Secede, For The Kingdom of Bernie Has Come Near
On the one hand, this story from Charisma News is completely silly: Following a very…
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The Progress of Christ in Commercial America: A Review of Chris Lehmann’s The Money Cult
At 400 pages, Chris Lehmann’s The Money Cult: Capitalism, Christianity, and the Unmaking of the American…
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#WeStandWithIsaac: A Movement for LGBT Inclusion in the Mennonite Church
Late last month, when my pastor Isaac Villegas was getting his ministerial credentials suspended for…
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Mississippi Religious Lib Law Violates First Amendment and Shuts Out Religious Progressives
As I predicted after the first two lawsuits were filed against Mississippi’s House Bill 1523,…
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Culture Warriors Surrender, But Battles Rage On
The culture wars are over, according to Barton Swaim, a former speechwriter for former South Carolina…
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An Untold Tale: American Fiction vs. The Religious Right
What inspired you to write If God Meant to Interfere: American Literature and the Rise…
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Secularist Activists Are Being Murdered in Bangladesh: An Ongoing Crisis Causes Many to Flee
If you’ve seen any news headline on Bangladesh in Western media over the past 15…
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Sometimes Salvation Looks Like Rage: An Open Letter to “Non-denominational” Churches
I grew up in a self-professed non-denominational church. My mother began attending when I was…
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How To Talk To “Nones” and Influence People: Rob Bell’s Transrational Experience
Did I really need to learn How To Be Here, urgently, right now? The book’s…
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When Muhammad Ali Met Billy Graham
How far we’ve come.
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