Category: Social Issues
Webb vs. Web: In Defense of Not Being Right
You’re sitting at your computer trawling your daily litany of internet-check-in and networking sites, be them a flutter of tweets or tumblr-fulls of diggs and books of faces. There’s a link from s... Read More
Ridiculous Encounters of the Inter-Religious Kind
Well this is my fifth post on this inter-religious site, so I thought I might share some thoughts on the topic. I’ve intentionally kept my first four posts tradition-specific. I’m a United... Read More
Embracing the Imago Dei With(out) our Hair
I am 23 and my hair is thinning. Noticeably. At first, I was not okay with this. I am too young and the old legend about male pattern baldness running through maternal lineage had proven to hold... Read More
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
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
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