Abortion’s New “Gotcha” Argument
The Burning Fertility Clinic
In my last article on abortion, I dismantled Judith Jarvis Thompson’s famous Violinist Argument, which is typically regarded as one..Read more
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Why the Violinist Argument for Abortion Fails: A Poorly Tuned Analogy
Here Goes–I Mean Amen
If you’ve spent any time debating the issue of abortion, watching such debates on the Internet, or reading about them..Read more
“It’s not the Current Year” Is not a Sound Moral Argument
(Editor’s note: This piece originally ran at the Troubler of Israel blog at Patheos.) Why don’t we burn witches in 2017? Maybe..Read more
Here Are Two Swords
HERE GOES—I MEAN AMEN
Is it okay for Christians to bring weapons into church for self-defense? The shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland..Read more
Remembering Rich Mullins, the Barefoot Bard
HERE GOES—I MEAN AMEN
Christian singer, songwriter, and children’s author Andrew Peterson, doesn’t like it when people call him “the next Rich Mullins.” The..Read more
On Living As if God Is Real
HERE GOES—I MEAN AMEN
(Editor’s note: This piece originally ran at the Troubler of Israel blog at Patheos.) The other night I watched PBS’s new full-length documentary, “Martin..Read more
Millennials’ Reasons for Leaving the Church Don’t Hold Up
HERE GOES—I MEAN AMEN
This article from Faithit is characteristic—almost to the point of satire—of the Internet’s most exhausting genre: 20-somethings explaining “why millennials..Read more
Want to Fuel the Alt-Right? Tear Down More Statues
HERE GOES—I MEAN AMEN
(Editor’s note: This piece originally ran at the Troubler of Israel blog at Patheos.) Rod Dreher correctly observes that the mob who tore..Read more
On the Christian Bubble, and Being the Bad Guys
HERE GOES—I MEAN AMEN
(Editor’s note: This piece originally ran at the Troubler of Israel blog at Patheos.) A recent episode of the Disney Channel cartoon show,..Read more
The Writers of ‘Planet of the Apes’ Went Bananas with Christian Imagery
HERE GOES—I MEAN AMEN
(Editor’s note: This piece originally ran at the Troubler of Israel blog at Patheos.) It’s summer, and I don’t need any..Read more