Male and Female — Incomprehensible? By Dr. Peter Jones Hakuna Matata, “don’t worry”: same-sex marriage will not harm ordinary marriage. But way back in 1970, the Gay Revolution Party Manifesto declared: “The gay revolution will produce a world in which all social and sensual relationships will be gay and in which homo- and heterosexuality will […]
53: Homosexuality – The Evangelical Temptation
In spite of the millions in California who democratically voted against gay marriage, the Governor, leading politicians, and all the major California newspapers are calling to overturn Prop 8. Power, it would seem, lies with ideology not democracy. For instance, for twenty–four days since November 4, the reputable (?) LA Times, has run at least […]
48: Wielding the Godly Sword for Evil: California Uber Alles
The Dead Kennedys punk rock band prophetically sang in 1979: Your kids will meditate in school! Zen fascists will control you… Now it is 1984 Knock-knock at your front door It’s the suede/denim secret police They have come for your uncool niece…California über Alles. Whether people recognize it or not, we live not in a […]
Spirit Wars in the Third Millennium
When the moon is in the seventh house And Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets And love will steer the stars This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius (from the smash–hit musical HAIR, 1967) The eschatological musings of Aquarian gurus concerning the dawning of a New spiritually–pagan Age can […]
30: Losing our Voice, Losing our Mind
“This gentleman writes about neo–paganism,” gushed the secretary, pointing in my direction. “What’s that?” asked the cute prospective student who that day happened to be visiting the seminary where I work. Her question made me think. I have thought that the religious tsunami of neo–paganism was perfectly obvious to everyone, but it is not even […]
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Beto, We Love You
by Dr. Peter Jones | October 18, 2019Reality stares us in the face. It broke open the other night when Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke stated without hesitation, for the first time in a national public forum, that if elected president he would call for the elimination of tax exemption for all religious groups—churches, schools and religious charities—who failed to honor the […]
Confronting Neo-Paganism Part 3
by Dr. Peter Jones | September 26, 2019The Christian Response A. Make Clear the Issues of Cosmology Christian theologians, in this time of great confusion, must define the timeless struggle in order to establish essential theological clarity. The ultimate choice is not between the old and the new, the traditional and the progressive, the cool and the uncool, the modern and the […]