I think what we're seeing from white evangelicals after the Giglio controversy, and what we saw earlier on Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, is the struggle of a group poised between those two choices, those two possible responses: Adaptation or counter-revolution. This awkward moment between possibilities is characterized by what I'll call grievance envy. Read more
What Louie Giglio and his defenders perceive to be a "gracious, cordial tone" does not seem at all gracious or cordial to those on the receiving end of it -- not to people who understand the contemptuousness and vicious slanders invested in that phrase "homosexual lifestyle" or who understand the callous cruelty of the "ex-gay" ideology Giglio endorsed, which accuses LGBT people of having a moral, spiritual or psychological deficiency in need of a cure. 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: David & Bathsheba. Read more
“Condemnation by category is the lowest form of hatred, for it is cold-hearted and abstract, lacking even the courage of a personal hatred,” Berry said. “Categorical condemnation is the hatred of the mob. It makes cowards brave. And there is nothing more fearful than a religious mob, a mob overflowing with righteousness – as at the crucifixion and before and since." Read more
"[Steve Chalke's] statement represents the first time that a major evangelist and leader in the evangelical community has come out in support of same-sex relationships. Discussions about what he has done will reverberate from churches, youth groups, seminaries, Bible schools and denominations." Read more
We do not need prayers at inaugurations. We need to not have prayers at inaugurations. Those sentences are true whether the "we" refers to we Americans as a nation or to "we" Christians or "we" religious people. Mingling of church and state is not good for either church or state. Read more
Ron Sider's response to personal attacks was to reach out, to invite his critics to meet with him. Even when his critics were clearly acting in bad faith, his response would be to reach out to them in the hopes that he could convince them to act in good faith. That is something I have always admired about him. It is also one of the greatest sources of frustration for anyone who has ever worked with him. Read more
Are those job-seeker open threads worth reviving? Is the long-shot chance provided by one more venue for "networking" worth the deflating emotional cost of one more venue for disappointment? Read more
The "tea party" is often treated mainly as a political movement, but that view quickly becomes untenable, since it requires us to try to make sense out of the movement's political views and agenda. And from a strictly political perspective, that can't be done. The movement begins to make more sense if, instead, we view it as a massive multiplayer live-action role-playing game. 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: David & etc.. Read more
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