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Media Ponders Unplanned Pregnancies: Church Remains Oblivious

It has been fifty years since the birth control pill first went on the market in the US. In a review of the successes and failures of the variety of contraceptive methods, the Wall Street Journal is pondering why half of all...

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Tiger Woods and our cultural obsession with apologies

As a culture we are obsessed with apologies, especially about sexual misconduct of those in positions of power (usually men). Because the public disclosure of marital infidelity violates our cultural romantic narrative, tabloid...

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Wisdom in the Bible, Wisdom in the Clinic

Is it possible that wisdom does not lead to uniformity in our spiritual solutions? Can some of our moral decisions as people of faith be at odds with the decisions that others might make who are equally committed to their faith,...

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Sexual Panic: And Why are We Afraid?

During my conference speech “Preachers and Politicians in an Overcrowded Bedroom,” I made the ‘throw-away’ statement that Megan’s Law has been passed by many states in spite of the fact that there is no research that supports it...

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Panty Lines and Perfection

I was doing my regular exercise on the elliptical machine at the gym reading a magazine and wishing my 30 minutes were over. When I looked up for a diversion, I saw a woman in front of me wearing a short top and pants slightly...

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