Sin, for the Westboro cult, has not been conquered. Jesus gave it his best shot, apparently, but he failed. So now it's up to us -- we must battle against sin, which still has the upper hand. We must live in fear of sin and in fear of death, and we must warn others to live in fear of sin and death, because Jesus was unable to conquer either of those things. 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: "Stay unmarried." Read more
Dahlia Lithwick describes what it's like to be in Jerusalem. Lara Aburamadan describes what it's like to be in Gaza. Read more
I spent today's daylight hours raking leaves and muttering about the "sylvan" part of Pennsylvania. So here are some links: A long time since it was colder than average; Irish bishops frowned on tampon use by "unmarried persons;" Sarah tells the truth; "we do have stories;" the life and death of a saboteur; Dorothy Day, Bono and more. Read more
Scot McKnight on "Misreading the Bible because we are Western;" Richard Beck on the pretense of a "view from nowhere;" Peter Enns on the "high-maintenance doctrine" of "inerrancy;" and RJS notes that Job is, explicitly, not "guilty through the sin of Adam." Read more
That's the paradoxical problem in all stories like this. In order to present a setting in which Sherlock Homes can seem real, that setting cannot allow for the existence of the fictional Holmes. And a world without the fictional Holmes can never seem wholly familiar or real. 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: The sons of Noah. Read more
David French -- a proponent of the failing religious right agenda -- offers his own creative take on the crushing disappointment he suffered Election Day, when his passionate multi-year devotion to Mitt Romney ended in tears. "It's hard to overstate the extent of the progressive failure here," French says of Election Day. Read more
White evangelicals are big fans of ethnic diversity -- just so long as those diverse folks share all the exact same opinions, perspectives and priorities as those of the white evangelical establishment. White evangelicals love the optics of a diverse-looking crowd all pledging unquestioning allegiance to the pure white evangelical agenda in lockstep conformity. Read more
Proverbs 17:26: "To impose a fine on the innocent is not right, or to flog the noble for their integrity." Read more
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