Today a friend shared this video on Facebook, in which a reporter from ReasonTV, a libertarian video channel, interviews delegates at the Democratic National Convention to find out just how pro-choice they really are. For many, the video highlights a glaring inconsistency in the Democratic platform. Apparently, “it’s my body, my choice” applies when you’re … Continue reading On the vanity of partisan politics
It’s over 100 degrees outside my home in Michigan today. Yet another heat wave in a year that’s seen three or four already — the first of which came in March. (Yes, March.) That one decimated Michigan’s cherry and apple crops. This one is baking roughly two-thirds of the country. Last month, there were the Colorado … Continue reading Change we need to believe in
Well, I was wrong. Someone decided to play the judgment card. As reported on Matthew Paul Turner’s blog today, Christian author and prophecy enthusiast Joel C. Rosenberg wrote that the Colorado wildfires were indeed sent by God to get our attention. Here’s an excerpt from Rosenberg’s blog yesterday: Is it possible God is using natural disasters … Continue reading Joel C. Rosenberg steps up to the mic…
[Note: This is a followup to an earlier post on why I believe every Christian should care about the environment.] The earth is God’s temple. A growing number of evangelicals accept the importance of “creation care.” So why don’t more of us care about climate change? According to one survey, only a third of Christians say climate change prevention is an … Continue reading What’s the worst that could happen? (A cost-benefit analysis of climate change)
Sunday’s Gospel reading from the Revised Common Lectionary was Mark 1:9-15, the story of Jesus’ baptism and testing. Mark includes one detail about Jesus’ wilderness sojourn not found in the other Gospels: Jesus “was with the wild animals.” Our priest made this the focus of his homily on Sunday. He argued it’s not (as widely assumed) … Continue reading Ordo creatio (or, why every Christian should be a radical environmentalist)
Kurt Willems has an interesting post about the Seattle City Council’s decision to ban single-use plastic bags. In 2008, Seattle tried to impose a fee on plastic shopping bags, but voters overturned it after a petition drive funded by the plastics industry. Kurt thinks the ban is a good idea, and I agree. But some … Continue reading Making our trash someone else’s problem
Ben Irwin 