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  • Love and Politics
    Love as a Public Policy Principle
    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 […]
  • Is abortion a sin
    Is Supporting a Woman’s Right to Choose and Abortion a Sin?
    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 […]
  • Natural Law
    Christians and a Wrong Interpretation of Natural Law
    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 […]
  • What Constitutes a “Biblical” Marriage in the Eyes of God?
    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 […]
  • Trump and Christianity
    It’s Past Time To Stop Calling Them “Christians”…
    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” […]
  • Depression and COVID
    Depression, Anxiety, COVID-19, and My Faith
    “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 […]
  • Uighur human rights
    China, Counter-terrorism, and the Uighur’s
    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. […]
  • Homelessness and COVID-19
    COVID-19 Makes Need for Solutions to Homelessness More Urgent
    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 […]
  • Young vs. Old
    Generational Battles: Change is Led by Youth
    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, […]
  • The American Church Needs Change
    5 Practical Ways the American Church Can Change Now
    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 […]
  • Christians and Donald Trump
    Donald Trump and Christianity
    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 […]
  • What is a Peacemaker
    “Blessed Are the Peacemakers” says Jesus, so What’s a Peacemaker?
    “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 […]
  • Christians and political parties
    Christians Should Not Submit to Political Parties
    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 […]
  • The Individual vs. The Community
    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. […]
  • God's Law and Government
    God’s Law is Superior to Man’s Law – Action Through Government
    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 […]
  • Government and the Law for Christians
    God’s Role for Law and Government
    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.  […]
  • Kingdom Building and Politics
    God’s Role for Kingdom Builders in a Political World
    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 […]
  • Selfishness vs Love
    Love and Selfishness
    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 […]