Is it okay for Christians to be romantically involved with those "outside the faith?" Frequently, Paul's words in his second letter to the Corinthians are quoted as a reason that Christians should not marry those outside the Christian faith: Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light... Continue Reading →
“God-Breathed” Teachings? The Proof is in the Pudding
If you want to know whether a "biblical" teaching or belief/practice is really of God - the Spirit of Love - then look to the fruit of that teaching. What is the fruit of Christians' biblical (and supposedly sacred) teaching that women should do whatever their husbands say? Christian marriages becoming breeding grounds for abuse,... Continue Reading →
The Three-Pound God – Rethinking the Purpose of the Bible
I get so frustrated when I see Christians wrestle and try to make sense of inconsistencies in the Bible, rather than accepting the inconsistencies and acknowledging that the claim that the Bible is "inspired and infallible" isn't entirely accurate. Perhaps they are afraid that if the Bible (or their current assumptions and notions about it)... Continue Reading →