by Roger Olson | Feb 8, 2019 | Opinion
Does taking migrant children from parents constitute a crime against humanity? Before reading this, I suggest you read the following The New York Times article from June 5, 2018: “Taking Migrant Children From Parents Is Illegal, U.N. Tells U.S.” Many people both...
by Roger Olson | Jan 8, 2019 | Opinion
A reaction began at the end of the 1970s within U.S. evangelicalism that reshaped the religious landscape and resulted in fundamentalists speaking on behalf of all evangelicals. Here are the anecdotes that symbolize (in my memory) the shift that happened seemingly...
by Roger Olson | Jan 7, 2019 | Opinion
The famous saying, “We have met the enemy and he is us,” was created by cartoon strip writer Walt Kelly in 1970. He repeated it in 1971. Kelly’s cartoon strip in the Sunday “comics” section of newspapers was called “Pogo.” The phrase was a paraphrase of a famous...
by Roger Olson | Dec 6, 2018 | Opinion
Prophecy means many different things to different people. Here I mean by “prophet” someone who speaks God’s truth to God’s people and to people with power. Often, this includes making people uncomfortable by pointing out their sins – personal and social. The Bible...
by Roger Olson | Oct 22, 2018 | Opinion
Recently there has been some “buzz” in public and “around the watercoolers” that Calvinism justifies domestic violence and abuse. Because I am one of Calvinism’s best-known critics, I feel the need to wade into this controversy and nip it in the bud, so far as...
