Gluten-Phobia, Sacred Volcanoes, Undercover Atheists: The Best Religion and Science Writing of 2015
This year saw the launch of the Cubit: RD’s answer to the mainstream media’s coverage…
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God Hates Nags: Why in God’s Name is Westboro Protesting Kim Davis?
Members of the infamously anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) arrived in Morehead, Kentucky today to…
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God smacks this world.
Read MoreTwo of Fred Phelps’ Granddaughters Leave Westboro Church of Hate
“I still cry a lot,” one says, about leaving her family and church.
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Hell Is (For) Other People
Judgment is a process, a refiner’s fire, not a permanent condition. If people can’t abide the idea of Hitler, Stalin, and Pol Pot gliding right through the Pearly Gates, they don’t have to worry. But no one should ever say “never” about anyone else’s chances. The theological and ethical point is to try to have the mind, and more importantly, the loving heart of God.
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What To Do When Fred Phelps Arrives in Your Neighborhood
While I support free speech, the lunatic fringe of Fred Phelps and all too many mainstream believers whose idea of the Bible is limited to particular portions of Leviticus speak all too often. What should we do on this particular Saturday and in the future when Fred Phelps announces he will picket in our neighborhoods? Should we throw glitter on Fred Phelps? Should we stay home? Should we even write articles or comment on the six o’clock news?
Read MoreWhat Would Jesus Chew?, Bishops Bet on B-Ball, The Incredibly Shrinking Brain
This week’s The Week in Religion.
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Westboro Baptist and the KKK.
Read MoreIn ‘God Hates Fags’ Case, Free Speech Trumps Free Exercise
The erosion continues.
Read MoreSupreme Court Rules First Amendment Applies to Mean and Crazy People Too
Upholds Westboro Baptist Church’s constitutional right to protest dead Marine’s funeral.
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