Culture
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Critical Theory Is Neither Meat Nor Bones — It Is Alien
As I observe from a distance the current debate in major conservative denominations over the possibility of employing aspects of Critical Theory (CT), including Critical Race Theory, keeping the meat and throwing away the bones, it occurred to me that a number of the disputants (on both sides) seem unaware of a fundamental facet that would Continue reading
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The Ruinous Calamity of the Ruling Class
Never assume the U. S. has escaped the caste system. The late Angelo Codevilla has devised the monikers “Ruling Class” and “Country Class” to describe the castes that bitterly divide our nation. Read the article here. Continue reading
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Statism as Toleration
Statism is tolerant of any ideas and actions that will guarantee and enhance its own authority, and undermines or dilutes institutions like the family and the church that compete with its authority. Read the article here. Continue reading
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The Fundamentalist Temptation
Fundamentalism, while sincere, sold virile Christianity into 20th century cultural bondage, and wherever it rears its head, it ends up emboldening that cultural depravity. Read the article here. Continue reading
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Apostasy, Perseverance, and Assurance
All of those justified in Jesus Christ are eternally secure, but all who abandon the Faith are without hope and destined to eternal judgment. Listen here. Continue reading
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Reformational Christianity, Now, More Than Ever
“To de-objectify the Faith is to overturn divinely established institutions like the church. To de-subjectivize the Faith is to undercut divinely mandated internal consecration. Both are fatal.” Read the article here. Continue reading
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The Outward Turn
“The ‘inward turn’ of modernity has finally transformed every autonomous human into a rebellious reality-manufacturer and reduced muscular public Christianity to a jejune private mystery religion.” Read the rest here. Continue reading
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Let’s Celebrate Christian Pride Millennia
“The worldview that gave us Gay Pride Month could never have given us the free society, and, if unchecked, will decimate it.” Read the rest here. Continue reading
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ATF 2021R-08, “Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached ‘Stabilizing Braces,’” by Brian G. Mattson
Brian G. Mattson is a public theologian, Senior Scholar of Public Theology for the Center for Cultural Leadership, and adjunct professor at Westminster Theological Seminary. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Aberdeen, has written several books, and lectures on theology and culture. I am an American citizen enthusiastic about the Bill of Rights, Continue reading
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The Collision Course of Christian Exclusivity
“What has changed over my lifetime is the self-consciousness of Leftists and secularists. They can no longer peacefully coexist with Christians. As in imperial Rome, Christians must go.” Read the rest here. Continue reading
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New Book — Defend the Faith: Christian Warfare for Our Time
The Christian life is a battle, and battles presuppose enemies. The chief enemy of Christians is Satan (and demonic spirits aligned with him [Eph. 6:12]), but a leading strategy in thwarting God’s earthly kingdom is his enlisting humans to assist him. This diabolical strategy started in Eden. The Bible assumes that the true Faith will Continue reading
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Eschatologies Have Consequences
Why is the church weak, emaciated, and defeated? She expects to be weak, emaciated, and defeated. Read the article here. Continue reading
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Spiritual Masochists
A perversely pious gush diabolically inspired to derail God’s aggressive, kingdom-expanding work in the world is the last thing we need. Read the article here. Continue reading
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Easter Eschatology
“When Christ declared on the cross, ‘It is finished!’ he meant the atonement was forever over. But when he rose, he didn’t declare, ‘It is finished!’ Easter isn’t over.” Read the rest here. Continue reading
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Cultural Orthodoxy, Not Just Ecclesial Orthodoxy
When criteria of right belief are limited to the church, even Christian orthodoxy is jeopardized. Read the rest here. Continue reading
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“Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” Isn’t
Today the CalPers board considered the widely implemented Diversity & Inclusion Report and Framework. CalPers is a massive agency for California employees, retirees and their families and manages the largest pension fund in the United States. I was asked by one of the CalPers members to address the board on this pressing issue. Here are my prepared remarks: My Continue reading
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Make Christianity Great Again
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Ghost Churches
Introduction A new term in ecclesial nomenclature is “ghosting.” It denotes church members’ dropping out of their congregations without informing their church leadership, simply disappearing. In our age that increasingly disdains commitment to institutions, ghosting has been increasing for the last decade, and it has accelerated during the Covid drama. The dramatically altered social ambiance Continue reading
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The Creed of Leftism
1. There are no absolute, transcendent standards for this world and, therefore, humanity must create them. 2. The central standard humanity must create is the widest possible human autonomy. There must be no impediment to individual human choice as long as no one else is harmed. 3. The chief social goal is to create the Continue reading
P. Andrew Sandlin 