America has always been so devoted to the principle of democracy that we regularly vote on whether or not the majority will allow minority groups to have any rights. Read more

Bow in wonder before this holy mystery: Steve was neither begotten nor made; yet Steve is. Read more

“If he does, he doesn’t, and if he doesn’t, he does.” Read more

Maybe that’s never happened to you. (That could either be a good thing or a Very Bad thing.) Read more

Here's a post worrying about increasingly open white supremacy and antisemitism among white evangelical Christians. It's from six years ago. Read more

That’s the wrong answer. Even if you believe that’s proper sexual ethics, Micah still says that’s the wrong answer. Read more

Sometimes I just need to listen to "Sometimes." Read more

From October 29, 2013, “Collection plates, the economy, and the 99 percent” … Empty Tomb cites 1968 as the Good Old Days of bountiful generosity and overflowing collection plates, but even then church-giving only accounted for 3.1 percent of household income. I think that reflects the reality — contrary to what most pastors hopefully preach on Stewardship Sunday — that church-giving comes from members “extra” money. It’s not an expense that’s factored into household budgets, but an option for some... Read more

Anyway, here are the facts. They won't likely be sufficient, but they're always necessary. Read more

In which I admit to my "slavish devotion to the priestcraft of scientific experts." Read more