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The Atheist Encounter with Christianity: A Failure to Disbelieve?

By Paul Wallace

…l I could no longer live with it. Then, one day while I was talking on the phone in a dark room, just like that, I shed my belief in a literal “first couple.” Strangely, I don’t remember who I was talking to or what the conversation was about, but all at once I understood and it felt great. Yet my childhood belief had provided protection for me and had given shape to my understanding of God and even of myself, and what did I have to replace it wit…

Dirty Money in the Appalachian Church: Six Years After Deadly Coal Mine Disaster, Where Are We Now?

By Michael J. Iafrate

…statement on the issue of fracking, which is also affecting an increasing number of communities in the state, it has not publicized it widely either. The same reluctance to speak loudly and clearly can be seen in the Diocese’s response to worker justice issues. In 2013, during the Fairness at Patriot campaign, when church officials were asked why the bishop was not saying anything publicly in defense of the miners whose pensions and insurance wer…

Of God, But Not God: A Methodist Minister Speaks About Church’s Refusal to Open Its Doors to LGBT

By Joel Pitney

…ere not companionship-based. They were economic arrangements. Okay, that’s number 1. Number 2, let’s say that your wife didn’t provide you with a male offspring. A man could take another wife and another wife and another wife until one of them did. This is the “sanctity of marriage” that is being protected. Are you kidding me? Wow. Okay, so that’s Old Testament. Then along comes Jesus. Well for those of us who follow Jesus, I always like to point…

Condemnation, Condolences in Wake of Orlando Massacre and More

By Peter Montgomery

…ings from Arab and Muslim governments with the countries’ legal regimes, a number of which punish homosexuality with death. A hacker identifying with Anonymous flooded some ISIS-related Twitter accounts with rainbow flags, gay porn, and fake “coming out” tweets. Mexico: Church driving down support for marriage equality; activists worry about threats In the weeks since President Enrique Peña Nieto announced plans to push for a constitutional change…

Pat Robertson’s Women Warriors Leading Spiritual Warfare In Zimbabwe

By Sarah Posner

…ential material,” said Mpofu. “Oh yeah,” echoes Bourland. “In my heart, I just begin to pray, God, let this woman rise to this place that you want her to go,” said Mpofu. “Number one, she’s a Christian. Number two, she’s a woman.” Watch a short video montage of the conference here. —Ed….

Want to Know What Public Education Would Look Like Under Project 2025? Just Take a Look at Oklahoma

By Andrew L. Seidel

…tage Foundation has been an incredible partner to help us develop what the plans are for the state, for our schools, for our education system.” Roberts himself seems to agree, and seems to think most of the media and country are failing to notice that Project 2025 has put boots on the ground in Oklahoma. “We are winning. There are a lot of victories that have been secured. Some of them are partial. Some of them, in ways that the other side doesn’t…

Convergence of Far-Right, Anti-Democratic Factions in the Northwest Could Provide a Model for the Rest of the Nation

By Frederick Clarkson and Cloee Cooper

…ols and rifles.” The program is called “Team Rugged.” One aspect of Shea’s plan that was not discussed in the report or subsequent press coverage about the 2016 Biblical Basis for War was his cryptic call for the formation of “prayer councils” to determine whether God is calling them to war. Shea’s plan was exposed and prominently covered in the Washington state media in 2018. Apostle Taylor nevertheless worked with then-Prayer Caucus Chairman She…

Don’t Die For Me, Wisconsin

By Daniel Schultz

…rs? These wouldn’t have been easy questions to answer even with an orderly plan for a gradual reopening of the economy, but the slapdash Supreme Court ruling didn’t make things any easier. RR Reno, the editor of the Catholic paleo-con journal First Things, recently opined that wearing masks in public was part of a “fear-driven culture” and “enforced cowardice.” His tweets were so universally scorned he didn’t just delete them: he deleted his entir…

How to Die in America: A Conversation with Ann Neumann

By Ellie Faustino

…l decision-making, and in what ways? People will continue to die without a plan, however we want to define “plan,” either from accidents or traumatic medical experiences or choice. But we do know from studies that discussing the medical and financial choices a patient would like makes dying easier for most. Too, they have time to talk with their families and friends. This kind of leave-taking also makes it easier for loved ones, not only because t…

Purpose Driven Politics: Rick Warren’s Civil Service

By Bill Berkowitz

…w York Times reported that “Between now and November, the Obama forces are planning as many as 1,000 house parties and dozens of Christian rock concerts, gatherings of religious leaders, campus visits and telephone conference calls to bring together voters of all ages motivated by their faith to engage in politics.” McCain, on the other hand, has had a rocky relationship with conservative evangelical Christians dating back to at least the campaign…