benjamin hooks

(A)theologies, Politics/LawApril 22, 2010

The Car Wreck that is Sarah Palin and the National Day of Prayer

By Welton Gaddy

Sarah Palin’s denunciation of a federal judge’s ruling on a National Day of Prayer reveals that she knows as little about religion as she does about the Founders.

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- 8 hours ago

You're absolutely right, @cliffschecter... if Christianity were defined by adherence to the Bible. But if Christianity is what Christians DO then this is the apotheosis of American Conservative Christianity. https://t.co/DM0HaCfGXv

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- 1 day ago

...to a demagogue pushing conspiracy theories. If they want to help evangs need to look inside their own ranks and figure out how to accept that other people don't believe as they do and that that's okay in a pluralist democracy. It's not just okay, it's absolutely critical.

h J R

- 1 day ago

And...from the Missing-the-Mark division comes this effort. Great impulse, terrible execution. The evangelical impulse to point fingers and say who is and isn't doing it right is part of what led to the problem in the first place. It's part of what left evangelicals vulnerable... https://t.co/B54JR6yBNa

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