• Hate Crimes (2nd of 2) | Posted by Mart De Haan on Mar 04 2008

    Hate crimes have a long history. Followers of Christ living under the Caesars were victims of torture and death. So were Jews under the Third Reich, Native Americans in the land of their birth, and Africans who were kidnapped, sold into slavery, used, bred, and traded like domestic animals.
    By nature, hate crimes are contrary to [...]

  • Hate Crimes (1st of 2) | Posted by Mart De Haan on Feb 29 2008

    I’ve been noticing the way some followers of Christ are resisting and speaking out against hate crime laws. One religious trade group reasons that, “‘Hate Crimes’ legislation would have a harmful ‘chilling effect’ on the religious freedoms of … Christian ministries to communicate the whole counsel of God on such subjects as false religious doctrines [...]

  • Marital Abuse | Posted by Mart De Haan on Oct 01 2007

    Do we have a high enough view of marriage to respond adequately to marital abuse?
    Before answering, let’s consider one woman who represents many. To personalize her, let’s imagine her as our daughter or friend.
    She doesn’t know where to turn and blames herself for ending up in a bad marriage.
    We know she isn’t perfect. But what [...]