In short, if you hear anyone using "moral therapeutic deism" as an epithet, feel free to ignore them. Read more
In short, if you hear anyone using "moral therapeutic deism" as an epithet, feel free to ignore them. Read more
Religious-right lobbyist Mat Staver raises funds with anti-vaccine conspiracy theories. I'd bet he's also fully vaccinated. Read more
Elie Mystal, “My Black Generation Is Fighting Like Hell to Stop the Whitelash” I can scarcely appreciate what my mom and countless Black people her age are going through, but I doubt that most white people can even imagine it. The Voting Rights Act is arguably the most important piece of legislation in American history: It’s the first law that made real the promises of the 15th Amendment, and thus the first law that extended the full measure of citizenship... Read more
Don't you dare preach about "Jesus' teaching on divorce" without mentioning the wickedness of Ezra. Read more
My wife tested positive for COVID. She's wiped out, but so far -- thanks to Providence and Moderna -- otherwise not symptomatic. Read more
On second thought, this story may involve quixotically obsessed kookiness on all sides. Read more
That blasphemous billboard isn't the only example of Christians missing the point of Isaiah 9. Read more
This is a fascinating tale: “A Tunguska sized airburst destroyed Tall el-Hammam a Middle Bronze Age city in the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea.” That’s an academic, scientific paper from Nature’s Scientific Reports by a whole team of researchers — starting with archaeologists, then adding physicists, geologists, metallurgists, and a host of other “experts from multiple impact-related and other disciplines” (the article lists 21 co-authors). But also: “The project is under the aegis of the School of Archaeology, Veritas... Read more
This is inevitable whenever a group of Christians whose culture-bound faith and practice is unexplored sends out members to work "cross-culturally." Read more
"Former student athletes recalled how he would pull up a recliner to watch them while they showered, and Hastert admitted to some allegations of sexual abuse." Read more
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