Category: News
Tim Brauhn’s 11 Faith-Based or Religious Predictions for 2011
CNN, under the auspices of its wonderful GILGOFF, has put together “11 Faith-Based Predictions for 2011“. Here’s my own swing at such a prediction-list: 1. The interfaith movement, a... Read More
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
Behold the Lady: Lady Gaga and God-sacrifice
Lady Gaga's performance at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards began with her sprawled out center-stage singing a line from "Poker Face," followed by the ominous line, "Amidst all of these flashing lights... 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
Dog Botherers
Quoth Tucker Carlson on Tuesday: “I’m Christian. I’ve made mistakes. I believe fervently in second chances. Michael Vick killed dogs in a heartless and cruel way. I think, personally, he sho... Read More
Interfaith Learning as Online Process for Seminarians
In Rabbinic Judaism, Torah is considered as much a process as a sacred text. By studying, analyzing, and debating the significance of its contents, rabbis and their disciples are said to make Torah.... 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
Food and Faith: Reflections on the Holidays
I thought I would burst! I stared with wide eyes as her hands came toward my mouth with a piece of bread the size of my fist, soaked in a honey-peanut butter mixture. As I opened my mouth to beg – â... Read More