Spiritual, But Not Religulous
In a new documentary, Bill Maher tries his darndest to convince viewers to abandon religion. Is he just preaching to the choir or will it start a valuable conversation?
Read MoreIn a new documentary, Bill Maher tries his darndest to convince viewers to abandon religion. Is he just preaching to the choir or will it start a valuable conversation?
Read MoreIn a debate in which the bar was set so low as to be subterranean, values-related issues were almost entirely ignored.
Read More…as do Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens. Upon viewing Bill Maher’s Religulous the author asks: Why are the so-called New Atheists using the archaic and theologically conservative definition of religion pushed by home-schoolers?
Read MoreWhat the presidential candidates’ responses to a question about the nature of evil reveal about the state of American Christianity…
Read MoreThe impulse to minister to the homosexual community of L.A. led to a new kind of Christian church—the MCC—committed to inclusivity and undoing the old divisions incised across Christian history.
Read MoreCatholics have often been urged by their clergy to be single-issue voters when it comes to abortion. But the tide has turned, and this year a much broader social justice agenda is guiding these voters.
Read MoreAfter pursuing a dialogue with David Gushee, in response to a suggestion from a commenter on RD, I realize that Gushee’s “welcoming” church model, though imperfect, is a sign of progress, not regress.
Read MoreIn an aggressive post, pro-life Catholic Michael Sean Winters responded to Frances Kissling’s opposition to an anti-choice, anti-birth control pick for the Dept of Health and Human Services. Mary Hunt responds to Winters.
Read MoreWho is really pointing the dagger to the heart of immigration reform, the senator who seeks to include permanent partners (including gays) or the Bishops and evangelicals who oppose it?
Read MoreWas Obama’s interpretation of the proper relationship of faith to the Constitution really a “fruitcake” position as Dr. James Dobson called it?
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