Christianity and Sexism: The New Testament

In the first part of this series we looked at sexism in the Old Testament. You can find that >here<.
Today we move onto the New Testament.

Short Answer: What About Bad Popes?

Dear Apologist, How do I respond to questions about the bad Popes in our history?

One theme that runs through the whole Bible is that God does great works despite using very poor materials. This served as a sign that it was truly God at work.

Christianity and Sexism: The Old Testament

A good friend of mine is a Cru missionary in Michigan.  He said the biggest objection he gets from the folks is that the Christian faith is bigoted and sexist by its very nature.

Today I wanted to look at the first of those – sexism.  Specifically sexism in the Old Testament.  Does the legacy which Christianity inherits from the Old Testament bind it to sexism in the present day?

Let’s dive in.

Judging the Pharisee and "I'm a Christian, but..."

Today I wanted to reflect on a viral video I saw and my favorite parable.

Papal Infallibility and Paul's Rebuke

Pope Francis’ upcoming visit has me in the mood to write about Pope related stuff.  Today I wanted to talk about Papal Infallibility and the most common argument against it.

Let’s dive in!

Is the Pope the "Antichrist" of the Bible?

Pope Francis will be visiting the United States in September for a conference on family life.  Mentions of the Pope in current events tend to elicit strong reactions from certain segments of Christian culture in America.

One of those reactions is the claim that the Pope (or the Papacy in general) is the “Antichrist”.  This might strike the average person as being a bizarre, fringe opinion of a few screaming lunatics.  And it is true, thankfully, that this belief is becoming less common.

The Letter to Philemon and Slavery

A while ago I saw a video of writer Dan Savage addressing a gathering of young journalists.  His topic was the bullying of people with same-sex attraction.  However, his presentation included a chilling example of bullying in which he lambasted the Christians in the room, mocking them as they left in tears.

He made two claims.  The first was that the only commandment Christians believed carried over from the Old Testament was those against homosexual acts.  I wrote about that topic here.  The other claim was that the New Testament endorses slavery, particularly the book of Philemon.

Here is what Savage said:

“Paul doesn't say, 'Christians don't own people.'  Paul talks about how Christians own people.”

On that basis he says the Bible cannot be trusted as a moral guide.  So… does it?