by Collin Brendemuehl | Apr 12, 2015 | Christianity and Society, Ethics
Mea culpa. I took the bait. I reacted rashly. You can see it in my tweets. It’s not that I was “wrong” so much as misdirected. That’s what seems to be at issue. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA, is a good thing in my opinion. It...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Feb 14, 2015 | Christianity and Society, Ethics
Of course He does. This post is a very brief exploration into some of the messages of the Bible regarding right relationships and, yes, right sex. On Intimacy The Song of Solomon is a picture of physical engagement as explicit and graphic as one might ask. Though...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Dec 11, 2014 | Ethics, Theology
This inquiry begins with a question: Does natural law bear moral authority? Is it possible to find in the nature of things created any sort of moral imperative that would bring about human flourishing? The answer seems both simple and complicated. This post is will...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Nov 29, 2014 | Christianity and Society, Ethics
So many voices, so little unity. So here I am, another old (well, older anyway) white guy talking about things in the black community. Still, I think there are higher goals to consider. It of course did not take long until Al Sharpton arrived in Ferguson. One can...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Aug 11, 2014 | Christianity and Society, Ethics
Mention the term “culture war” and listen for the names that come up. James Dobson. Francis Schaeffer. Jerry Falwell. The “religious right.” All of these names are part of the culture war. We all would like a more stable, civil society. While it is not necessary,...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Feb 27, 2014 | Christianity and Society, Ethics
My life, like the life of everyone else, is filled with contradiction and error. The easy thing is to live the selfish life. But even the selfish life can mean different things. There is the selfish life of the left that tells us to live for today’s pleasure. ...
