton College as “Least Gay-Friendly”: A Game of Words

Culture / August 8, 2011

Well, the Princeton Review was released. After looking through the rankings, I am astonished at all the things they surveyed. The positives: best college library, best financial aid, best career services, best campus food, etc. Then the negatives: least happy students, least religious students, least accessible professors, etc. It’s a thorough list. And, of course, …

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Augustine on Marriage: The First Bond of Society

Culture / August 5, 2011

Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, wrote extensively on marriage and his thoughts have had a considerable influence on Christian reflection on human love. In this extract from Marriage and Virginity: The Excellence of Marriage, Augustine underlines the importance of marriage as a creation ordinance that is intended to hold society together and stabilize future generations. Every …

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Planet of the Apes Closer Than You Think

By C. Ben Mitchell, Culture, Current Events, Ethics / November 16, 2020

According to a team of British scientists and ethicists, experiments to “humanize” apes should be carefully regulated and certain experiments banned. In its report, Animals Containing Human Material, the working group begins with the obvious claim that “animals are not humans.” They then worry about three types of animal-human research. The first would be the …

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