Benjamin L. Corey's Blog, page 2
March 1, 2018
Jesus Didn’t Tell Caesar What To Do? The Religious Right’s Most Confusing Claim
“Jesus never told Caesar what to do” is the confusing new battle cry of some leaders among the Religious Right. While there’s plenty of things my former tribe have said and done over the years that have left me scratching my head, nothing is more confusing to me than their use of this claim: Saying […]
February 13, 2018
Boycotting Lent: I’m Not Fasting For It, I’m Fasting *From* It
Life and death are what we all hold in common, and there certainly seems to be endless reminders throughout each day of the death part– literally and metaphorically. Whether driving by a cemetery and seeing a blatant reminder of the literal death that waits for us all, or navigating areas of our life that are […]
February 8, 2018
If You Think Trump Was Picked By God, You Might Want to Read the Rest of That Bible Story
Let's look at the Bible and see if Trump reminds us of when God "picked" the king
February 7, 2018
10 Reasons Christians Should Affirm Women as Pastors & Preachers
(or anything else in the church that boys can do.)
January 30, 2018
The *Actual* Persecution of Christians In Trump’s America
Those on the Religious Right claim that Trump is a Christian president who cares about Christian values. Those on the Religious Right also claim that Trump is going to protect Christians from being persecuted for practicing their faith. But those who are on the front lines of being the hands and feet of Jesus know differently– […]
January 25, 2018
What About A Vagina Makes It So Hard To Teach The Bible?
We all know what people like John Piper think about women preaching and teaching the Bible from a church pulpit: That kind of thing is a boys only job. A follower recently asked him, “Should women be allowed to teach at seminary?” and I guess none of us were really surprised with his reply: That […]
January 23, 2018
The Difficult Task of Including the Excluders at God’s Big Table
During an interview the other day I was asked if progressive-minded Christians such as myself are hypocritical– if we are people who preach inclusion, while excluding some of our more conservative brothers and sisters. At first I agreed with the premise of his question… sort of. I believe we as Progressive Christians have blind spots, […]
January 18, 2018
Conservative Christian: Tell Me Again About How You’re “Pro-Family”?
A hallmark of being a conservative Christian is supposedly being “pro-life”. In the age of Trump and “nuke em’ all,” we of course know that the modern concept of being pro-life is a total farce– right along with the second hallmark of being a conservative Christian: The claim of being “pro-family.” Now, I think it’s important […]
January 11, 2018
Dear Calvinists: Try Having Mercy On Those of Us Who Doubt
Some Calvinists say doubting dishonors God, but does it?
January 4, 2018
Dear Evangelicals: Is Trump Still “Pro-Life” If He Gets Us All Killed?
When a variety of evangelical arguments failed to morally justify support for Donald Trump in the past presidential election, their argument ultimately boiled down to this: “But, but, but… he’s pro-life.” On one hand, I get the argument. The question of “Who will best preserve and uphold life?” is a critical question to me. And while […]
