Homelessness, as an issue, had a huge impact on my philosophical development. I once volunteered for a local coalition of churches working to solve homelessness in our city. As a […]

Reverend Ryan Gaffney speaks on abortion and a woman’s right to choose. This complex issue deserves a deeper look. We like to align everything as sin vs. non-sin, but this […]

This is an issue I’ve wanted to address for some time, but wasn’t quite sure how. Ironically, this is the general subject of the Law and Public course I previously […]

Reverend Ryan Gaffney speaks about the “biblical” definition of marriage. One of my goals in this blog is to show how biblical definitions and legal/political definitions are often conflated. This […]

Guest Post …The white nationalists, the billionaire apologists, the authoritarians, cult of Trump. I see it over and over again on Twitter. Where I tweet openly as “Rev. Ryan Gaffney” […]

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3 NRSV I have long suffered with depression and anxiety. My particular affliction is manic in […]

I wrote this back in Law School. Sadly, the Uighur’s are still facing many of the same issues. This should give you some background. Table of Contents I. Introduction II. […]

People Experiencing Homelessness are Adversely affected by COVID-19 The Coalition for the Homeless did a preliminary study on the impact of COVID-19 in New York on people experiencing homelessness. These […]

When you are young, you are a product of your environment, completely. Your world is created for you, by those in authority. Most directly, your parents. When you reach adulthood, […]

1. End the Rock Concerts I have passion for music, and music and math are the only universal languages. People, however, appreciate music in different ways. The bible gives examples […]

The history of Christianity, sadly, is largely one of division. Some of these divisions come from the influence of our natural selfish order. Others are over some legitimate and some […]

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” Matthew 5:9 Christians, not unlike everyone else, are largely divided on political lines in the United States. One of the big […]

There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each […]

In one of my favorite books, “On The Rule of Law” (the book I used with my students), Brian Tamanaha offers of couple of definitions for both Individualism and Communitarianism. […]

The difference between the role of government and the role of the law is that although God commands us to obey our state authority–the made man laws they then enact […]

Before we get into the nitty gritty of public policy and how Christians should behave in today’s environment, we need to discuss the Christian understanding of the role of government.  […]

For about 4 or 5 years I volunteered for a coalition of churches, that focused on addressing a few major local issues. This included Homelessness  Early on this organization’s first […]

Christians have many thoughts on the creation of the world and the nature of the world. Old earth, young earth, and everything in between. Those differences are generally based on […]