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Let’s Talk about Christianity and Same-Sex Relationships

September 19, 2022 by Randal

Yesterday, I posted two short videos on this topic. ?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: ethics, homosexuality, theology

I’m Writing a Book on Christianity and Gay Marriage. Could I be Damned for It?

August 25, 2022 by Randal

I hope to have my next book out in the fall in which I seek to provide an overview of the debate over gay marriage and the church. The goal is to explain how Christians can end up with very different affirming and non-affirming views. Some Christians believe that writing a book like that, that […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: ethics, gay marriage, homosexuality, LGBT, theology

William Lane Craig’s Homophobia

January 13, 2022 by Randal

In this article, I’m going to respond to an article by William Lane Craig titled “A Christian Perspective on Homosexuality.” The article uses a range of terms that are generally rejected in current discourse including “homosexual,” “practicing homosexual,” and “homosexual lifestyle.” Any good apologist should know that good apologetics begins by avoiding causing unnecessary offense […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: homophobia, homosexuality, William Lane Craig

Would Jesus have endorsed gay marriage?

October 25, 2021 by Randal

Jesus never talks about same-sex relationships, but he does talk about marriage (e.g. Matthew 19:1-10, Mark 10:1-12). And when he describes marriage, he always does so within the context of an indissoluble male/female covenantal bond. His understanding of the indissolubility aspect is an important topic in the conversation, But here I want to focus on […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: biblical ethics, ethics, gay marriage, hermeneutics, homosexuality

The Sin of Empathy and Sexual Ethics

August 26, 2021 by Randal

I was recently asked to respond to a new teaching popular in some Reformed circles according to which empathy is a sin. The article that provides the basis for my understanding of this teaching is titled “Have you heard the one about empathy being a sin?” The author, Mark Wingfield, is attempting to summarize the […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: empathy, homosexuality, James White, sin

Ravi Zacharias on Homosexuality: A Critical Response

May 23, 2020 by Randal

In this video, I consider Ravi Zacharias’ response to a question about homosexuality. In my response, I argue that Mr. Zacharias offered a non-answer to the specific question that was asked. I also argue that he framed the issue poorly and I offer an interpretation of the question that I believe is more sympathetic to […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: homosexuality, Ravi Zacharias

If Hypocrisy were an Olympic Sport, Evangelicals would get the Gold

February 10, 2020 by Randal

Like most folks, I am sick unto death of pointing out the morally vapid hypocrisy of American evangelicals when it comes to Donald Trump, but I can’t resist responding to this tweet from Michael Brown: Call me a homophobic bigot, but I'll say it anyway. Choosing an out & proud "married" gay man to run […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: bigotry, Donald Trump, homosexuality, homphobia, Michael Brown, Pete Buttigieg

Is Franklin Graham a bigot or a victim?

February 8, 2020 by Randal

Franklin Graham is scrambling to reschedule venues for his upcoming evangelistic tour of Britain. All the venues he had booked have since canceled because of his stance LGBT people and his view that gay marriage is an abomination. From the perspective of LGBT advocates, Graham’s stance is no different than a person who calls interracial […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: bigotry, Franklin Graham, free speech, gay marriage, homosexuality, LGBT

Some Thoughts on the Bennett/Lee Dialogue on Gay Christianity

November 25, 2018 by Randal

These brief ruminations are offered in response to the latest episode of Unbelievable featuring a dialogue between David Bennett and Justin Lee. Bennett and Lee are both gay, but Bennett insists that celibacy is the only morally acceptable option for the gay Christian while Lee insists that the gay Christian can pursue monogamous samesex relationships. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: David Bennett, ethics, homosexuality, Justin Brierley, Justin Lee, Unbelievable

A Review of Blue Babies Pink: A Southern Coming Out Story

October 27, 2018 by Randal

There is an idea, popular among evangelicals, that Christian theology is simply a matter of counting Bible verses. While that simple notion has had a major impact on evangelicalism — for example, it’s the basic method of Wayne Grudem’s bewilderingly popular and very bad textbook Systematic Theology — it is based on a myth. Theology and doctrine […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Brett Trapp, ethics, evangelical ethics, homosexuality, LGBT

Catholics are now trying to link the problem of child-molesting priests to same-sex attraction. Don’t let them.

August 19, 2018 by Randal

The Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report is an 800-page study of the systemic rape and molestation of children on an industrial scale by hundreds of Catholic priests over decades in the state of Pennsylvania. The horrors include beating and raping children, making child pornography, hitting children with whips, forcing children to commit sexual acts on priests, and […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Catholic Church, Catholicism, child molestation, homosexuality, pedophilia

Are Gay People More Likely to be Pedophiles?

August 17, 2018 by Randal

Christians have long associated homosexuality with pedophilia. In an article titled “Facts About Homosexuality and Child Molestation,” Gregory Herek (Professor of Psychology at UC, Davis) observes that this kind of association is part of a common pattern of marginalizing outgroups: “Members of disliked minority groups are often stereotyped as representing a danger to the majority’s most […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: homosexuality, pedophilia, prejudice

Does the Bible condemn same-sex relationships? A Response to Michael Brown (Part 3)

July 2, 2018 by Randal

In this article, I continue my response to Michael Brown’s response to my review of his book Can You Be Gay and Christian?  For starters, here is the link to the third part of my review of Brown’s book. In this section of my review, I explore the position that I call, for lack of a […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: biblical ethics, homosexuality, Michael Brown, sexual ethics

Are same-sex relations and menstrual intercourse moral abominations? A Response to Michael Brown (Part 2)

June 30, 2018 by Randal

In this article, I continue my response to Michael Brown’s response to my review of Brown’s book Can You Be Gay and Christian? The topic in this installment is Brown’s response to the second part of my review. (You can read that part of my review here.) Let me begin with a quick summary of the claim […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: biblical ethics, homosexuality, Michael Brown, sexual ethics

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