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November 2013

November 03, 2013

Patheos Public Square

There's a relatively new feature on the Patheos website: Patheos Public Square. The current topic...

October 2013

October 13, 2013

Restarting America

HT Jerry Coyne

October 07, 2013

Jesus Actively Supported Hand-Outs

These were inspired by some clever puns by Candida Moss, about how the stories about...

September 2013

September 21, 2013

Creationism and Religious Freedom

Today my class on "Religion and Freedom of Expression" met for the first time. It...

August 2013

August 08, 2013

John Kerry – Would-Be Religion Major

John Kerry Would Major in Comparative Religion John Kerry said in a recent speech that,...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

Nothing New Under The Sun

It is being reported that Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert is saying that same-sex marriage is...

June 26, 2013

DOMA and Prop 8 Struck Down

In a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court has struck down the Defense of...

March 2013

March 02, 2013

Sequestration Lip-Synch Scandal

In the wake of the hullabaloo over Beyonce lip-synching at the presidential inauguration ceremony, the...

March 01, 2013

Jedi Mind Meld

OK, from a political perspective as well as that of science fiction fandom, is this...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

The Sermon on the American Mount

Another gem from Jeff Carter. This time he gives what most Americans seem to think...

January 20, 2013

Martin Luther King Quotes

Some more quotations from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. courtesy of Buzzfeed....

January 15, 2013

Birthday of the Most Famous Liberal Christian

While next Monday is celebrated as the official holiday Martin Luther King Day in the...

December 2012

December 14, 2012

Quote of the Day (Ken Schenck)

I don't think the values of the thirty-something evangelicals have gone away. I think they...

November 2012

November 09, 2012

Did God Want Obama to Win the Election? Will This Be on the Exam?

A colleague shared this on Facebook, suggesting that it would make for a good exam...

November 07, 2012

Christians Need to Speak Out against these sorts of Abominations!

On Facebook and elsewhere, I've begun to see signs of the extremism which I am...

November 06, 2012

Stopping Looking at Cats and Go Vote!

Jerry Coyne's image above seemed worth sharing. It has a partisan slant to it, but...

November 05, 2012

Paranoid Hype in Political Discourse

I wonder how many of those who make ridiculous paranoid claims about presidential candidates actually...

November 03, 2012

Thank God for Mitt Romney’s Candidacy

I think that all those who are concerned for the spiritual health and integrity of...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Breezy Point Theology

This photo from Queens has been circulating widely, showing the devastation caused by fires which...

October 23, 2012

Aragormney

Joe Weaks has created another Lord of the Rings Romney meme photo, as you can...

October 22, 2012

President Obama is a Christian

It is incredibly frustrating to see American after American say that Barack Obama is not...

October 20, 2012

Crazy Beliefs

Almost everyone finds the religious, political, and economic views of others "crazy," and often the...

October 17, 2012

Sauromney

A friend of mine made the the above Lord of the Rings/Binders full of Women...

October 13, 2012

Why Vote for This or That Person for President?

It is sometimes assumed - rightly or wrongly - that people naturally vote for a...

September 2012

September 25, 2012

Will You Vote Jesus or Barack Obama Into Your Heart

Matthew Paul Turner shared this bizarre piece of religio-political propaganda: I wonder why this fundamentalist...

September 21, 2012

Possibly the Most Interesting Pact With the Devil

Rick Perry has apparently made some bizarrely critical comments about the separation of church and...

September 20, 2012

John Cleese on the Advantages of Extremism

This video by John Cleese is right on target. HT Carson T. Clark.

September 14, 2012

A Different Trinity: The Father, Son, and Holy Candidate

Fred Clark shared the image below promoting the Father, Son, and Holy Candidate - or is...

August 2012

August 27, 2012

God’s Wrath Poured Out on Satan-Infiltrated GOP?

I can't understand why the only people who have been saying that God is judging...

August 24, 2012

“Jesus Taught Generosity and Charity, Not Government Assistance”

I've heard this claim a lot lately, and it seems to me bizarre, particularly when...

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