[The rabbi] discussed how few events are more significant in the life of a 16- or 17-year-old than getting their driver’s license. It’s something that American teenagers long for, look forward to and worry about for years ahead of time. And it’s something that truly, significantly changes their lives ever after. And yet it’s a milestone, a passage, that synagogues and churches have mostly ignored. Read more
When abuse occurs within an institution, it threatens that institution. If our primary allegiance is to that institution, then that is what we will defend. But if, instead, our primary allegiance is to the underdog, always and everywhere -- which is to say, if our primary allegiance is to Christ -- then we will act first and foremost to defend those harmed by the abuse. Read more
Wells Fargo mocks fairness, kills man; paying minimum wage is theft; Business Week says cover wasn't intended to be racist; redlining by ZIP code; 3 cents of every tax dollar; legal loans with an APR of 391 percent; a plan to prevent workers from having jobs; the student loan anvil; Frank Capra and Jimmy Stewart suspected of Communism. Read more
This is happening everywhere. People like the Donerys own their own home, but not the land it sits on. When the landowners have the opportunity to make a bigger profit from some other use of that land, the Donerys and the hundreds of thousands of others like them, are forced to move. Their houses, in most cases, either cannot be moved or cannot be moved for a price they can afford. Read more
Young-earth creationists say that the universe is 6,000 years old. Scientists say the universe is around 14 billion years old. Young-earth creationists say this is because scientists are part of a vast, nefarious conspiracy designed to cast doubt on the literal words of a literal Bible by the evil practice of measuring and counting things. Read more
Er, I mean, habemas papem. The new pope is Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now "Pope Francis." Here's hoping he lives up to that name. Read more
I'm very pleased that the list of LGBT Christian bloggers now includes 101 blogs. I invite you to share this list and to trumpet it as a ranking of the "Top-Ranked, Most Influential 101 Blogs by LGBT Christians That Everyone Should Be Reading." Read more
That does seem like a rather harsh accusation. But in my defense, there's one good reason I keep accusing the leaders of the pro-life movement of really wanting to punish women who have sex: The leaders of the pro-life movement keep saying that they really want to punish women who have sex. Read more
... Bartender figures what does a gorilla know? So he gives him the beer, but only gives him $1 in change. It's a slow night, though, so the bartender figures he should make some conversation. "We don't get many gorillas in here," he says. ... Read more
The burden, regret, reluctance and remorse all seem to be on one side of the ledger. The joy, relief and spiritual renewal all seem to be on the other side. I think that tells us something. I think maybe that tells us everything. Read more
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