Look at the United States, and according to the U.S. Census, here’s what you’ll see. The average American is a woman. More than 75 percent of the country is white. More than 20 percent of the households speak a language other than English. The median household income is $53,000 and around 14 percent live in poverty. When the conversation turns to faith, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center, 70 percent of the country remains Christian, but... Read more
I met President Carter at his church several years ago, after he taught Sunday School. During the lesson, the scripture referenced Mount Sinai, and Carter paused to mention that when he was negotiating the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt, Mount Sinai and the Sinai Peninsula was a source of contention. Carter said it was an example that this region of the world had been in conflict from ancient Biblical times through the modern era. But despite assassinations and constant... Read more
“I don’t know who their version of Jesus or God is. I have no comprehension of the Duggar’s idea of right and wrong.” In 48 hours the Duggar’s reputation came tumbling down like a house built on stone-colored sand. Their marginal brand of Conservative Christianity propelled them into a rose-colored national spotlight, where chastity, ‘tradition,’ and over-population are celebrated with a Pollyanna innocence. The spotlight grew more intense this week with revelations that Josh sexually assaulted some of his sisters... Read more
Former Congressional candidate guilty in plot to bomb, kill Muslims in upstate N.Y. hamlet of ‘Islamberg’ What a nut. Given how much right-wing, anti-Islamic vitriol pours out of the mouths of prominent Christians (#franklingraham), the surprise isn’t that this happened. The surprise is that it doesn’t happen every day. Read more
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