The creator of ostriches and sea monsters and the horsehead nebula is simply beyond us, beyond our ability to grasp or apprehend. But a person — a human being just like us — that we can understand and relate to and comprehend. Maybe we'll never be able to understand everything there is to know about God, but maybe we could be shown everything we need to know. Read more
Thursday morning links, including: Hagee, Hartley and Hannah Arendt; the Pat Robertson vs. Ken Ham paradox; rich people who don't understand marginal tax rates; getting rich on Pandora; a mortgage broker and the people he broke; "Christian values in lieu of fair wages;" and why the U.S. is nothing like Greece. 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: Babylonian toddlers. Read more
Just five years ago it would have been unthinkable for American evangelicals to rally against contraception. But that has begun to change. White evangelicals have begun adopting Catholic language and Catholic teaching regarding contraception. This change has not occurred due to any new theological or biblical understanding, but due to a political change -- due to white evangelical opposition to President Barack Obama. Read more
Following the re-election of President Barack Obama, there's no shortage of helpful advice for how Republicans can improve their appeal to women, youth, black, Latino and Asian-American voters. Read more
Wednesday morning links, including: a notable opinion on "Happy Holidays;" a prayer for the children of Abraham/Ibrahim; two wrongs don't make a shrug; Calhoun and colonialism; the high cost of not paying for infrastructure; and the passing of a real American hero. 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: Female captives. Read more
It's one thing to ask someone to prepare you a chicken sandwich as an expression of your dislike for gay civil rights. It's something else entirely to ask people to prepare and deliver you a pizza as an expression of your contempt for the people who prepare and deliver your pizza. Read more
It's exciting to pretend you're standing up against Satan. It's pleasant to imagine that you are more righteous than your Facebook friends because you avoid the abbreviation LOL. What a convenient tribal marker to set you apart as a heroic, good and godly person. Read more
Tuesday morning links, including: Richard Feynman and Marco Rubio on the meaning of science; the abortion rate is way down; military retention is not; the war on some people who use some drugs; "the fly tainting the milk of our human kindness;" a running back moonlights; and an addictively gorgeous tumblr from the folks at NatGeo. Read more
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