2013-02-03T14:28:56-05:00

Last updated on: February 3, 2013 at 2:28 pm   By

Didache 4.5-8: "Be not a stretcher forth of the hands to receive and a drawer of them back to give. If you have anything, through your hands you shall give ransom for your sins. Do not hesitate to give, nor complain when you give; for you shall know who is the good repayer of the hire. Do not turn away from him who is in want; rather, share all things with your brother, and do not say that they are your own. For if you are partakers in that which is immortal, how much more in things which are mortal?" Read more

2013-02-09T21:31:58-05:00

Last updated on: February 9, 2013 at 9:31 pm   By

Here are some brief highlights of a few examples of the Inquisition at work at evangelical colleges and seminaries, where gatekeepers have pursued their ends with fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency and an almost fanatical devotion to inerrancy. In part 1, we'll look at Shorter University, Emmanuel Christian Seminary, and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Read more

2013-02-09T15:51:46-05:00

Last updated on: February 9, 2013 at 3:51 pm   By

Here are a dozen more good reasons to be happy and hopeful, including: a vote for equality in the UK; the CFPB has got your back; no more Rapiscan at the airport; Chicago cracks down on wage theft; a big year for wind energy; Malala regaining strength, back to terrifying the Taliban; liberation for two more from Westboro Baptist; and a waiter makes the right call, twice. Read more

2013-02-09T11:48:18-05:00

Last updated on: February 9, 2013 at 11:48 am   By

Pregnant women have advocates in feminist groups like the National Women's Law Center. In theory, "pro-life" groups should also be forceful advocates for the legal rights, legal protections, and social benefits that pregnant women need. But that help is not always forthcoming. Sadly, the pro-life movement seems more focused on imposing legal limits to the options facing pregnant women than on creating an environment in which such women have greater options, greater opportunities to thrive. Read more

2013-02-09T10:33:43-05:00

Last updated on: February 9, 2013 at 10:33 am   By

Birds gotta sing. Fish gotta swim. And the tribal gatekeepers of white evangelicalism gotta be vindictive little jackwagons who try to get people fired. Owen Strachan won't be satisfied until he turns every evangelical college into Cedarville University. Read more

2013-02-08T12:28:54-05:00

Last updated on: February 8, 2013 at 12:28 pm   By

Some people have a hard time telling the difference between the Bible and the biblical fan-fiction concocted by Darby, Scofield, Lindsey, LaHaye, Hagee, et. al. And it seems those same people have an even harder time telling the difference between this fiction and reality. These folks have been busy this week. Read more

2013-02-08T12:31:29-05:00

Last updated on: February 8, 2013 at 12:31 pm   By

It's the Friday music game -- I'll show you mine, you show me yours. This week it's another alphabetical slice of songs named for famous people, including a boxer, a slugger, a scientist, a philosopher, five musicians and a demagogue. Read more

2013-01-20T21:41:22-05:00

Last updated on: January 20, 2013 at 9:41 pm   By

The top photo here pictures two people, the bottom one pictures nine. But only two of these 11 people are identified by name. Read more

2013-02-05T00:06:11-05:00

Last updated on: February 5, 2013 at 12:06 am   By

"We support biblical families," Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy says of his fast-food corporation. So let's take a look at some of those biblical families. Today's entry: Bestiality, incest, mothers-in-law, etc.. Read more

2013-02-10T00:01:20-05:00

Last updated on: February 10, 2013 at 12:01 am   By

Praying for the victims of tragedy with other members of the community is forbidden. But interfaith coalitions are just fine when it comes to kicking LGBT people. This isn't hypocrisy. It's just that the people in charge of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod hate gays way more than they love the schoolchildren of Sandy Hook. Read more

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