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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Revised: Is Atheism the New Gay in the US Military?
Maybe you’ve heard of this, but even if you haven’t, the story isn’t news. It is just another version of the now ancient tradition of justifying war through religious belief. We owe the latest v... Read More
Jews and the Need For God: Modern Lessons from Moses Maimonides
Judaism is an action-oriented religion. We have, according to the Talmud, 613 Commandments — not just a top-10 list. In rabbinic courts, your actions can be praised or punished. Faith is a mean... Read More
Guest Post: “Pass the Antacids; Skip the New Year’s Predictions,” By Martin Davis
It’s tempting to write year-end reflection pieces, or to predict what is to come. But I’ve become bored of these. Year-end stories are designed to focus on the sensational, the harrowing, ... Read More
Mary-Jesus Theology Part 2
As mentioned in Part 1, wherever the story of the birth of Jesus appears in scripture, Jesus is always upon Mary's bosom, effortlessly delivered and resting on her bosom, or speaking from within her w... Read More
A Christmas Apology
Something about the good news of Jesus Christ’s birth was intended to allay our fears. So why is it that so many people are so often afraid of Christians, the ones who are supposed to be spreading t... Read More
Mary-Jesus Theology Part 1
One of the most interesting descriptions of the style and order of the Qur'an describes it as avante-garde, even more so than Finnegan's Wake! The first Muslims were probably quite aware that the birt... Read More
Just Follow Jesus: Interview with Christian Singer Derek Webb
This article was originally published on the Huffington Post. Derek Webb isn’t your prototypical evangelical Christian — but he hopes that someday, he might be. A long-time darling of the ... Read More
Strangers Among Us
This past week the United Methodist Church got some good press… the Tea Party Nation’s Judson Phillips demanded its closure. The Huffington Post reports that Phillips demanded the closure ... Read More