The contortions of the religious right are unabated. The latest schism seems to be between Ann Coulter and the conservative news site WorldNetDaily.
The story starts with a group called GOProud, one of the few gay conservative groups. Such groups have problems right from the start, since most people consider the words “gay republican” [...]
Mark Driscoll on Twilight and the “paranormal romance” genre in general:
Y’know, ol’ Mark knows an awful lot about how Satan operates. Just sayin’.
What irritates me most about this clip is that I could really agree with Driscoll’s opposition to Twilight and some of the other works. I’m sick of vampires, zombies and werewolves [...]
The debate over the Islamic community center in downtown Manhattan heats up. Over at Religion Dispatches, Kambiz GhaneaBassiri compares the current flap to 19th century paranoia about Catholicism. One Catholic, not to be outdone, decided to win back the coveted “most distrusted” award by arguing that only virtuous Catholics should be allowed to [...]
by Lorette C. Luzajic
Part 28 of Pillars of Faith
Thou Shalt Not Lie
David Barton is reclaiming America for the Lord. He is tirelessly educating Americans about their historical roots and beloved constitution. He talks about the secular invasion in America, and he’s taking it back and giving it to God.
We’ve heard about one nation under [...]
The Wall Street Journal has an editorial up about the current efforts to re-brand evangelical Christianity in order to make it more palatable to the younger set. Entitled The Perils of ‘Wannabe Cool’ Christianity, the author is not real wild about the attempts to use new media and new tactics.
In his book, “The Courage [...]
During the western Middle Ages, Christian monasteries would compete for pilgrims by boasting of the relics of saints held within their walls. The more prestigious the relic, the higher the status conferred to the monastery and the greater the lines of pilgrims at the gate, hoping for healing, miracles or the forgiveness of sins.
In [...]
By vorjack on August 15, 2010 in Bible Absurdities & Contradictions, Books, Christianity, Evolution.Michael Dowd, author of Thank God for Evolution, is making some waves again with a sermon entitled Thank God for the New Atheists(pdf).
Dowd wants to thank us for forcing Christians to face the scriptural passages “that portray God as brutal, cruel, vindictive, and genocidal.” In doing so, the New Atheists are forcing believers towards [...]
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