Fact-checking Scripture: “Those who do not work should not eat.”
Occasionally, a bit of scripture will float into public discourse, often in the context of…
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Is The Religious Left Emerging as a Political Force? No.
You ever hear the saying, “same shit, different day”? I’m reminded of that very phrase…
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Will Church Attendance Reduce Bigotry? A Response to Peter Beinart
We’re studying theories of baptism in the college course I teach on prayer, worship, and…
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From Bad to Worstest: How Liberals Should (And Should Not) Talk About Values
In the end, I think we can have conversations about our values because we’re human, and that’s what humans do.
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Call Yourself Evangelical, Isaiah 11, or Orville Redenbacher, But Don’t Organize Under it
What I care about is that a vulgar-talking yam-fascist and his allied goons in Congress are about to savage the American state and the nation it’s supposed to serve.
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Should Evangelical Trump Critics Leave The Movement? Who Cares?
Inside, outside, who cares? Wear the Evangelical label, don’t wear it, it doesn’t really matter.
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Boo! Trump’s Lead With Religious Voters Not As Bigly As You Might Think
Whatever the results for 2016, the longer-range ramifications of Trump’s candidacy are even more troubling for the GOP.
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In Trump Sexual Assault Speech Michelle Obama Articulates a New Political Morality
Michelle Obama is overshadowed by the rhetorical gifts of her husband, but she is a powerful speaker in her own right.
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Donald Trump visits a black church. It goes about as well as you would expect.
I’d like to know how this visit came about. Was it Omarosa’s doing?
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Boos, Jews, and Progressive Religion at DNC
In another post, I looked at some of the religious narratives surfacing around the Democratic…
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