Previous installments in this series: Part One Purported Examples of Interracial Marriage in Scripture and Basis for Biblical Norm of Intra-Racial Marriage The Biblical exceptions to the norm of intra-racial marriage are murky depths to plumb, as the Bible does not have as a primary objective the communication of racial information about its subjects. Many [...]
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Reconsidering Interracial Marriage: The Christian Case for Intra-Racial Marriage, Part Two
Posted in Interracial Marriage on February 18, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Michael Farris, Conservative Schizophrenic
Posted in Conservative Schizophrenia, Homeschooling on February 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
My wife recently gave me a copy of Michael Farris’ What a Daughter Needs from Her Dad. Overall, a good book encouraging fathers to do right by daughters, including working hard to build a relationship that meets her emotional needs. Farris is a Virginian, lawyer, father of ten and founder of Patrick Henry College, the [...]
Thinking About Haiti
Posted in Uncategorized on February 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
One of my well-meaning Christian friends just sent me an invite on Facebook to become a fan of Doug Phillips’ “Rescuing Haiti’s Children” page. A few thoughts: 1. God’s Providence is a deep, dark thing. The people of Haiti have fundamental limitations that preclude them from properly preparing for such an event. It is hard [...]
Reconsidering Interracial Marriage: The Christian Case for Intra-Racial Marriage, Part One
Posted in Interracial Marriage on February 9, 2010 | 3 Comments »
“I want to be the white man’s brother, not his brother-in-law” -Martin Luther King, Jr. The question of the relevance of race to marriage, for those seeking the truth with no preordained conclusions, is observed to be a one-sided exercise in rhetorical prejudice. The issue is usually addressed in a negative manner, such as “Does [...]
An Alternative to Transracial / International Adoption for the Infertile
Posted in Uncategorized on February 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A recent post on The Thinking Housewife asks what can be done for Christians who are infertile but wish to have their own children, but may have ethical problems with in-vitro procedures. A not-so-obvious alternative for many women is a new form of adoption called embryo adoption. This is a process where “leftover” embryos from [...]
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