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October 6, 2023
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Being Affirming Isn't Loving
Carl R. Trueman
First Things

Two events of the last week witness to a significant shift in the times in which we live. The first is a sermon by megachurch evangelical pastor Andy Stanley that seemed to concede ground to gay partnerships within the church. The second is a worryingly ambiguous comment from Pope Francis on the possibility of blessing same-sex unions.

In his Sunday sermon at North Point Community Church, Stanley responded to criticism that he had held a conference that featured gay-affirming speakers. He stated that North Point continues to teach that marriage is between a man and a woman, but that if gay Christians choose to marry, in response, “we draw circles, we don’t draw lines.” In a letter published Monday, the pope reaffirmed that the Church does not recognize gay marriages, but added that “we cannot be judges who only deny, reject, and exclude,” and that “pastoral prudence must adequately discern whether there are forms of blessing, requested by one or more persons, that do not convey a mistaken concept of marriage.” While it is inappropriate to speculate on the motives in each case, one thing both Stanley and the pope appear to share is a commitment to the therapeutic anthropology that pervades modern Western society and the implicit assumption that any significant challenge to this from a traditional Christian perspective is
unloving or bigoted.
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And in WORLD Opinions, Carl writes that Christians should be careful not to forget the person behind the argument ([link removed]) .
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Also in WORLD, Jennifer Patterson examines how changing federal interpretations of biological sex raise new challenges for Christian schools ([link removed]) .
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In his column this week, George Weigel asks whether the “Synod on Synodality” is truly “the most important Catholic event since the Second Vatican Council. ([link removed]) ”
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And for The Catholic Thing, Stephen P. White writes about the synod's shattered expectations ([link removed]) .
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For First Things, Francis X. Maier criticizes Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation on the climate crisis as an exercise in “me too” theology ([link removed]) .
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Jennifer Bryson appeared on the BBC's program Heart and Soul to discuss her former work at Guantanamo Bay ([link removed]) .
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Carrie Gress joined the Women of Grace show for a four-part series discussing the annihilation of the feminine in today's society ([link removed]) .
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In this episode of the Faith Angle podcast, Christine Emba of the Washington Post joins scholar Richard Reeves to discuss the state of gender dynamics in the U.S.
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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
5:15–8:00 pm EDT
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Catholic Information Center
1501 K Street NW, Washington, DC
Later this month, Ryan T. Anderson will deliver a live-streamed lecture at the Catholic Information Center in Washington, D.C., on the lethal logic of assisted suicide.
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The 2023 Erasmus Lecture

Monday, October 30, 2023
6:00–8:00 pm EDT
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Union League Club
38 East 37th Street, New York, NY
Later this month, Carl R. Trueman will deliver the annual Erasmus Lecture in New York City on "The Desecration of Man."
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