LATEST WRITINGS FROM PASTOR PHILIP HOPPE

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The World is Round, People…or is it?

While on stage to accept her second Oscar, Cate Blanchett made an impassioned plea for making more feature length films with female characters at their … The World is Round, People…or is it?Read more

Posted inMarriage and Family / Sexuality / Theology and Practice

President Obama on Leno–Homosexuality

On Leno, the president said, I’ve been very clear that when it comes to universal rights, when it comes to people’s basic freedoms, that whether … President Obama on Leno–HomosexualityRead more

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How to address homosexuality in our culture: continuing the conversation

Recently, there’s been a lot of talk going around on Christian blogs about how Christians should be responding to the ongoing movement  to normalize homosexuality … How to address homosexuality in our culture: continuing the conversationRead more

Posted inMarriage and Family / Sexuality / Theology and Practice

Why Civil Unions Aren’t Enough?

“Why do homosexuals require it to be called marriage?”  a friend recently asked me. “Why are civil unions not enough?”  This was a friend that … Why Civil Unions Aren’t Enough?Read more

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Lutherans and Libertarianism–Marriage Edition

Especially when the Republican primaries were at their peak, I noticed that there was a large Libertarian streak among my Lutheran friends.  Personally, I can … Lutherans and Libertarianism–Marriage EditionRead more