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Saturday Selections – Feb. 19, 2022

Kinsey – the man behind perverted sex-ed

The biggest bit of propaganda Kinsey passed along? That chastity was basically impossible. Thus sex-ed programs teach “safer sex” rather than actual safe sex – ie. sex only between a committed husband and wife – presuming that kids are akin to beasts in heat who couldn’t possibly control their urges. God, in forbidding adultery (Ex. 20:14), presumes something very different.

A case for shorter hymnals

John Ahern argues for limited hymns. His main point? We can only sing songs well if we actually know them.

Why Postmodernism promotes Big Government

In this short yet provocative piece, J.P. Moreland offers an explanation for why the godless want government to get bigger and bigger.

A how-to for combatting the lie of “deep time”

Dinosaur soft tissue used to be inconceivable. Now it is incontrovertible.

Our polygamous past

This is quite a good practical case against polygamy: men with many wives leave other men without the ties that bind. Then, without families to concern them, these men often cause trouble.

It’s such a good argument that Christians might be tempted to base their arguments against polygamy on this line of reasoning. But a practical case against can be answered with practical solutions. For example: mayhaps we need to encourage women to take more than one husband so as to even things out. Now our “too many unconnected men” problem is solved…but not in any sort of fashion we were intending.

Thus, when we defend God’s truth – that “a man should leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh” (Eph. 5:31) – we need to defend it as God’s truth. It’s only once we have established that as our foundation, that we can then stack arguments like this “practical case” against polygamy on top. While practical objections can’t stand on their own, they can stand when supported. Practical problems do come with disobeying God.

But will the world listen to us if we talk to them about God? It doesn’t seem likely. But is our goal to get pagans to act like Christians? Or do we want them to be Christians? One thing we can be quite certain of: if we are too ashamed to talk about God, we won’t be used by God to bring people to Him.

Do we want the Bible back in public schools?

Gary DeMar explains the problem with that sort of partial victory…

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Saturday Selections – Feb. 12, 2022

Politically correct police When this first came out 7 years ago, it didn't have quite the political edge that it has today. But that only makes it all the more brilliant! Karl Marx's favorite quote A recent poll has more Americans favoring socialism than capitalism, perhaps because they believe the former is about sharing, the latter about greed. But as Jerry Newcombe notes, the truth is something else entirely: "Most Cubans live on $44 (U.S.) per month. In contrast, when Fidel Castro died in 2016, his net worth was estimated at $900 million. In America, wealth is created by providing value in voluntary exchanges, and there is no inherent limit on it. But in a Marxist setting like Castro’s Cuba, the government controls the economy, and it’s a zero-sum game. Castro’s wealth was at the expense of the Cuban people." Where's the evidence that conversion therapy is harmful? An American sociologist came up with a surprising conclusion: such therapy helps, even by secular measures. Join the Anti-Revolutionary Party! "Throw the bums out" is a popular sentiment, but not a solution of any sort. Why? Well, consider the recent exit of the conversion therapy ban-supporting, baby-murder defending Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole. He's out due to his incompetent leadership more than his policy positions. And who is likely to replace him? We might well get a more competent, but also conversion therapy ban-supporting, baby-murder defending Pierre Poilievre. That's what a revolution can net you: one evil replaced with another. That's why Christians need to always be reformational rather than revolutionary. And it's not about word choice, but the spirit behind it. We don't want to burn it all down; we want to reform and repair. We aren't simply against the pro-choice, pro-LGBT Erin O'Toole – we are for protecting from conception to natural death all those made in the very Image of God, and we are for the freedom of Christians to speak God's truth about sexuality. We aren't simply against the devil and his minions. We are for our great and glorious God! How the Babylon Bee failed Elon Musk A couple of months ago the Christian satire site Babylon Bee landed their biggest podcast guest yet, the world's richest man, Elon Musk. While this might be the best interview he's done, it didn't end well when the Bee's staff jokingly pressured him to accept Jesus as his Lord and Saviour. As Ester O'Reilly writes, "Not everything has to be turned into a joke. Indeed, some things positively shouldn’t be. Some things should stay sacred. It’s okay—more than okay, necessary—to keep them that way." Erin O'Toole is out: it's time for Leslyn Lewis, not Pierre Poilievre Jonathon Van Maren lays out the case. What if I can't answer every question about God? (5 min) Michael Krugor, author of Surviving Religion 101, with some encouragement for college students, or just any Christian being challenged to explain why they believe what they believe about God. Click on the link above to read our review of his book. ...