Religion Dispatches
…ed a grade of F from the American Institute of Philanthropy. While Beck & Palin will rake in the cash promoting their brand of patriotism, President Obama will be appearing at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington on Sept. 11, where he will deliver remarks and take part in a wreath-laying ceremony. Michelle Obama and Laura Bush plan to honor victims of the attacks in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, while Vice President Joe Biden will attend services Satur…
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…e featured Land as one of the “Top 10 GOP King Makers.” A Rise that Paralleled the Rise of the SBC in Politics Richard Dale Land was born on November 6, 1946 in Houston, Texas. A sixth generation Texan and “cradle roll” Southern Baptist, Land walked the aisle, confessed his faith and was baptized at the age of six. He left Houston in 1965 to attend Princeton University but returned to the South upon graduation to attend New Orleans…
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…n’t get clobbered. Nobody seemed to mind that he had been lying and spying all along. For all his immersive enthusiasm, despite praying and proselytizing and Bible-thumping with the best of them, Roose didn’t give in all the way. He didn’t get “saved.” His interior monologue never got too comfortable with the endless homophobia that passes for ordinary conversation among Liberty students, though he also fell short of speaking out against it at the…
Read More…he publishers: In Financial Armageddon… Hagee addresses the subject of global oil and economic crisis head on, demonstrating clearly that God has much to say about both the current oil and economic crises and our personal finances in general. Christians like every other American should know how these issues are going to affect their personal finances. But even more important to consider as Christians is this: What does God have to say about global…
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…h of men—white men to be more specific—and the privilege it affords them while alienating others. The Southern Baptist Convention has a dangerous track record of passing conservative resolutions that harm the most marginalized. In the 1980s, resolutions were passed that were antagonistic to individuals having full access to and information about their reproductive and sexual health. Particularly, from 1986-1988 and then again in 1992, a few of the…
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…heoretically, biblically, affirm what the Bible says, that one God created all men equally.” McKissic’s resolution, which he publicized and submitted to SBC’s resolutions committee well in advance of the annual meeting that began Tuesday, was strongly worded in its pointed condemnation of white supremacy, the alt-right, and anti-Black racism in particular. After SBC leadership refused to bring the resolution out of committee, citing “incendiary la…
Read More…erica.” His bold thesis hinged on a spatial metaphor: namely that, running parallel to whatever specific traditional commitment most Americans claimed, there was a genuinely independent religious tradition in which all citizens of the United States participated. This was what Bellah called the American civil religion. The matter of parallelism was important; here was an independent tradition that did not touch the particular commitments of particu…
Read More…unded Mrs. Marshall Coxe, secretary of the junior school. • July 4, 1940, Valhalla, New York. Angered by the refusal of his daughter, Melba, 15 years old, to leave a boarding school and return to his home, Joseph Moshell, 47, visited the school and shot and killed the girl. • September 12, 1940, Uniontown, Pennsylvania. 29-year-old teacher Carolyn Dellamea is shot to death inside her third grade classroom by 35-year-old William Kuhns. Kuhns then s…
Read More……smears the character of Muslims…disrespects other minorities…He vows to build walls and ban us from this country.” Khan then posed a question for Trump. “Have you ever been to Arlington Cemetery? Look at the graves of brave patriots who have died defending the United States. You will see all faiths, genders, and ethnicities. You, have sacrificed nothing.” The convention crowd erupted in applause and rose to their feet. It was one of the most powe…
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…eagerly anticipated presser on the encyclical last week, Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl and other leaders seemed to go out of their way to tone down Francis’ message: Where Francis denounced ‘an efficiency-driven paradigm of technocracy,’ Wuerl talked about his gentle ‘invitation to everyone to join him in conversation.’ Where Francis demanded a a swift reduction in carbon emissions, Wuerl talked about the beginning of a long process of absorbi…
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