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Tag: Rick Perry

I Am Not Ashamed

I Am Not Ashamed

Posted on December 9, 2013December 9, 2013 by Mark Randall James
Scriptures travel. Many people talk about ‘religious traditions’ as if they were nation states with clear and tightly guarded borders, but of course the borders of a tradition are porous a... Read More
Caritas de libertati: A People of Hope

Caritas de libertati: A People of Hope

Posted on March 15, 2013April 2, 2014 by Ted Dedon
Surely you’ve heard the Good News: We Have a Pope. What do you make of it all? So far I’ve heard many different opinions on the matter. Some are excited, but I would say a large majority o... Read More
We Need to Talk About Islam

We Need to Talk About Islam

Posted on September 20, 2012September 20, 2012 by Ted Dedon
Given the recent attacks on American, British, and German embassies by Muslim extremists we are confronted by a serious claim. By reflecting on a Redditor's post about Islam in the midst of a supposed... Read More
The War on Whose Religion?

The War on Whose Religion?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Christina Yost
There is a lot to be said about Rick Perry’s “Strong” video, a fairly impressive feat for a thirty-second political advertisement. While Perry is clear about his stance on the recently repealed ... Read More
Vocation and Failure: How Bachmann, Cain, Perry, and Santorum Can All Be ‘Called’ to Run

Vocation and Failure: How Bachmann, Cain, Perry, and Santorum Can All Be ‘Called’ to Run

Posted on October 22, 2011October 27, 2011 by Paul Joseph Greene
According to their own testimony, God has called Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Rick Perry, and Rick Santorum to run for President. God has even, reportedly, called Mike Huckabee to keep his cushy med... Read More
Of Mormons, Baptists, and Liberty of Conscience

Of Mormons, Baptists, and Liberty of Conscience

Posted on October 12, 2011April 19, 2012 by Jason Kerr
On 7 October, Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, was speaking to reporters outside the Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC, where he had just introduced Republican presidenti... Read More
Rethinking the Nationalist God

Rethinking the Nationalist God

Posted on September 26, 2011September 27, 2011 by Jared Hillary Ruark
Thomas Jefferson said, “The wise know their weakness too well to assume infallibility; and he who knows most, knows best how little he knows.” Our Founding Father’s were, of course, ... Read More

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