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Religious responses to the Sanford affair

blue in green wrote 2 weeks ago: Political sex scandals are a dime a dozen, but Gov. Sanford’s dalliance remains noteworthy for how h … more →

Tags: Bathsheba, Chuck Colson, Colleen Campbell, Gov. Sanford, King David, Mark Sanford, New York Times, Room for Debate, Shumley Boteach

Belated thoughts on the murder of Dr. Tiller1 comment

blue in green wrote 1 month ago: Condemning both Dr. Tiller’s killing and the act of abortion as murder is morally consistent on one … more →

Tags: Abortion, pro choice, Pro-Life, George Tiller, murder, Dr. Tiller, late-term, scott roeder

Abortion doctor murdered while in church

blue in green wrote 1 month ago: Shocking news today: a controversial provider of late-term abortions was murdered while passing out … more →

Tags: Abortion, assassination, George Tiller, murder, Pro-Life, Randall Terry

No doubt: waterboarding is torture

blue in green wrote 1 month ago: A conservative radio host gets waterboarded, thinking he’ll prove it’s not torture—and barely l … more →

Tags: mancow muller, Torture, waterboard, waterboarding

Opening a Christ-like dialogue on homosexuality

blue in green wrote 2 months ago: Jonathan Merritt, a conservative evangelical Christian, offers a constructive rebuke to those who de … more →

Tags: Gay Marriage, Homosexuality, USA Today, Jonathan Merritt, "love the sinner

Is Christianity's "decline" an opportunity for its renewal?

blue in green wrote 3 months ago: Newsweek’s recent cover story, “The Decline and Fall of Christian America,” has ge … more →

Tags: Religious Right, Barack Obama, James Dobson, Newsweek, Jon Meacham, Renewal, Defeat, Post-Christian, E.J. Dionne

The religious right: a failed experiment

blue in green wrote 3 months ago: Kathleen Parker, a refreshingly open-minded conservative columnist, discusses conservative Christian … more →

Tags: Religious Right, James Dobson, Washington Post, Kathleen Parker, Cal Thomas, cultural conservative, Moral Example

The "conscience clause" and controversy

blue in green wrote 3 months ago: There’s been much alarm among conservative Christian groups regarding George W. Bush’s “conscience c … more →

Tags: Abortion, obama, conscience rule, conscience clause, Health Care, protection, bush, midnight regulation, Provider Refusal Rule

A case study in scientific distortion

blue in green wrote 3 months ago: I usually respect Christianity Today for treating politics with reason and nuance while holding main … more →

Tags: obama, Science, embryonic, Stem Cell, Christianity Today, Distortion

Obama and Faith

ericmonek wrote 4 months ago: Every president uses the word. They have to. But we rarely find out exactly what they mean, and end … more →

Tags: Politics, Evangelicals, Christianity, President Obama, Joel Hunter, UCC, Jeremiah Wright, Church and State, Christian Coalition

Obama and the lunatic fringe

blue in green wrote 4 months ago: A scary/funny piece from The Daily Show last night, about fanatic pastors calling Obama the anti-Chr … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, antichrist, Daily Show, Alan Keyes, Hitler

How a recession might affect church attendance

blue in green wrote 4 months ago: Big economic shocks (like what we’re experiencing now) could affect church attendance in a number of … more →

Tags: Economics, Evangelical, Economic Crisis, David Beckworth, church attendance, Wealth, Money, Work, recession

Apocalyptic fearmongering from OneNewsNow.com

blue in green wrote 5 months ago: For consistent helpings of absurdly slanted “Christian” news, I look no further than One … more →

Tags: Fearmongering, End Times, onenewsnow, cliff kincaid, Christian News, global TV channel, Anti-Christ, Armageddon

A prayer for the new President

Terry Enns wrote 5 months ago: I spent today at the library reading and studying, so my attentions were away from the inauguration … more →

Tags: John Piper, Al Mohler

Review of "God's Politics": the case for a "Religious Left"

blue in green wrote 6 months ago: It was lonely being a Christian opposed to George Bush’s re-election in 2004. The religious solidar … more →

Tags: Reviews, Religious Right, Book Review, George Bush, sojourners, Jim Wallis

Disappointing

Barry Michaels wrote 6 months ago: Between Churches and Worried About Security, Obama Misses Out On Religious Services by John McCormic … more →

An evangelical environmentalist, disowned

blue in green wrote 7 months ago: I’ve never understood why more Christians don’t take the environment seriously. It’s particularly ex … more →

Tags: Environment, Global Warming, climate change, Gay Marriage, Richard Cizik, National Association of Evangelicals, civil unions, Resignation

SUV's at the altar

blue in green wrote 7 months ago: A Detroit church hauled American SUVs onto the stage this Sunday, invoking God’s favor for th … more →

Tags: SUV, Detroit, Bailout, Economic Crisis, Automaker, church

Storm clouds brewing on the culture war horizon

blue in green wrote 7 months ago: Recent developments are likely to push abortion and homosexuality back into the limelight after an e … more →

Tags: Abortion, Homosexuality, Episcopal, Gay Bishop, conscience law


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