Dangerous love

According to a consumer spending survey by the National Retail Federation, Americans were expected to spend $18.9 billion dollars this year on Valentine’s Day. That works out to more than $142 per person, up from $133 last year. If that sounds high, it’s...

Valentine’s Day Is for Everybody

Our culture will celebrate love tomorrow. Mostly, it will focus on a form of love the Greeks called eros. It is the source of our English word erotica. It is not a word found in the Greek New Testament (GNT). Yet, two other Greek words for love are found. One is...

It’s Not in the Cards

I remember looking forward to Valentine’s Day when I was a child. In our school, Valentine’s Day and Christmas were the only two occasions when parties were allowed. During the week prior to Valentine’s Day, our teacher gave each of us a white paper...

Burning Valentines: The Hindu Nationalists Behind It

Last week, several Hindu nationalist groups issued statements against the celebration of Valentine’s Day. One group, Shiv Sena, protested the day by burning Valentine’s Day cards at parliament in New Delhi (see related story). Shiv Sena, Vishva Hindu...