Who’s Scared of Polygamy? A Restrained Case for the “Slippery Slope” Argument
Many rejoiced after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-same marriage nationally in late June. Others…
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The “Nones” Are Here… And Have Been for Over 100 Years
In recent posts about religious “nones,” or individuals without a religious affiliation, Mark Silk and Chris Stedman at the…
Read MoreNewt Gingrich’s Apocalypse
End-timers, survivalists, conspiracy theorists: Republicans, no surprises.
Read MoreThe Religious Left’s New Script
Will tolerance be the new rallying cry for religious progressives?
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Obama’s Religion Ambassador: Inexperienced?
President Obama has nominated the Rev. Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook to be Ambassador-At-Large for International Religious Freedom. But her resumé, with no discernible international policy experience, her close ties to the former Clinton administration, and several ill-defined business ventures, suggest that President Obama cares little about supporting religious freedom around the world.
Read MoreGiving RD The Finger?
In a recent Christian Century feature presenting the reading habits of some “expert observers of the religion scene,” one expert added a curious disclaimer to his mention of RD.
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Response: Is the Centrist Orthodoxy True?
Mark Silk’s recent analysis of the rift between the “prophets” and the “priests” of the left hinges on the assumption that reaching out to centrist evangelicals will help Democrats. But will it?
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Arguing Liberally: Rift in Religious Coalitions Goes Public
A public row threatens to break out between the DC-based “Religious Industrial Complex,” which seeks new Democratic voters, and a small group of rabble-rousers who claim that they’ve compromised their progressive souls in reaching out to religious conservatives. How did it come to this?
Read MoreWho Are The ‘Religious Progressives’— and Why Use Such an Odious Term?
In the debate over what it means to be a religious progressive, the terms of the religious right have been adopted and a new way must be forged.
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