Liberal Christianity – An Affirmation
Mike Bird offered a caricature of Liberal Christianity which it would be wrong to dismiss out of hand. The trends and pitfalls that he highlights on the liberal end of the spectrum are real dangers....
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The Connection Between Hurricane Irene and Gay Marriage
There isn’t one. But before someone predictably either blames Hurricane Irene’s impact on New York on gay marriage, or fails to treat a last minute swerve of the hurricane away from the path of New...
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Homosexuality and Sin Flow Chart
This came my way on Facebook. While some of it is simplistic, I don't expect otherwise from a flow chart on Facebook. The notion of “civilized society” is also extremely problematic. But even so, it...
View ArticleExcellent Speech on Gay Rights
Via Gawker (HT Joel Watts on Facebook) I heard a brief speech before the Springfield City Council about homosexuality and gay rights, delivered by Rev. Phil Snider of Brentwood Christian Church in...
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So You Want To Win The Super Bowl Next Year?
If so, there seems to be a trend…HT Bob Cargill. No, this isn’t good theology. But as long as so many people believe that God cares what team wins, then hopefully they will at least draw out the...
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Science Fiction Marriage Equality Profile Pics
I'm not sure that Daleks really work as a symbol of any sort of equality, which is why I made this (and made it my banner on Facebook): HT George Takei for the first two.
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DOMA and Prop 8 Struck Down
In a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court has struck down the Defense of Marriage Act!Read the text of the decision here. A key quote from towards the end:The federal statute is invalid, for...
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Good and Evil
Let us now define the New Christian Right as people who get more upset about the possibility that they might have to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding than they do about revelations that their own...
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Why Didn’t God Stop the Church Shooting?
This cartoon should serve as a helpful reminder to fundamentalists. You must make sure to use the right implausible answer to the specific question asked. Otherwise, theological and ethical confusion...
View ArticleHomosexuality and Sin Flow Chart
This came my way on Facebook. While some of it is simplistic, I don't expect otherwise from a flow chart on Facebook. The notion of “civilized society” is also extremely problematic. But even so, it...
View ArticleExcellent Speech on Gay Rights
Via Gawker (HT Joel Watts on Facebook) I heard a brief speech before the Springfield City Council about homosexuality and gay rights, delivered by Rev. Phil Snider of Brentwood Christian Church in...
View ArticleSo You Want To Win The Super Bowl Next Year?
If so, there seems to be a trend… HT Bob Cargill. No, this isn’t good theology. But as long as so many people believe that God cares what team wins, then hopefully they will at least draw out the...
View ArticleScience Fiction Marriage Equality Profile Pics
I'm not sure that Daleks really work as a symbol of any sort of equality, which is why I made this (and made it my banner on Facebook): HT George Takei for the first two.
View ArticleDOMA and Prop 8 Struck Down
In a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court has struck down the Defense of Marriage Act! Read the text of the decision here. A key quote from towards the end: The federal statute is invalid, for...
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