The arch-liberal United Church of Christ, which approved of gay marriage back in 2005, is suing North Carolina for infringing its religious liberty by not allowing pastors to perform same-sex weddings. (more…)
The arch-liberal United Church of Christ, which approved of gay marriage back in 2005, is suing North Carolina for infringing its religious liberty by not allowing pastors to perform same-sex weddings. (more…)
The Supreme Court has ruled that public meetings, including those involving local governments, may feature distinctly Christian prayers, including those that are in the name of Jesus. (more…)
Jesus must be either who He said He was–the Son of God–or He must have been a liar or a lunatic. So goes the “trilemma” as developed in the apologetics of C. S. Lewis. But now lots of people are claiming another option, that He
At this rate, maybe Pope Francis will be the last pope! Contraception, cohabitation, divorce, remarriage and same-sex unions: They’re issues that pain and puzzle Roman Catholics who want to be true to both their church and themselves. Now those issues are about to be put
Thirty years ago, 52% of the world’s population lived in extreme poverty. Now only 21% do. There is lots of other good news about economic progress in the developing world, including declines in child deaths. But 84% of Americans are unaware of this progress, and
Thanks to Rev. Sam Schuldheisz who posted passages from J. R. R. Tolkien on “eucatastrophe,” a word he coined for “the sudden happy turn in a story which pierces you with a joy that brings tears.” Tolkien then developed the idea that the eucatastrophe of
A Brookings Institution study says that today’s Democrats are less interested in even liberal Christianity, but that it still might be possible to bring back the religious left. I would think this is true. Pope Francis seems to be bringing liberal Catholicism back into power.
Archaeologists have discovered in Egypt an image of Jesus dating from the 500s-600s. See it, along with a news report, after the jump. (more…)
Thanks to Scott Diekmann for bringing to our notice a 2002 piece by Rev. William Cwirla that succinctly explains the “theology of the Cross” and applies it to human suffering. (more…)
The Pope sent out a tweet that set forth a curious moral teaching: “Inequality is the root of social evil.” Twitter as a genre for theological discourse has its limits, but, as Grant Gallicho points out, Pope Francis said much the same thing in his
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