12.21.12 The End of the World? After the recent elections, someone wrote: "The world ended on Nov 6, 2012." America will survive an election, but people the world over are panicking
The "Om-School" Movement Do you believe the claim Newsweek made in 2009 that "We are all Hindus now"? Phillip Goldberg does. In his book American Veda: How Indian Spirituality
Culture Warts or Faithful Servants (Part 1) According to recent polls, most young people "have graded Christianity, and so far, the grades aren't looking good." Young believers do not want the n
Male and Female - Incomprehensible? Hakuna Matata, "don't worry": same-sex marriage will not harm ordinary marriage. But way back in 1970, the Gay Revolution Party Manifesto declared: "T
The Official End of Christendom? Fox News journalist, Shep Smith, welcomed President Obama into the 21st century and declared those who still oppose same-sex marriage to be on the wro
Chrislam for Human Flourishing? Neighborly love in Islam is an expression of the Golden Rule found in many religions. Ultimate self-giving love is found only in the Gospel, where God
For Shame-Speech Crimes and Ideology Fifteen years ago James Twitchel's For Shame: The Loss of Common Decency in American Culture argued for the socially redeeming character of shame: "Sh
Only Two Religions? That Can't Be True! In our multi-cultural, all-is-one, anything-goes world, the distinction between the Truth and the Lie clearly has to go! The Church must understand
"Christian" Radio Host Teaches How One Can Channel the Life Force You cannot make this up! On Saturday mornings, just after "Thru the Bible," listeners to AM 740 KBRT Christian radio in Southern California can tune i
Out of Left Field, a Perfect Storm This California Proposition 8 protestor expressed the secular sentiment of the LGBTI community, as well as an increasing number of misguided Christian
Evangelical Author: "Heterosexuality is an Abomination." According to Messiah College professor, Jenell Williams Paris, "Heterosexuality is an abomination" (43). This statement is doubtless meant for maximu
Verbal Warming We are not surprised to hear that political freedom in the world has declined for a fifth straight year, especially in the Middle East and in North Af
Look Who Made the Hate List Since the 1960s, the Southern Poverty Law Center has served as a self-appointed watchdog to track hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and the Aryan N
What Ever Happened to the New Age? You know-the Age of Aquarius, chakras and crystals, Shirley MacLaine's "going within," and Marianne Williams, guru to the stars. Well, the stars are c
The Gospel for 21st Century Sodom Regarding "gay marriage" the brilliant New York Times social commentator, Ross Douthat, is batting .500. He is right that present society will not be
Feast of the Epiphany: The One True Avatar Avatar: Hinduism: "the manifestation of a deity in human, superhuman, or animal form." Last weekend I did what a lot of people have been doing in the
The Lost Symbol Now Found -- A Mystical Bible Sometimes classified as "a worthless historian," Dan Brown is nevertheless an uncanny observer of the spiritual times in which we live. His basic mess
Swearing on a Double Cheeseburger We are living in unusual times. Christians, once the life-blood of America, are banished to the margins, denied the right to speak and sometimes accus
Who's Prompting the Teleprompter? Public life is no longer "politics as usual." At the 1992 Clinton inauguration journalists hailed the "birth of Religious Left." By 2009, inauguration
Evangelism Highjacked by Closet Theological Liberals My colleague, Mike Horton, has just published a book, Christless Christianity. I write, so to speak, from the belly of this beast, attending the Natio
Salt and Light On January 20, 2009, I wished the new President well on his Inauguration, though I am concerned about a linguistic scam that has produced a euphoria o
Homosexuality - The Evangelical Temptation Homosexuality - The Evangelical Temptation Article by Peter Jones Dec 3, 2008
A Pseudo-Gospel: Everything Must Change A Pseudo-Gospel: Everything Must Change This is the first version of a NewsCWiPP under the new title InsideOut. Our ministry has changed its
Jezebel and the Cultural Creatives Jezebel and the Cultural Creatives In the interests of full disclosure, I must expand the information given in NewsCWiPP # 49 (New Progressive Ch
New "Progressive Christianity": An Old Liberal Swindle New "Progressive Christianity": An Old Liberal Swindle I write this newscwipp on July 4th, the celebration of American independence, conscious of
WIELDING THE GODLY SWORD FOR EVIL WIELDING THE GODLY SWORD FOR EVILCalifornia über Alles (Over All) The Dead Kennedys punk rock band prophetically sang in 1979: Your kids will m
Will the West Become So Thoroughly Pagan That Public Manifestations I Saw in Bali Will Appear As Part of Public Worship? Will the West Become So Thoroughly Pagan That Public Manifestations I Saw in Bali Will Appear As Part of Public Worship? My hosts
The Great Enemy of the Church and America Is Not Secular Humanism As Once Thought But it is Pagan Spirituality The Great Enemy of the Church and America Is Not Secular Humanism As Once Thought But it is Pagan Spirituality I first came to the States in 1964,
"Gender: A Non-Issue"? "Gender: A Non-Issue"? This phrase was not spoken by the PCUSA Presbytery in San Francisco as it agreed to ordain a practicing lesbian (January, 08
Worldview Football Worldview Football Most people believe the jerseys are either black or white. On the black team are materialistic unbelieving atheists. On the wh
Who Stole Our Sacred Canopy? Who Stole Our Sacred Canopy? In 1967 sociologist Peter Berger, published The Sacred Canopy. He argued that a culture is held together by a number
Will Somebody Please Kill that Rooster? Will Somebody Please Kill that Rooster? Remember that bucolic vacation in the countryside when a rooster's crowing gently raising you from slee
Are We Goin' to San Fransisco? Are We Goin' to San Fransisco? In 1974, when I left the States to teach in "godless" France, the cultural revolution was a Left coast/San Fran' p
Violence, Religion and European History Violence, Religion and European History A French farmhouse 150 kilometers south of Paris became the central place to reunite our family members (
Homosexual Bishops: A Theological Oxymoron Homosexual Bishops: A Theological Oxymoron Just when we thought things couldn't get worse, they did. American Episcopalian bishops celebrated our
Christian Yoga-Another Theological Oxymoron Christian Yoga-Another Theological Oxymoron Twenty million Americans practice Yoga-including Madonna, Oprah, Gwyneth Paltrow, Monica Lewinski, Hi
Esoteric Spirituality... Esoteric Spirituality... Esoteric (hidden) spirituality is going public. The website of The Secret announces "a new era for humankind," kick-started
Senseless Murder? Senseless Murder? Last week, we received news of two striking cases of senseless murder. Like you, we listened in horror to the dull, rhythmic sh
The Tomb of Christ--Empty The Tomb of Christ--Empty A Discovery Channel movie claims that the limestone boxes with the names of two Mary's, Joseph, Jesus and the "Judah, s
The Kingdom Within? The Kingdom Within? I received an astute email recently. "Dear Dr. Jones," it began, "you make a big distinction between monism and theism, betwe
The Gospel of Judas: Two Levels of Scam The Gospel of Judas: Two Levels of Scam Level One: A Los Angeles Times editorial (April 13, 2006) reports that Frieda Nussberger-Tchacos, the Swiss
The Two Faces of America The Two Faces of America I wrote this Newscwipp from the solitude of a mountain-top retreat overlooking San Jose, Costa Rica. There, while teachi
Partakers of Divine Nature Partakers of Divine Nature A code Dan Brown left on the dust jacket of his wildly successful book, The Da Vinci Code, hints that his next book will
