Patheos Peeps: Diana Butler Bass (and Others) on the HHS Contraception Mandate

February 10, 2012 By 5 Comments
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Every Friday, I post a link to a blog post written by one of my fellow bloggers at Patheos, a web portal devoted to religion and spirituality. I encourage my blog readers to click through to read these posts, comment, and if you like what you read, follow these bloggers as well. A big controversy [...]

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Good Grief, I Think I Actually Agree with Newt Gingrich

February 6, 2012 By 2 Comments

In case you haven’t figured this out, I am a Democrat. I will vote for Barack Obama in November, just as I did in 2008. I think Bill Clinton is one of the finest politicians of recent decades (note that I said one of the finest politicians, not husbands), and being at both of his [...]

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Christians: Let’s Get Real About Suffering

February 1, 2012 By 8 Comments
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My post last week on why prenatal screening for disabilities is motivated by different impulses than prenatal screening for gender led to a lot of heated but helpful discussion. One commenter was troubled by my empathy for parents who, motivated by a desire to spare their child great suffering, terminate a pregnancy after learning that [...]

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