According to Dana Milbank, a tea party of the left is emerging, with liberal purists turning against Democrats in Name Only. (more…)
According to Dana Milbank, a tea party of the left is emerging, with liberal purists turning against Democrats in Name Only. (more…)
Guillaume Bignon tells how he was converted from atheism to Christianity, going on to become a theologian. It’s a telling story. (more…)
Some Christian artists, of the confessional Lutheran variety, tired of schlocky and doctrinally vapid Christian cards and gifts, have put together a website that offers an alternative: Ad Crucem ☩ Christian Art & Design with Discernment ☩ To The Cross with Art & Word!. (more…)
As we reported, an appeals court upheld the practice of pastors not having to pay taxes on their housing allowance. But, you might ask, why is that? Joe Carter explains the history of that provision, putting it into the context of the laws exempting religious
A mathematician took up the topic of hipsters. Specifically, why different individuals who try not to conform to what is seen as normal end up looking and acting very much like each other. After the jump, read the details, link to the math, and consider
When I heard about the Obama operative who said that the passage of Obamacare was helped by Americans’ “stupidity,” I assumed it was just a gaffe, with which Republicans could play “gotcha.” But it turns out, the comment was in the context of a frank
Pastors have traditionally been allowed to take a large percentage of their salary as a tax-free housing allowance. A lower court last year ruled that the benefit is unconstitutional. But now an appeals court has overturned that decision, meaning that the housing allowance is still
Another Lutheran joins me here at Patheos, Rebecca Florence Miller. She has made a splash already with her post Why Christians Should Stand Up for Atheists, which makes the case that religious liberty is for everyone, including those who reject religion. (Atheists are