School of (Patriotic) Rock
A professor of religious studies, challenged to write a patriotic song that isn’t militaristic, is inspired by texts on our democratic project.
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A Scholar Responds to John McCain: No God But Country
Did Lofton’s critique go far enough? Was it too measured and neutral? Scholar Mark Hulsether writes that “given the issues at stake in the current election and the huge gap in scholarly persuasiveness between some articulations of Christianity and others, this is a place where my own inclination would be to draw more critics out of the shadows and to give them space to twist their knives harder.”
Read MoreJournalistic Blind Spots and the “Centrist-to-Liberal” Christian
When one religious voice seems to dominate public discussion we need to ask why. Is it because it is the only voice speaking? Or is the media ignoring other voices?
Read MoreHate Crimes Update—Killing “Liberal Vermin” in Tennessee
A newspaper in Knoxville prints the text of the letter written by the man who opened fire last year in a Knoxville church. Sobering and disturbing.
Read MoreSpinning the Faith Forum
Liberal media claims that Obama was “sandbagged” at Saddleback, but is this just a knee-jerk reaction to evangelical influence in politics?
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