"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: Ownership of slave children. Read more
"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: Ownership of slave children. Read more
I heard that and expected those allusive, alliterative references to be left to stand alone, but then President Obama went on to make a more specific and explicit endorsement of the continuing struggle for the rights pursued by the unruly patriots of Seneca Falls and Selma and Stonewall. Read more
"The Cheetoh-factor, in which every additional adjective makes the noun in question less true." Read more
"Ultimately I choose to live without guns because, a) I don’t hunt, b) I’m not a police officer, c) I choose to live gently in a violent world." Read more
"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: Go to my kindred. Read more
"We were convinced that peace could not be achieved through violence. Violence begets violence, and we believed the only way to achieve peaceful ends was through peaceful means. We took a stand against an unjust system, and we decided to use this faith as our shield and the power of compassion as our defense." Read more
Jeremiah 22:16: "He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know me? says the Lord." Read more
Some recent links: Who killed the Violence Against Women Act? ... What "modesty" culture really teaches ... Steubenville and sons ... good, saintly Christians torment a grieving mother ... a game of "political telephone" with women's health care ... and more. Read more
The good news is that there seems to be complete agreement on the nature of the problem Peter Enns identifies. And the bad news is there still seems to be disagreement that it's actually a problem. Read more
The portrayal of villains is another place where storytelling and theology inevitably intersect. What is evil? What is sin? What is wickedness? Is it the opposite of good, or the absence of good? Does it lie more in its ends or in its means? Your ideas about all of those questions will shape how you portray your uber-villains. Read more
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