by James H Boyd | Oct 20, 2018 | Church & Culture
Adolf Hitler once remarked that “Once the enemy has been identified, all proof becomes automatic.” When society looks for scapegoats, religious groups have always been an easy target. In...
by James H Boyd | Oct 20, 2018 | Articles From the Vault
Updated version of a column originally published in the Daily Beacon April 16, 2007While the other side is out bombing clinics, we’ll be electing candidates! Senator Alan Cranston (1914–2000)That quote, often repeated in discussions of abortion politics, captures a...
by James H Boyd | Jul 6, 2018 | Church & Culture, Ethics and Difficult Issues
A number of years ago I was talking with an old friend who had not been to church in a while. One of the reasons he gave was that he did not feel that churches were doing enough to help people in need. While I ceded that there was always room for improvement , I also...