PinnedVance ChristiaanseTo Christians Pursuing Abortion Criminalization: My Question For YouThroughout history and around the world, abortion under various circumstances and for various reasons has sometimes been criminalized. In…May 31, 202219May 31, 202219
PinnedVance ChristiaanseI recently read a book by a couple of sociologists about why people leave the church (Church…The people who are staying in the pews are okay with bureaucracy and like a church that focuses on a well-presented Sunday service. They…Jan 13, 20222Jan 13, 20222
Vance ChristiaanseI'm a Christian and, a few years ago, I started studying Western history to find out what role my…Most Christians I know desire some kind of theocracy here in the US. This desire only makes sense to people who have no knowledge of…Sep 101Sep 101
Vance ChristiaanseIf someone I care about and have a relationship with believes something that I think is objectively…You can't have a "respectful disagreement" with someone unless you have a "disagreement".Sep 9Sep 9
Vance ChristiaanseinDeconstructing ChristianityPreparing for Dinner Tomorrow with a ChristianFacing my own flaws in dealing with Christians.Sep 86Sep 86
Vance ChristiaanseI'm almost 70 years old and I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior over 50 years ago.A couple of examples: sometimes it's people just laughing at you and sometimes it's people who are genuinely trying to communicate…Sep 4Sep 4
Vance ChristiaanseTo me, your article has two parts.The first part of your article puzzles me, however. I've been thinking a lot about my decades of experience in the Evangelical church and…Sep 31Sep 31
Vance ChristiaanseI'm almost seventy, retired from a career in math, software, and teaching.I continue to identify as a Christian but, based on both history and the people I have known personally, I am starting to understand that…Sep 2Sep 2
Vance ChristiaanseTo elaborate on what Gary St has already said:I write articles here on Medium attacking the Protestant belief that the Bible is the absolute Word of God. I get a fair amount of…Aug 301Aug 301