James Tonkowich

ReligionToday.com Columnist

The Big Lie about Assisted Suicide

The right to die too easily morphs into their obligation to die, a fact borne out by the mounting death toll by euthanasia and assisted suicide in...

November 10, 2014

The Big Lie about Assisted Suicide

Why Americans Should Vote for the Virtuous

We have little confidence in the government's ability to solve problems and according to a new CNN poll, “Nearly 7 in 10 Americans are angry at the...

October 29, 2014

Why Americans Should Vote for the Virtuous

What Does Liberty Really Mean for Christians?

Passing or repealing formal and informal laws in Congress, in our churches, or in our families is easy and the right balance can give the...

September 24, 2014

What Does Liberty Really Mean for Christians?

Private Religion v. Christianity

We face a world that wants to lock religion in private places and out of public life. We need to decide how we’ll respond: obedient silence or...

September 04, 2014

Private Religion v. Christianity

If sex is simply a bit of fun between adults it will become trivial. Stripped of procreation, it’s just another hobby—a fun, pleasurable, even...

August 18, 2014

And Then There Were None: Exterminating the Church of the East

Rep. Frank Wolf told Congress, “Christianity as we know it in Iraq is being wiped out… Where is the West? Where is the Obama Administration? ...

August 06, 2014

And Then There Were None: Exterminating the Church of the East

How My Disappointing Golf Game Taught Me Mercy

Golf is a lot like life: No one is so good that he doesn’t occasionally do something stupid and sinful, and no one is so bad that he doesn’t...

How My Disappointing Golf Game Taught Me Mercy

Dodging Bullets Over Religious Freedom

Senate voted not to consider S. 2578. The bill is designed to overturn the affirmation of religious freedom in the U.S. Supreme Court’s Burwell v....

Dodging Bullets Over Religious Freedom

The Gospel at the Gates of Hell

Religious freedom is not just of concern to religious believers. It is vital to peace in the world. Letting it slip away internationally or here at...

The Gospel at the Gates of Hell

Why Americans Insist on Having More Stuff: Confessions of a Consumer

Republican or Democrat, conservative or liberal, Baptist, Presbyterian, Catholic, or atheist—nearly everyone considers shopping an acceptable...

Why Americans Insist on Having More Stuff: Confessions of a Consumer

Stepping Up and Marching for Marriage

In 2001, 35% of Americans favored allowing legal marriage for same-sex couples and 57% opposed. Today 54% say they support legal marriage for...

Stepping Up and Marching for Marriage

Anti-Discrimination Ruling Forces Baker Out of the Wedding Cake Business

Last week, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission made a unanimous ruling that if Jack Phillips makes any wedding cakes he must make wedding cakes...

Anti-Discrimination Ruling Forces Baker Out of the Wedding Cake Business

Your Faith is Now Intrinsically Offensive. Are You Ready for the Fallout?

Standing for biblical teaching—specifically teaching about sexuality, marriage, and life—is no longer acceptable as Brendan Eich, and David and...

Your Faith is Now Intrinsically Offensive. Are You Ready for the Fallout?

Why the Invasion of Crimea Shouldn't Surprise Anyone

Secretary of State John Kerry's recent remarks on Crimea turn a blind eye to most the 20th century and to a central fact of human nature.

Why the Invasion of Crimea Shouldn't Surprise Anyone

You’re Probably More Slothful Than You Realize

Slothfulness is the defining sin of our era.

You’re Probably More Slothful Than You Realize

You Can’t Afford Not to Marry

“We can't afford to get married,” often means, “We can’t afford the lavish wedding which is what we or others expect. We’ll do that someday when...

February 05, 2014

You Can’t Afford Not to Marry

Work, Glorious Work

God is not our companion in the tasks of the day. We are his companions and because of that, the work we do becomes redemptive work. Even mundane...

January 30, 2014

Work, Glorious Work

Marching for Life in the Cold

Forty-one years ago, on January 22, 1973, in its misbegotten Roe v. Wade decision, the U. S. Supreme Court unleashed a moral plague that has since...

January 22, 2014

Marching for Life in the Cold

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