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2010-07-22T12:45:34+00:00

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Responding to Religious Terrorism

Last updated on: July 22, 2010 at 12:45 pm By Guest Contributor

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Washington Post's "On Faith" recently ran a fascinating debate on the question, “What to call terrorists?” I was most struck by how sharply the answers split. A number of the authorities objected stridently to the Obama administration’s efforts to separate Islamic and terrorist. “Call it what it is!” they insisted; “you’re just obscuring the facts and engaging in double-speak.” But others were equally vehement on the other side: “It’s not Islam as such that creates terrorism and terrorists. Theirs are political acts of violence, and we should label them as such. Don’t blame this all on Islam!” Guest blogger Philip Clayton invites us to watch our responses to religious terrorism... Read more

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2010-07-21T16:30:44+00:00

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The Nameless Other

Last updated on: July 21, 2010 at 4:30 pm By George Elerick

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"Love one another" - Jesus. When we deem someone as other, we create even more distance between us and that person. Sometimes, and quite unfairly, that person that is the other gets labeled as a sinner. The label itself engenders a picture of someone who is chronically addicted to a destructive way of life. When we create others we create outsiders. Read more

2010-07-20T11:55:03+00:00

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God Will Never Abandon the Church

Last updated on: July 20, 2010 at 11:55 am By Guest Contributor

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"It doesn’t matter to me if mainline denominations continue to exist in their present form. Their present form seems destined for death." Jenny Williams at the Call & Response Blog offers this post on the future of mainline denominations. Consider her insights a preview of what's to come next week when we present a compelling forum on the Future of Mainline Protestantism here at Patheos. Read more

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2010-07-19T15:57:55+00:00

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Praying in a Certain Place: Lectionary Reflection for July 25, Luke 11:1-13

Last updated on: July 19, 2010 at 3:57 pm By Alyce McKenzie

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I've read this text many,many times. But this time, something hit me at an emotional level that before I'd only grasped intellectually. It may sound quite obvious to you. Read more

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2010-07-19T11:06:13+00:00

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Summer Spirituality: Peace is Just a Breath Away

Last updated on: July 19, 2010 at 11:06 am By Guest Contributor

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"Spiritual growth often involves ritual and repetition, and nothing is more repetitive than our breathing. In my use of these breath prayers, I often imagine that every breath I take is an opening to God and that I am breathing the same air as Jesus’ first disciples." Bruce Epperly continues his Summer Spirituality series... Read more

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2010-07-15T16:54:25+00:00

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A Calmer Response to the Tea Party

Last updated on: July 15, 2010 at 4:54 pm By Guest Contributor

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"The newspapers, TV, and religious talk shows are dominated of late by battles between liberals and conservatives. The Tea Party is a lightning rod that raises these disagreements to a fever pitch. Most of us know the hostile words that mainline Protestants are inclined to say about the Tea Party movement. (To be honest, I’ve also experienced this temptation.) So what would a more balanced response look like?" Guest blogger Philip Clayton offers a progressive response to a series of articles defending the Tea Party posted recently at the Patheos Evangelical Portal. Read more

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2010-07-15T13:51:31+00:00

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Protests, Consensus and Community at GA

Last updated on: July 15, 2010 at 1:51 pm By Guest Contributor

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"We cannot force love, but we can ask for it. I pray that this will be God's gift to those of us who stay in the denomination: that we will be afflicted (even against our own desires) with a holy compassion for those against whom we are currently entrenched." Guest blogger and seminary student Talitha Phillips reflects on the recent protests at a national Presbyterian gathering in the context of building a relational church. church. Read more

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2010-07-15T10:55:37+00:00

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Air-Conditioning and Christian Faith

Last updated on: July 15, 2010 at 10:55 am By Christine Sine

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Have you ever wondered what air conditioning has to do with Christian faith? Its obviously not something that Jesus thought about so why should we get concerned? I have just read a fascinating article and conversation at Alternet about whether we can and should live without air conditioning. Read more

2010-07-12T11:25:15+00:00

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Clearing Away the Psychic Clutter: Martha and Mary in Luke 10:38-42

Last updated on: July 12, 2010 at 11:25 am By Alyce McKenzie

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The story of Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42)is the Gospel lection for July 18, 2010. I've always thought that Martha gets some bad press here. After all, she has welcomed Jesus into her home and is in the process of making him an elaborate meal. And what thanks does she get for her trouble? A negative comparison with little sis and some advice on simplifying her menu. Read more

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2010-07-12T11:10:23+00:00

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Spirituality and the Quest for Justice

Last updated on: July 12, 2010 at 11:10 am By Guest Contributor

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"This week's scriptures speak to spiritual lives of North Americans today. They diagnose our condition and provide a pathway forward. With the “perfect storm” of a massive oil spill, economic uncertainty, continuing foreclosures, the ongoing two-theatre war, the threat of global climate change, terrorism, culture wars, growing racism, and shifts in geopolitical power, many people wonder if government or business can fix anything..." Theology Professor Bruce Epperly considers what this week's biblical texts mean for us today... Read more

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