When Rep. Ellison affirms the solemnity of his oath by placing his hand on the Koran, or when soon-to-be Rep. Gabbard affirms the solemnity of her oath by placing her hand on the Bhagavad Gita, or if President Obama should affirm the solemnity of his oath by adding, "so help me God," I think it best to respect those choices and to appreciate that what matters on such occasions is the seriousness and sincerity of the official and not the sectarian particulars used to signify it. 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 Nephilim. Read more
Ed Stetzer has some smart things to say about "making up your own set of facts." But since I'm a liberal, my praising his comments might cause him further grief with the conspiratorial partisans he's criticizing. So instead, let's just pretend I said something really mean about him. Read more
A new, improved (but still not comprehensive or complete) listing of some terrific blogs written by LGBT Christians. This list is not ranked by traffic or popularity, but if you like, think of this as The 66 Top LGBT Christian Blogs in the Known Universe. Read more
Starvation and sickness are not forms of greed; "the world is going down hill;" Peter Enns' theology of empire (the pinstriped variety); Obama and Kung Fu Monkey; the Theology of Beer; the religious femisphere and Sunday Superlatives from The New York Times. Read more
Luke 16:19-31: "The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was being tormented, he looked up and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side." Read more
I'm exaggerating, of course. The religious right isn't really deathly afraid that these children will all turn gay because they once heard a nice story about a same-sex couple. The religious right is actually deathly afraid that having once heard such a story these children will grow up to be more tolerant of and kinder too same-sex couples. Read more
What's that? You say you'd like a bunch of random links collected throughout the week and posted here with no discernible theme or common thread? You're in luck. Read more
"The tough news is that we're all responsible for one another. The good news is that we're all responsible for one another. There's always something we can do." Read more
Today at Religion & Politics, Amy Frykholm considers "The 40th Anniversary of A Thief in the Night." I'm a bit too brain-fried and bone-weary at the end of a long week to spend time today with the likes of Rayford Steele and Buck Williams, so instead let's revisit this related classic with Frykholm. Read more
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