In a society that is ruled by a secular and increasingly post-Christian elite, Christians face an inescapable choice: be counter-cultural and be pushed to the side into the eddies and backwaters of the culture, or go along and be tolerated in the mainstream. Faced with this dilemma, the choice that many evangelical leaders and laymen have made is appeasement and acquiescence. After decisive defeats with Obergefell . Ours is not unlike the situation faced by Frenchmen after the Battle of France. Whether under the military’s complete control in the north and west of France, or with nominal independence under the Vichy government in the south, the price of peace was submission. They are silent, if not swayed, in the face of unChristian policies and principles. And instead of aiming their resistance at our secular regime, they spend their time trying to get their brothers and sisters in Christ to fall in line.
In many different political and cultural contexts, Ever since Jesus gathered his first followers, Christians have struggled with what is owed to Caesar, and with what is entailed by being in the world, but not of it.
Peace Through Appeasement
Because it challenges one of the three primary planks of our secular mythology, submission to the undirected origin of life and of the evolutionary origin of the species. Creationists and Intelligent Design theorists have been mocked, fired, and deplatformed at universities and barred from news aggregators like Apple News. Aptly named, Joshua Swamidass’ online magazine and forum Peaceful Science self-consciously seeks a truce by acceding to every
The Case for (Spiritual) War
It is to be expected that the spirit of the times will be at odds with the Spirit of God. The calling for the Christian is spiritual war.
In a society that is ruled by a secular and increasingly post-Christian elite, Christians face an inescapable choice: be counter-cultural and be pushed to the side into the eddies and backwaters of the culture, or go along and be tolerated in the mainstream. Faced with this dilemma, the choice that many evangelical leaders and laymen have made is appeasement and acquiescence. Ours is not unlike the situation faced by Frenchmen after the Battle of France. Whether under the military’s complete control in the north and west of France, or with nominal independence under the Vichy government in the south, the price of peace was submission. They are silent, if not swayed, in the face of unChristian policies and principles. And instead of aiming their resistance at our secular regime, they spend their time trying to get their brothers and sisters in Christ to fall in line.
In many different political and cultural contexts, Ever since Jesus gathered his first followers, Christians have struggled with what is owed to Caesar, and with what is entailed by being in the world, but not of it.
Peace Through Appeasement
Because it challenges one of the three primary planks of our secular mythology, submission to the undirected origin of life and of the evolutionary origin of the species. Creationists and Intelligent Design theorists have been mocked, fired, and deplatformed at universities and barred from news aggregators like Apple News. Aptly named, Joshua Swamidass’ online magazine and forum Peaceful Science self-consciously seeks a truce by acceding to every
The Case for (Spiritual) War
It is to be expected that the spirit of the times will be at odds with the Spirit of God. The calling for the Christian is spiritual war.
In a society that is ruled by a secular and increasingly post-Christian elite, Christians face an inescapable choice: be counter-cultural and be pushed to the side, into the eddies and backwaters of the culture, or go along and be tolerated in the mainstream. Ours is not unlike the situation faced by Frenchmen after the Battle of France. Whether under the military’s complete control in the north and west of France, or with nominal independence under the Vichy government in the south, the price of peace was submission. As we will see, that is the choice many evangelical leaders and laymen have made under secular rule. They are silent, if not swayed, in the face of unChristian policies and principles. And instead of aiming their resistance at our secular regime, they spend their time trying to get their brothers and sisters in Christ to fall in line.
In many different political and cultural contexts, Ever since Jesus gathered his first followers, Christians have struggled with what is owed to Caesar, and with what is entailed by being in the world, but not of it.
Peace Through Appeasement
Because it challenges one of the three primary planks of our secular mythology, submission to the undirected origin of life and of the evolutionary origin of the species. Creationists and Intelligent Design theorists have been mocked, fired, and deplatformed at universities and barred from news aggregators like Apple News. Aptly named, Joshua Swamidass’ online magazine and forum Peaceful Science self-consciously seeks a truce by acceding to every
The Case for (Spiritual) War
It is to be expected that the spirit of the times will be at odds with the Spirit of God. The calling for the Christian is spiritual war.
In a society that is ruled by a secular and increasingly post-Christian elite, Christians face an inescapable choice: be counter-cultural and be pushed to the side, into the eddies and backwaters of the culture, or go along and be tolerated in the mainstream. Ours is not unlike the situation faced by Frenchmen after the Battle of France. Whether under the military’s complete control in the north and west of France, or with nominal independence under the Vichy government in the south, the price of peace was submission. As we will see, that is the choice many evangelical leaders and laymen have made under secular rule. They are silent, if not swayed, in the face of unChristian policies and principles. And instead of aiming their resistance at our secular regime, they spend their time trying to get their brothers and sisters in Christ to fall in line.
In many different political and cultural contexts, Ever since Jesus gathered his first followers, Christians have struggled with what is owed to Caesar, and with what is entailed by being in the world, but not of it.
Because it challenges one of the three primary planks of our secular mythology, submission to the undirected origin of life and of the evolutionary origin of the species. Creationists and Intelligent Design theorists have been mocked, fired, and deplatformed at universities and barred from news aggregators like Apple News. Aptly named, Joshua Swamidass’ online magazine and forum Peaceful Science self-consciously seeks a truce by acceding to every
In a society that is ruled by a secular and increasingly post-Christian elite, Christians face an inescapable choice: be counter-cultural and be pushed to the side, into the eddies and backwaters of the culture, or go along and be tolerated in the mainstream. Ours is not unlike the situation faced by Frenchmen after the Battle of France. Whether under the military’s complete control in the north and west of France, or with nominal independence under the Vichy government in the south, the price of peace was submission. As we will see, that is the choice many evangelical leaders and laymen have made under secular rule. They are silent, if not swayed, in the face of unChristian policies and principles. And instead of aiming their resistance at our secular regime, they spend their time trying to get their brothers and sisters in Christ to fall in line.
In many different political and cultural contexts, Ever since Jesus gathered his first followers, Christians have struggled with what is Caesar’s, and with what is entailed by being in the world, but not of it.
Because it challenges one of the three primary planks of our secular mythology, submission to the undirected origin of life and of the evolutionary origin of the species. Creationists and Intelligent Design theorists have been mocked, fired, and deplatformed at universities and barred from news aggregators like Apple News. Aptly named, Joshua Swamidass’ online magazine and forum Peaceful Science self-consciously seeks a truce by acceding to every
In a society that is ruled by a secular and increasingly post-Christian elite, Christians face an inescapable choice: be counter-cultural and be pushed to the side, into the eddies and backwaters of the culture, or go along and be tolerated in the mainstream. Ours is not unlike the situation faced by Frenchmen after the Battle of France. Whether under the military’s complete control in the north and west of France, or with nominal independence under the Vichy government in the south, the price of peace was submission. As we will see, that is the choice many evangelical leaders and laymen have made under secular rule. They are silent, if not swayed, in the face of unChristian policies and principles. And instead of aiming their resistance at our secular regime, they spend their time trying to get their brothers and sisters in Christ to fall in line.
In many different political and cultural contexts, Ever since Jesus gathered his first followers, Christians have struggled with what is Caesar’s, and with what is entailed by being in the world, but not of it.
In our secular and increasingly post-Christian society, Christians face a forced choice: be counter-cultural and be forced into the eddies and backwaters of the culture, or go along and be tolerated in the mainstream. It’s not unlike the situation faced by Frenchmen after the Battle of France. Whether under the military’s complete control in the North, or with nominal independence under the Vichy government in the south of France, the price of peace was submission. That is the choice many evangelical leaders and laymen have made under secular rule. They are silent, if not swayed, in the face of unChristian policies and principles. And instead of aiming their resistance at our secular regime, they spend their time trying to get their brothers and sisters in Christ in line. In many different political and cultural contexts, Ever since Jesus gathered his first followers, Christians have struggled with what is Caesar’s, and with what is entailed by being in the world, but not of it.
In our secular and increasingly post-Christian society, Christians face a forced choice: be counter-cultural and be forced into the eddies and backwaters of the culture, or go along and be tolerated in the mainstream. It’s not unlike the situation faced by Frenchmen after the Battle of France. Whether under the military’s complete control in the North, or with nominal independence under the Vichy government in the south of France, the price of peace was submission. That is the choice many evangelical leaders and laymen have made under secular rule. They are silent, if not swayed, in the face of unChristian policies and principles. And instead of aiming their resistance at our secular regime, they spend their time trying to get their brothers and sisters in Christ in line.
In our secular and increasingly post-Christian society, Christians face a forced choice: be counter-cultural and be forced into the eddies and backwaters of the culture, or capitulate or acquiesce and be tolerated in the mainstream. It’s not unlike the situation faced by Frenchmen after the Battle of France when the German army took control. Whether under complete control in the North, or with nominal