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Category Archives: Controversies
Mental illness and violence…What does the data say?
If we could eradicate all mental illness, we would reduce acts of violence by approximately 4%. Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Tagged homicide, mental illness, school shootings, stigma, suicide, violence
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Mental illness didn’t cause the church shooting in Texas
EVIL is the root cause of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, and the shootings in churches in rural Texas, Nashville, and several years ago, at an historically African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina. As a society, we seek to minimize the existence of evil because recognition of evil threatens our shared delusion that any absolute standard of right and wrong exists. Continue reading
Why your kid’s Concerta isn’t working as it should… Chapter Two
The FDA has again approved a generic version of the most commonly prescribed medication for teens in the U.S. without requiring proof that the new product works as well as what kids are currently taking. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Controversies
Tagged ADHD medication, Concerta, generic Concerta, methylphenidate, Osmotica, Trigen
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Three point two percent…
Three point two percent. According to a study authored by a Baylor University professor, those are the odds of an adolescent who attends church less than once a month becoming a weekly church attender in young adulthood. Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Key Ministry
Tagged adolescents, church attendance, Key Ministry, spiritual development, young adults
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“A gateway drug to the devil”
A young wife and teacher nearly ends up dead after following the counsel of a pastor and his wife to stop taking psychiatric medications that were helping her to lead a productive life. This is spiritual abuse. Continue reading
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook and church
FAKE NEWS ALERT: Mark Zuckerberg never claimed that Facebook would take the place of church. But he did give a speech a couple of weeks ago that ought to spur lots of thought and conversation among those who recognize the transcendent value of Christian community. Continue reading
The Benedict Option
In short, we are going to have to be the church, without compromise, no matter what it costs. Continue reading
The implications of “safe spaces” FROM kids with special needs
The court said the video’s depiction of happy Down syndrome children is “likely to disturb the conscience of women who had lawfully made different personal life choices.” Continue reading
The mental and physical health crisis of kids in foster care
Foster care placement in and of itself may represent a risk factor for mental and physical health problems. Continue reading
Five reasons limiting electronics is harder for kids with mental health conditions
I am suggesting that parents consider why their child’s reactions to being parented in their use of technology are so extreme and to consider how they might address the “why” that fuels their child’s apparent addiction to their electronic toys. Continue reading
