Evangelicals to Gays: We Have Nothing For You
Tony Campolo admits that evangelical Christianity offers little to a lesbian or gay Christian—except loneliness, maybe.
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The Archbishop’s Firestorm
Will accommodation of Muslim family law unleash “brutal violence” and “polygamy” in England, as critics suggest?
Read MoreMan-made Breasts, Or, Grace in Graceless Times
When we judge people by their past mistakes we lose our own moral ground; we are all in need of repentance and grace.
Read MoreWill Gay Marriage Split the Church? Yep.
A recent article in Time quoting conservative Christians decrying the split in the church makes it sound as if this isn’t the normal state of things.
Read MoreIowa OKs Gay Marriage, WWCD? (What Will California Do?)
Has Iowa adhered to its long history of justice or is preventing two men from marrying each other no different than prohibiting a man from marrying his house plant.
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In Iowa Gay Marriage Ruling, Truth is the Winner
A new report shows that when Americans are assured that clergy aren’t required to perform same-sex marriages an interesting thing happens.
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Jesus Never Built a Bridge with a Pharisee: On Compromise with Conservatives
As the disagreement heats up between “religious progressives” and the “religious left” on the nature of compromise with centrists and conservatives, Candace Chellew-Hodge argues that you can respect your opponent and still refuse to compromise.
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What Liberals Want: A Response to Susan Thistlethwaite
Theologian Susan Thistlethwaite suggested in Newsweek that liberals should respect progressive efforts to connect with evangelicals. Frances Kissling responds that the respect should begin with a sitdown between liberals and progressives.
Read MoreThe Religious Education of John McCain
McCain, once a regular religious guy who prayed, plodded, and received comfort like anyone else, has bent his faith into a pretzel to appeal to “values voters.”
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