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October 2012

October 15, 2012

What Motivates Suicide Bombers? It might not be what you think.

What motivates someone to become a suicide bomber? Irrational religious fanaticism? Sometimes. A desire to...

October 12, 2012

Civil Discussion: Mad Biden, Slick Ryan, and the Debate of Increasing Polarity

"On the civil scale I give it like 4/10 malarkeys."

October 11, 2012

Citizenship Confusion: Anti-Muslim Rhetoric and Christian Political Institutions

"The increasing adoption of anti-Muslim political rhetoric by flagship Christian political institutions is one significant...

October 08, 2012

Is Victory Within Reach for Romney?

By many accounts, GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney outperformed incumbent President Barack Obama last Wednesday,...

October 08, 2012

What can Focus on the Family’s Letter from 2012 tell Us about Obama?

Fred Clark at Slacktivist and Libby Anne at Love, Joy, Feminism have reminded us of...

October 05, 2012

Civil Discussion: Romney’s Great Debate

"This is exactly why I shoot for an even-handed tone in evaluating candidates."

October 01, 2012

Matthew Lee Anderson’s Four Theses on Social Conservatism (Plus Two)

Over at Mere Orthodoxy, Matthew Lee Anderson has been working through four theses on what...

October 01, 2012

Hugo Chavez Endorses Obama!

Kind of like the creepy kid in high school who wears all black and draws...

September 2012

September 28, 2012

Spotlighting Drone Warfare

This week, a number of articles on drone warfare have appeared. It's a topic that...

September 27, 2012

Obama’s Bow and the Idolatry of American Exceptionalism

This ad, sponsored by SOFA (Special Operations for America) has been circulating around the...

September 27, 2012

President Obama and Cultivating Habits of the Heart

A recent Vanity Fair interview with President Obama highlighted how his daily habits produce a...

September 17, 2012

The Citizenship Confusion’s Voter’s Guide to the Internets

"Not a guide on how to vote, but how to be a voter online--wherein you...

September 10, 2012

Citizenship Confusion: Americanism–The Great Modern Heresy

"Americanism, the great heresy of our country, must be challenged by a teaching of the...

September 03, 2012

Citizenship Confusion: Humble Yourselves and Repent and God may–or may not–Heal Our Land

The misuse of 2 Chronicles 7:14 by influential Christian organizations encourages the worst sort of...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

Not Fit for Dinner: Welcoming Mormonism into the Fold

"The acceptance of a Mormon candidate is momentous because it is a sharp departure from...

August 23, 2012

Paul Ryan: The Man With A Plan

By taking Ryan as his running mate, Romney is making some interesting statements about what...

August 22, 2012

The Female Gaze: Conflict of Interest

"If we agree that abortion is the wrong way to protect women, we have to...

August 22, 2012

Music at Mars Hill: Picking Sides in the Putin vs. Pussy Riot Case

"Is this a case of religious persecution or does Pussy Riot have legitimate political motivations?"

August 17, 2012

Not Fit for Dinner: Rand's Influence on Ryan

"When we reject a thinker’s foundational principles, it is our job to carefully probe the...

August 02, 2012

Under the Sun: The Cultural Shift from Disney to Chick-Fil-A

"Ten or twenty years hence, we will see the Chick-Fil-A uproar as the tipping point...

July 2012

July 27, 2012

Not Fit for Dinner: Elections in the Age of Microtargeting

"Microtargeting puts us in danger of voting blindly for a candidate."

July 27, 2012

The Chick-fi-Asco: Why Boycotts are Awful

Alan Noble sorts through a few half-truths about Chick-fil-A to show why proxy culture wars...

July 26, 2012

Under the Sun: The Health Care Debate, Then and Now

A political narrative and a religious narrative help provide much needed historical context for the...

July 24, 2012

God and Country Music: The Politics of The Dixie Chicks & American Christianity

"Regardless of political beliefs, we need to discuss, dialogue and ask questions instead of blacklisting."

July 23, 2012

Citizenship Confusion: How the Culture Wars Lost Me, Or, The Family Research Council Appoints Gen. Jerry Boykin Ex. VP

"The appointment of Gen. Boykin by FRC reminds us that deceptive, radical, conspiratorial politics does...

July 19, 2012

Under the Sun: Michael Salman's Attorney and the Christian Legal Movement

Recent headlines provide the ingredients for a Christian litigant stew, and John Whitehead is stirring...

July 17, 2012

Obamacare, Citizenship, and Neighbor Care

Who pays for the uninsured in a world without Obamacare? Are the Christians who are...

July 16, 2012

Citizenship Confusion: Meriting Our Daily Bread

"The money I receive as payment for work is a blessing from God, an act...

July 13, 2012

Not Fit for Dinner: Think Twice Before Heading West

"But we have to question if it is fair for West to accuse Obama of...

July 13, 2012

Sacred Space: Is Arizona Persecuting Home Bible Studies?

"If you want to reach your neighbor for Christ, blocking his driveway twice a week...

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