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Does the Author of Hebrews Condone Capital Punishment? A Response to Paul Copan (#12) January 16, 2018

In his critique of Crucifixion of the Warrior God (CWG), Paul Copan argues that several New Testament authors condone capital punishment as directly willed by God. The most challenging for my thesis, in my estimation, is Hebrews 10:26-29, which reads: For if we willfully persist in sin after having received the knowledge of the truth,…

Ferguson, Racism, & the Kingdom August 14, 2014

In light of the issues that have arisen in Ferguson, Mo this last week (for more on this click here), we thought we would offer some reflections on this topic from Greg that he wrote several years ago. A version of this piece eventually ended up in Greg’s book Myth of a Christian Religion. ___________________________________ Many…

Did Jesus Instruct Us to Arm Ourselves? January 14, 2016

Over the past few posts, I’ve been dealing with the passages that are frequently used to argue how Jesus condoned violence. One of these takes place just after the last supper and just before Jesus and his disciples were going to travel to the Mount of Olives to pray. To prepare his disciples, Jesus tells them;…

Should a Christian Serve as a Military Chaplain? (podcast) July 4, 2019

Greg argues that both hot water and cold water are good.  Episode 530 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0530.mp3

Lighten Up: The Wisdom of Forgiveness August 21, 2012

Blessed are the Peacemakers November 19, 2012

We recently watched a show on Frontline (PBS) called The Interrupters. This two hour long documentary follows several “Interrupters” as they attempt to peacefully resolve conflict in their oftentimes violent neighborhoods in Chicago. The group of Interrupters is a mix of the young and the not-so-young, women and men, single and married. They represent multiple…