Parkland Activists Don’t Care What You Think And They’re Not Interested in the Faith Wars
It’s been interesting to wake up this morning and discover that the #NEVERAGAIN kids have…
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I Don’t Think ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ Means What You Think it Means: A Counterargument
The sudden birth and development of the #NEVERAGAIN movement, led by students who survived the…
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All Of A Sudden, There’s Nazis Everywhere… And They Only Seem to Associate with One Party
Years ago, back in south-central Pennsylvania, I heard one of those friend-of-a-friend stories that seem…
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Is Christianity Greening? Depends On Who (and How) You Ask
One of the most vexing questions to confront Christians in this post-Christendom age is how…
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Raw Power Is Just What The Religious Left Needs
Of all the religion-and-politics takes on Doug Jones’ victory over Roy Moore—and there are many—one…
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A (Very) Brief Response to “Democrats Must Turn Back To People of Faith!”
A friend sends a link to this Michael Wear piece in the Atlantic, saying “I…
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Jesus, Mary, and Joseph: The Disgusting Religious Defense of Roy Moore
The practice of commenting on religion and politics frequently takes one to strange places. Say,…
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Can Government Solve The Evil Of Mass Shootings? A Response to Mollie Hemingway
Yesterday’s shootings at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas were horrific and especially…
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What’s Behind Trump’s “Impossibly Stupid” Roll Back of Contraception Mandate
If it’s not obvious why the Trump administration has decided to roll back regulations requiring…
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No Way Out But The Ballot Box: Why Partisanship Trumps Morality In Gun Control Debate
So here we are again, after Newtown, after San Bernadino and Orlando. This time the…
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