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August 2012

August 07, 2012

Build a Culture of Hate and They Will Come

The other day, one of those Internet memes was making the rounds, this one lamenting...

August 06, 2012

Churches Face Challenges in Upgrading to Religion 2.0

Pastor Rick Warren has over 600,000 followers on Twitter. Warren’s Saddleback Church in Lake Forest,...

August 05, 2012

The Apocalypse of Otherness: Reflections on the Political and Theological Landscape

by Earle J. FisherR3 ContributorOne of the most common tropes in the Christian faith tradition...

August 04, 2012

Call It What It Is: It’s Not Adultery. It’s Abuse

Jack Schaap was the pastor of First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana, the largest Independent...

August 03, 2012

Interview With Dr. Monica Miller: Author of Religion And Hip Hop

When I saw that you study at Notre Dame, I thought it was interesting, because...

August 02, 2012

The 50 Shades of Evangelicalism

I didn't know that I was an evangelical until I was 22, though I grew...

August 02, 2012

Republican Budget is an Immoral Document

A budget is a moral document. That phrase was coined by the faith community and...

August 02, 2012

Religious Diversity in the Bible

The more seriously one takes the Bible, the more seriously one should be willing to...

August 02, 2012

Recovering a Politics of Lament in Our Faith Communities

One of the most disturbing things about the American public's reaction to the recent theater...

August 02, 2012

Race and the Gospel in Mississippi

As a Mississippian and as a Baptist Christian, I cringed the other day when I...

August 02, 2012

There Is Nothing More Evil Than the Belief in Evil

Listening to the cacophony of the Republican nomination race, and now the presidential hopefuls, I...

August 02, 2012

“But They Are Nothing Like Us”: The Politics of Muslim Men in Prison

“They think that they are us, but they are nothing like us.”An insight or two...

August 02, 2012

Southern Baptist leader Richard Land to retire after ethics probe

Richard Land, the man who became the public face of the Southern Baptist Convention on...

August 02, 2012

Politics disguised as religion

Coexistence and the values of sectarian tolerance differ between the Zaidi Shiite sect and the...

July 2012

July 31, 2012

Black pastors group launches anti-Obama campaign around gay marriage

A group of conservative black pastors are responding to President Barack Obama’s support of same-sex...

July 31, 2012

The Informed Voter and the Beloved Community

by Reggie WhiteR3 ContributorI have very fond memories of my father. From him, I learned...

July 30, 2012

Barriers To Racial Reconciliation: Black Evangelicals And Confederate Gray

I guess one could say that there has been a conversation (some may even say...

July 30, 2012

God Forgives, I Don’t

by Ebony UtleyR3 Contributor and Author of Rap and Religion: Understanding the Gangsta’s GodWell, I...

July 30, 2012

The Journal For Hip Hop Studies: Call for Submissions

The Journal for Hip Hop Studies (JHHS) is committed to publishing critically engaged, culturally relevant,...

July 30, 2012

Politicians, Prophecy, and the Rhetorical Construction of God

by Andre E. JohnsonR3 EditorThe tragedy that hit Aurora, Colorado has brought with it many...

July 29, 2012

Book Review: Thy Kingdom Come: Reflections on Pastoral and Prophetic Ministry

Many people upon first meeting me are surprise to find out that I am both...

July 29, 2012

Separating Religion from Politics: the Future of Egyptian Democracy

One year after the fall of Arab dictators, Islamist political parties have emerged victorious in...

July 28, 2012

In Mitt Romney’s pro-America rhetoric is subtle message that Barack Obama is not

Mitt Romney loves America.Not just the land but the word. It dominates his speeches, appearing...

July 28, 2012

Why Voters Don’t Care About Mitt Romney’s Mormonism

Back in the early spring, polls showed evangelical Christians preferred Rick Santorum in certain states...

July 28, 2012

The Art of Jon McNaughton, the Tea Party’s Painter

With his paintings The Forgotten Man (2010), One Nation Under God (2009), and most recently,...

July 28, 2012

Little Voter Discomfort with Romney’s Mormon Religion

Most voters continue to say it is important for a president to have strong religious...

July 28, 2012

Obama is not a Muslim (and Romney is a Mormon)!

Before I comment on a new survey on religion and the presidency, I want to...

July 28, 2012

Sex, God, Race, and AIDS

It's been 30 years since AIDS came into focus and dominated the Metropolitan Community Churches...

July 28, 2012

The Unreported Political Implications of Pew’s Religion Poll

I love Pew. But the problem with religious academics doing political polls and non-religious reporters...

July 28, 2012

Half of Americans Do Not Know the President’s Religion

Three and a half years into President Obama’s first term as president, half of Americans...

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