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February 2013

February 12, 2013

Before You Buy Your Valentine’s Day Chocolate, Read This

Oh, Valentine's day. Riddled with expectations, horrible satin bows, and lots and lots of...

February 12, 2013

No veggies for you, says the government

Remember that dystopian novel we read in high school? The one where humans were barred...

February 12, 2013

Podcast #110: Athletes for Jesus (Plus the actual Superbowl and Welfare)

Every week, various Christ and Pop Culture writers delve deeper into recent articles and address...

February 12, 2013

Music Matters: Love, Sex and Transcendence in Pop Music

Each Tuesday in Music Matters, Matthew Linder explores the intersections of music, culture and faith....

February 11, 2013

Introverts, Unite! Stop Calling Us Shy!

"In the end, introverts and extraverts need to learn from each other a balance of...

February 11, 2013

Are Wedding Cakes the New Lunch Counter?

Aaron Klein has found himself in a peculiar position. He is the owner and operator...

February 08, 2013

The Lessons of Black Flight from the South

Over at First Things's Postmodern Conservative, Carl Scott posted a soul-searching review of Isabel Wilkerson's The...

February 07, 2013

No longer ‘Just Right’: The Implications of the ‘Goldilocks’ Planet Shift

Astrophysicist Guillermo Gonzalez presented the case for Earth's uniqueness in the galaxy in his book The...

February 07, 2013

In Vogue: How a Good Idea Became Exploitative

While fashion has had long time connections with charity and advocacy work, it also has...

February 07, 2013

Can the Church Alone Provide Welfare for the Poor?

Charity needs a more comprehensive vision that includes both the Church and the government.

February 06, 2013

Unplanned Pregnancies in the Military on the Rise

We have a duty to identify the inbred misogyny that leads to servicewomen being assaulted...

February 06, 2013

The Battle of Sexes and Two Guys Strapped to a Childbirthing Pain Simulator

Remember those schoolyard challenges in which each kid is determined to prove her mom/dad is...

February 06, 2013

A Marriage Ink Blot

As the Supreme Court prepares to here DOMA and Prop 8 challenges this March, we...

February 05, 2013

Music Matters: 3 Ways of Looking at Beyonce’s Halftime Show

With the media referring to her and husband Jay-Z as the Obama’s of the entertainment...

February 05, 2013

Podcast #109: A Bowl Full of Super (Plus: YOLO, Lance Armstrong)

The podcast is back!

February 05, 2013

What They Want Us to Believe: We Tackle the Super Bowl Commercials Head On

We sort through the stuff in between the game and get down to reality.

February 04, 2013

Israeli Eugenics: Forced Birth Control for Ethiopian Jewish Immigrants

"To resort to eugenics, a weapon so often used against the Jews (themselves labeled 'undesirable'...

February 04, 2013

Stingy Tipping Is of the Devil; Blaming God for Stinginess Is an Abomination

"If you get caught being a jerk, then please own it."

February 01, 2013

When God Is a Woman

A Galilean carpenter once famously said that the way we treat those who are the...

February 01, 2013

Notes from the Margins: Hushpuppy, Stereotypes, and the Kingdom of God

"We can’t immerse ourselves in the miracles without first confronting the grim realities of our...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

Social Networking Your Food and the Joy of Sharing Prosaic Pleasures

I work in the food industry. I'm a barista at a local coffee shop in...

January 31, 2013

Cult of Personality: The Unchristian Rhetoric of Christian Tribalism

Last month, I read a helpful post from pastor Kevin DeYoung on the state of...

January 31, 2013

Why I Won’t Wear Yoga Pants in Public

My daughter and I go to Whole Foods from time to time to get free...

January 30, 2013

Unjust Laws: MLK and Contraceptive Mandates

Last week, in the guise of celebrating one man's legacy, the nation took a day...

January 30, 2013

The Church and Boarding House Community for Singles

Recently the Globe and Mail reported that for the first time in Canadian history, there are...

January 30, 2013

Mixed Signals: Nigella Lawson Refuses to Airbrush Her Curves for The Taste

Did you hear about the latest celebrity photo airbrushing incident? The buzz surrounds English food...

January 29, 2013

Creationally Unintelligent? A Review of the Needs for Scientific Education

How well do you know your evolutionary process? Could you tell me the difference between...

January 29, 2013

The Quinoa Craze: The Occasional Problem with Buying Better Food

Personal experience tells us that it costs money to buy food. And it's also obvious...

January 29, 2013

Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day Take Two: Thanks for Listening to the LGBT Community, Dan Cathy

"Dan Cathy went to his neighbor and spoke in love, and because of that he...

January 28, 2013

The Still, Small Voice that Doubts Roe v. Wade

"Loccke, if she’s a feminist, ought to be more willing to listen to that still,...

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