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A CONVERSATION: WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT SEX. PART 2
This is the second in a short series of posts addressed to the common perception among Christians that the Bible stands squarely opposed to queer sex. Anyone who would argue differently, so this goes, has to do so in the face of the plain sense of the scriptures. To support same-sex marriage is to oppose…
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RETRIEVING THE WORDS OF FAITH 2: HOLINESS ONE MORE TIME
Introduction to the Series: Over time through overuse and bad theology words of faith come to lose their meaning or to mean something they did not originally mean. Take “faith.” We often use “faith” to refer to belief. Faith, we suppose, is what we do with our heads. But belief is seldom what the Bible means…
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RETRIEVING THE WORDS OF FAITH
Introduction to the Series: Over time, through overuse and bad theology, words of faith tend lose their meaning or come to mean something which they did not originally mean. An example would be the word “faith” itself. “Faith” has come to mean mostly belief, as if faith is what we do with our heads. As a…