How Can You Exclude The NAACP and Liberal Protestants from Human Rights History?
No, we can’t simply thank anti-communist, anti-Enlightenment Catholics for the elevation of human rights language.
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Bush Era to Blame for Renewed Interest in Mainline?
From the Transcendentalists to Alcoholics Anonymous, yoga and “the gospel of Oprah.”
Read MoreDear Common Grounders, Religious Progressives, and Ecumenical Seminaries…
Secular intellectuals are your friends too.
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Biblical Inerrancy: Responses to “What Do ‘The Christians’ Believe?”
RD Editor Gary Laderman asked in a recent Op-Ed: “What Do Christians Believe?” Here, a writer and a pastor take a stab at addressing that provocative question.
Read MoreMainliners, Be a Little Brutal and Divisive
What does all the quiet good work of Mainline Liberals really come to in a public square dominated by the right?
Read MoreDon’t Underestimate the Power of Religious Left
Not only does a new study point to a thriving religious left, but the impact may even be greater than the numbers suggest.
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Survey Says: Mainline Clergy Lean Liberal
Conservative clergy and pundits have worked overtime to create the impression that there’s only one “Christian” position on the issues. A new survey proves otherwise.
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Distortions Aside, Clergy Support Gay Rights in Surprising Numbers
Recently released results from a survey of mainline clergy reveals that, when policies are portrayed honestly, the number of clergy who support same-sex marriage, adoption, etc., nearly doubles.
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