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# Top Posts for June and July
- URL: https://mereorthodoxy.com/top-posts-june-july/
- Published: 2011-08-06T15:24:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-20T20:56:54.000Z
- Description: Top Posts for June and July
- Author: Mere Orthodoxy
- Tags: Matthew Lee Anderson, Blogging

Here are the top 10 posts from the past two months at Mere-O:

1. I [unpacked the music of Terence Malick's beautiful *Tree of Life* and how it should affect our understanding of it](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/the-music-and-meaning-of-tree-of-life/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com).
2. I examined parents who allow their children to have sex with others provided it's in their own homes generated a number of comments. Check out "[The Soft Bigotry of Low Sexual Expectations](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/the-soft-bigotry-of-low-sexual-expectations/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com)."
3. Nathan Hitchen [submitted a guest review of Tree of Life](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/tree-life-review-nathan-hitchen/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) which took a very different approach than mine.
4. In light of the release of the final Harry Potter installment, [Cate offered an appreciation of the series](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/harry-potter-story-generation/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com).
5. Cate also penned a lovely two part meditation on what it means to forgive someone when you can't forget their offense. See [part one](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/forgiving-can't-forget-part-ii/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) and [part two](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/forgiving-can't-forget-part-ii-ii/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com).
6. I [took on religious liberties in light of the decision](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/religious-liberties-and-gay-marriage-in-new-york/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) by New York to permit gay marriage.
7. I highlighted and [reflected on a long essay on consumerism and Christian music](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/shallows-consumerism-christian-music/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com).
8. I highlighted [five books on the body for evangelicals](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/five-books-on-the-body-for-evangelicals/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) that are not his own.
9. Luke Timothy Johnson [claims the mantle of "experience" for approving of homosexuality within the church](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/unvarnished-honesty-luke-timothy-johnson-homosexuality-church/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com). And I linked to him.
10. Finally, we [discussed whether postmodernism can be, or not be](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/postmodernism-cant-be/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com). Which isn't the only question, but it's an interesting one.

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