Evangelicals on Gay Marriage

Evangelicals on Gay Marriage Despite sensational headlines announcing that this evangelical or that now believes in gay marriage, evangelicals overall are holding steady on sexual ethics. Ed Stetzer outlines the recent history in "Evangelicals Across the Spectrum Are Clarifying Marriage as a Core Belief." One minor edit I'd make (and one which Ed would not disagree with) is that the belief is not in marriage as such, but in what's called theological anthropology, that is, the biblical doctrine of what it means to be a human being. Get that wrong, and sexual ethics go astray, which is precisely what happened in early Gnosticism. Or put it another way, if one's sexual ethic goes astray from biblical teaching, you can be sure there is a bad anthropology at the root.

When "Hero" Seems Hopelessly Inadequate Do I really need to say something more than reveal the title to prompt you to read this article? "Undercover in Auschwitz: The Man Who Volunteered to Be a Prisoner."

What Freedom? Here are two articles that made me more aware than ever of the darker side of technology and social media. One concerns the mixed-motive philanthropy of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, and the other is about how scientists teach programmers to deliberately manipulate us by making us addicted. Compare this to all the ads for smart phones and laptops that promise to free us. Not exactly. Also: This week on Quick to Listen: host Morgan Lee, director of editorial development Ted Olsen, and special guest Rosaria Butterfield discuss when and how evangelicals organizations set theological and ethical boundaries—an issue that is more contentious than ever right now.

Grace and peace,

Mark Galli Editor, Christianity Today