This week, a Roman Catholic cardinal posted this video on Twitter in which he is visiting with a nun in Rome that he has never met before. This short video is a salutary lesson in the importance of maintaining proper boundaries and awareness of power so that one does not inadvertently engage in abuse of […] The post The Danger of Abuse of Power and Sexual Harassment appeared first on Randal Rauser ..read more

How does this video shape your moral intuitions?https://t.co/sNUvDFk01h — GabrielTimothy (@GabrielTimothyR) April 10, 2024 Yesterday, I posted a tweet simply stating a prolife position that a 12 year old girl impregnated by her father should be required to carry the pregancy to term. The point of simply stating the position was that most people would […] The post Rape, Abortion, and Prolife Absolutism appeared first on Randal Rauser ..read more

Today, I joined Tim on The New Evangelicals podcast to discuss William Lane Craig’s defense of Canaanite slaughter. ? The post Craig on Killing Canaanites: A Conversation on New Evangelicals appeared first on Randal Rauser ..read more

Today, I appeared on Capturing Christianity for a discussion with Cameron Bertuzzi and Jimmy Akin on William Lane Craig’s view of biblical violence and divine commands. ? The post William Lane Craig’s Views on Biblical Violence: A Discussion appeared first on Randal Rauser ..read more

The other day, Cosmic Skeptic (Alex O’Connor) posted an interview with William Lane Craig discussing Craig’s views on the divinely commanded slaughter of the Canaanites. Paul Copan has argued in his more recent work that non-combatant Canaanites were (largely) sparred. I find Copan’s arguments to be unconvincing, but at least he seems a lot more […] The post Divinely Commanded Child Killing, Mental Illness, and William Lane Craig appeared first on Randal Rauser ..read more

I am delighted to have participated in an interview with CEO of Veritas Solutions Bob Stenhouse discussing investigations and abuse in the church for the Faith Today Podcast. Check it out! ? The post Investigating Abuse in the Church: An Interview appeared first on Randal Rauser ..read more

I am delighted to have had the opportunity to co-author the lead article for the March/April edition of Faith Today Magazine discussing the problem of abuse in the church. My esteemed co-author is Bob Stenhouse, the CEO of Veritas Solutions where I work as Director of Faith-Based Organization Investigations. You can read the article here.   The post Abuse in the Church appeared first on Randal Rauser ..read more

John Howard Yoder (d. 1997) remains one of the most influential Protestant theologians and ethicists of the latter twentieth century. He was also a serial sexual predator. Over several decades, he groomed women for his own sexual gratification, thereby perpetuating spiritual abuse, sexual abuse, and clergy sexual abuse. Estimates are that he abused at least […] The post John Howard Yoder was a serial sexual predator. Stop studying him as a wise Christian ethicist appeared first on Randal Rauser ..read more

I first became aware of Billy Joel after the release of Glass Houses in 1980. But I became a fan three years later in 1983 when my friend’s dad picked us up from school in his Camaro while blasting the An Innocent Man album on his stereo. I was mesmerized by the doo-wop style: it was […] The post Me and Billy Joel appeared first on Randal Rauser ..read more

I stopped posting on Twitter (not “X”) in November and resolved I would not be back until the platform is no longer associated with Elon Musk. That said, I do read tweets on occasion and today I read a tweet from Ben Watkins for which I wanted to provide a quick reply. Ben’s tweet is […] The post Naturalism and Theism Compared and Contrasted appeared first on Randal Rauser ..read more