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Catholics in the "Historic View"
Part of the exchange between Joanna Brooks and Warren Cole Smith that I wrote about yesterday caught my attention. When asked if he considers Catholics dangerous, Smith states, “The historic view of Christianity is that the essential views of the … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Christianity, Politics
3 Comments
The Christian 40-Year-Old Virgin
Get ready for a Christian sex comedy: You can read more about this embarrassing film at the Christian Post: The producers of the movie said they are taking cue from popular comedies and adapting them into something palatable for Christian … Continue reading
Posted in Videos
27 Comments
Limits of Co-Belligerency
Back in the seventies, Francis Schaeffer used the term “co-belligerents” to describe the loose alliance of conservative Christian groups fighting on one side of the culture wars. The term is an acknowledgement that Schaeffer, Phyllis Schlafly and Jerry Falwell would … Continue reading
Posted in Mormonism, Politics
14 Comments
Rand and Christianity
This is interesting. The American Values Network is a politically liberal Christian interest group. They’ve started a new campaign attacking the tendency of American conservatives to idolize Ayn Rand. As an atheist, I’d be happy to trade Ayn Rand to … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Videos
10 Comments
Cain and the Constitution
Speaking of the US Constitution, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain thinks we should all be studying it more. From ThinkProgress: CAIN: We don’t need to rewrite the Constitution of the United States of America, we need to reread the Constitution … Continue reading
Posted in Oh the Stupidity!, Politics
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Madison's Half Victory
When we argue about the relationship between religion and government, the first thing we usually reach for is the Jefferson quote about the “wall of separation.” It’s a clear metaphor, but going back to Jefferson has some problems. The main … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Religion
8 Comments
Prophecy and Memory
Chris Johnson talks about his Mormonism, from the site I Am An Ex-Mormon. Chris tells the heartbreaking story of trying to resurrect his brother, starting at about 1:25. At about 5:20, he mentions that he talked to his mother about … Continue reading
Posted in Mormonism, Videos
24 Comments
Rap – Tour?
This may actually be more frightening than what Camping thought would happen: James McGrath tries out his photoshop skills over at his spiffy new patheos-hosted Exploring Our Matrix.
Sehat's Myth
David Sehat’s The Myth of American Religious Freedom is a really useful book. It manages to explain a great deal of American history and cut through a number of tedious debates in the process. I think there are two major … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Religion
13 Comments
