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Citizenship Confusion: Breaking the Shopping Habit“The practice of shopping as entertainment can have serious consequences for believers”
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Citizenship Confusion Column Archive
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Citizenship Confusion: Breaking the Shopping Habit
Posted on May 21, 2012 | 1 Comment"The practice of shopping as entertainment can have serious consequences for believers" -
Citizenship Confusion: Why I Criticize the Church
Posted on May 14, 2012 | 5 Comments"It's very hard not to be a Cheerleader for everything evangelicals do or a Parasite that grows by feeding off of mocking other evangelicals." -
Citizenship Confusion: Dan Savage Bullies Christians
Posted on April 30, 2012 | 29 Comments"[A]fter watching the video myself, I came a way less convinced that Savage had bullied anyone and more aware of Evangelical culture's tendency toward martyrdom." -
Citizenship Confusion: David Barton’s Deception (or Ignorance)
Posted on April 23, 2012 | 5 Comments"Barton is either very deceptive or incredibly ignorant, and in either case he is not a man that Christians should be relying on for a historical justification of their political movement." -
Citizenship Confusion: The SBC’s Richard Land and Charges of Politicizing Trayvon
Posted on April 9, 2012 | 5 Comments"Calling attention to potential racial injustices and acknowledging our differences does not feed the racial fire, but dismissing and condemning such calls as 'shameful' and 'exploitative' does." -
Citizenship Confusion: Online Evangelism?
Posted on April 2, 2012 | 4 Comments"How should we use the web to fulfill the Great Commission?" -
Citizenship Confusion: The Trayvon Martin Gangsta Picture that the Media Doesn’t Want You to See?
Posted on March 26, 2012 | 89 CommentsPLEASE NOTE: most of the following pictures are NOT pictures of the Trayvon Martin who was tragically killed by George Zimmerman. If you linked to this article as evidence that Martin was a thug, you are part of the problem. Please read before commenting or link. Thanks. -
Citizenship Confusion: iPods (iPhones) and Community
Posted on March 19, 2012 | 1 Comment"Three years ago, I wrote an article entitled, 'Compartmentalizing My World: iPods and Community.' In it, I argue that Christians have an obligation to live actively and openly in community with those around us." -
Citizenship Confusion: When a U.S. Soldier Slaughters Civilians
Posted on March 12, 2012 | 6 Comments"I worry that in distancing ourselves from this soldier's actions, we too easily overlook the effects of warfare on our troops' morality." -
Citizenship Confusion: John Piper and an Entertainment Addiction
Posted on March 5, 2012 | 15 Comments"It's not that Piper isn't right to challenge our culture of perpetual entertainment, it's that deciding what 'entertainment' is, and when it is 'bad' isn't easy. If it were, Christ and Pop Culture wouldn't be around." -
Citizenship Confusion: The Backlash against Obama’s Apology for the Koran Burning
Posted on February 27, 2012 | 27 Comments"Justice in this situation involves apologizing for our negligence and actively seeking punishment for those who killed our troops." -
Citizenship Confusion: Dismissing our Opponents
Posted on February 13, 2012 | 4 Comments"Dismissiveness implies that their perspective is so dumb that it is not worth your time to consider it." -
Citizenship Confusion: Pamela Geller Abuses a Murder
Posted on February 6, 2012 | 13 Comments"Voices like Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller are very dangerous, particular for Christians and conservatives" -
Citizenship Confusion: Do You Care What Others Think about You?
Posted on January 30, 2012 | 4 Comments"Our culture delights in and rewards those who spread controversy, but do we? Should we?" -
Citizenship Confusion: Why John Piper is Wrong and Why Racism Still Matters
Posted on January 23, 2012 | 8 Comments"The Gospel must motivate us towards critiquing structural racism, as opposed to only looking to change some attitude inside of us and our neighbors." -
Citizenship Confusion: Top 10 ‘Anti-Christian’ Acts of 2011 and SB 48
Posted on January 9, 2012 | 10 Comments"When the worldly government does not favor our moral system, we take it as an attack on us, rather than a sign of the Church's failure." -
Citizenship Confusion: Robert Spencer, JihadWatch.com, and Political Nihilism
Posted on January 2, 2012 | 5 Comments"Unfortunately, many Christians have adopted this nihilism, leading to the perpetuation of lies, hatred, and abuse." -
Citizenship Confusion: The U.S. Funding of International LGBT Rights
Posted on December 19, 2011 | 2 Comments"As Christians, we are called to love and care for our neighbor, which clearly means that we should support efforts to stop violence and discrimination against homosexuals. " -
Citizenship Confusion: Atheists Are Idiots, Really?
Posted on December 12, 2011 | 17 Comments"Let their prayer be, 'I believe, Lord; Help my unbelief,' rather than, 'I believe, Lord; Help me mock his unbelief.'" -
Citizenship Confusion: Ray Comfort and the Victim Complex in the American Church (Updated)
Posted on December 5, 2011 | 9 Comments"The American Church sees itself as a victim..., when, in fact, Christianity is one of the most influential forces in our country."