I’m sorry, Mr. Kratzer, but I just don’t follow
About a week ago I came across Chris Kratzer’s article, “I’m Sorry Conservative Christianity, But I Just Can’t Do It Anymore.” Mr. Krazter seeks to...
Making Heaven on Earth: Harvard Commencement
This post is going to be about a particular topic I’ve spent a great deal of time pondering lately, but it is also about a...
Love Casts Out Fear, Not Common Sense
If you haven’t yet, please check out Part 1 of this series, which talks about the United States’ duty as regards immigration and refugees. Having...
Does the US have a moral duty to welcome refugees?
I should start by clarifying that this post is not a policy recommendation; I am not speaking about whether the current immigration bans, refugee arrangements,...
Evolution, Sexual Ethics, and Bananas
While scrolling through the internet, I came across an article answering a question I’d never asked before: namely, why didn’t we evolve to produce asexually,...
Age of Ultron: Ultron and Vision
I have it from multiple sources that if I were an Avenger, I would be Vision, casually wandering around and philosophizing on random things. They’re...
Harvard Surveys: Am I “Very Religious”?
My college career was replete with surveys; there were university surveys, dorm surveys, dining hall surveys, Navy surveys, and so on and so forth, not...
Consensual Sex at Harvard
When I was at Harvard, one of the weekly Christian Impact meetings brought in people from the college to talk about sexual harassment and assault....
Why I Can’t “Just Support Science”
Last Saturday I was showing a friend around Boston when we unexpectedly encountered a massive Earth Day Science Rally in Boston Common. Despite my ongoing...
Should Christians Apologize for National Sins?
I recently read a document entitled “A Statement of Confession and Commitment” signed by Christian academics from universities around the country, and I found myself...