I have a friend who still likes to attend high-school football games even though his children are grown. A few weeks ago, he and his son attended one where a series of incidents happened. First, while he and his son were waiting in line, his son was vulgarly propositioned by another young man. Second, whileContinue reading “A High-School Football Game Experience as a Microcosm of Society”
Category Archives: Christian Apologetics
Who Is Responsible for Your Children’s Education?
Loudoun County, Virginia, has been in the news a lot lately, and not for any good reasons. You’ve probably heard, for example, about Scott Smith, who was arrested at a school board meeting in June, supposedly for being violent. What’s going on? At the heart of all the shouting (not violence) at school board meetingsContinue reading “Who Is Responsible for Your Children’s Education?”
Coddling in American Universities and Churches
I recently read a very insightful book called The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt. The subtitle is How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure. Their thesis is that there are three “untruths” that have permeated American colleges and universities, resulting in further coddlingContinue reading “Coddling in American Universities and Churches”
Abortion and Vaccination: Your Body, Your Choice?
On September 1, Texas passed a law that bans women from having an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. Later the same day, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block that law from taking effect, despite a predictable daylong outcry from abortion rights groups. Following suit, an essentially identical bill was just introduced in FloridaContinue reading “Abortion and Vaccination: Your Body, Your Choice?”
A Further Christian Response to COVID-19
In mid-May of last year, I wrote a post responding to COVID-19, including some predictions, but especially about people’s reactions to it. If you’re interested in reading it, click here: https://keithpetersenblog.com/2020/05/12/a-christian-response-to-covid-19/ Obviously, a lot has happened since then in terms of our understanding of it, so it’s time for an update. To begin with, let’sContinue reading “A Further Christian Response to COVID-19”
To the Remnant 