Why “Religion or Politics?” Is the Wrong Question
No wonder Americans are so unhappy—we have made a virtue of denying ourselves integrity in favor of psycho-somatic division.
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Teaching World Religion in the Dumpster Fire
How different might this election cycle have been had more voters been willing to be curious about, understand, accept, or even embrace a pluralist nation, rather than panic in the face of the other?
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Cafeteria Christianity in the Age of Social Media: What’s Old Is New Again
When people ask questions like “Why do we pick and choose our religious beliefs?” they…
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Maher vs. Aslan: Is Religion an All-Powerful Force or Mere Window Dressing?
I have been following, with some glee, the verbal spankings that Bill Maher and other…
Read MoreNote to David Brat: Free Markets Are Not Calvinist
On the occasion of Dave Brat’s rise to (perhaps short-lived) fame, I wish to take…
Read MoreTo All Abortion Purists:
The ‘morning after’ Gosnell: Can we agree on some of the basics?
Read MoreOn the 20th Anniversary of Waco
Why are people attracted to living charismatic leaders?
Read MoreWhen Bad Weeks Happen to Good People
Or maybe it’s not so simple.
Read MoreNeologism of the Week: ‘Tragicglee’
We saw it after Sandy Hook and Kermit Gosnell, and it’ll probably crop up in discussions of Boston.
Read MoreAtheist Islamophobia… Again
Dogmatism by any other name.
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