Evangelism to the Ends of the Earth

By Byron Harvey / March 25, 2009 /

Sure to be the butt of jokes… Given the state of contemporary evangelicalism, I feel it a must to point out that this is a parody. Brought to you by the good folks at Sacred Sandwich.

Would You Admit This If it Were You?

By Byron Harvey / March 24, 2009 /

Recently, I came across a church website (a nicely-done one, by the way) advertising a church that I have no doubt has effective ministry in many respects. But one thing struck me as so oddly/sadly out of place: the church admitted to the following two facts: 1. We have an average attendance of 1300. 2.…

Barney Frank: In a Word…

By Byron Harvey / March 24, 2009 /

Reprehensible. Here’s Mr. Frank’s latest outrage. A word on the “word” “homophobe”. It’s a silly word, generally used by silly people. It was invented a few years back for no other reason than to serve as a pejorative, to dismiss a whole sector of people (the majority of Americans, depending on who’s counting) as cranks,…

Peter Singer, Atheists, and Free Market Homicide

By Byron Harvey / March 22, 2009 /

Dinesh D’Souza writes an interesting article on the ethical consistency of Peter Singer, who follows Nietzsche to places where most atheists–unwilling to be honest about the true implications of their belief system–fear to tread: Staring into the Abyss I find Peter Singer an animal–which, of course, is precisely what Mr. Singer would say of himself!…