In the midst of a discussion about Truthful Evangelism at the Spectrum webpage, Dave Larson asked that I sketch some comparisons between Catholic and Adventist teachings on church discipline, specifically, the ultimate discipline that Catholics call excommunication and Adventists refer to as “removal from church membership.” Here’s a revised version of what I had sketched…

Steve Ray was caught promoting superstition on the Catholic Answers radio program: wearing a rosary “around your neck keeps the Devil away – it keeps the evil powers away, because they hate the rosary and they hate the crucifix.” The Catechism of the Catholic Church rightly condemns superstition, defining it thus: 2111 Superstition is the…

My friend Mithun, a graduate of Rice University, is now at Harvard Law School, and writes about his first day here. Day two, in which we are introduced to the expression, “holy pickled mango chutney.”