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February 2014

February 12, 2014

I find it rough going in expressing myself

Oh good, another huge snowstorm. A historically disreputable abbot. The archbishop takes sides with the...

February 10, 2014

Erick Erickson says that the Apostle Peter is an idiot who doesn’t understand the vision God gave to the Apostle Peter

"God has shown me that I should not call anyone profane or unclean." If you...

February 10, 2014

Postcards from the culture wars (2.10)

"Everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does...

February 09, 2014

Everyone stop what you’re doing and listen to Panti Bliss

This short speech by Dublin's pre-eminent drag queen isn't about America or the church or...

January 2014

January 27, 2014

People Get Ready: St. Paul at the Grammys

Proven liar Todd Starnes tweeted that "The Grammys mock God, marginalize the Bible" at the...

January 15, 2014

Are Indiana pastors routinely committing assault on Sundays?

Pastors in Indiana are routinely committing "behaviors that are already designated as crimes" -- assault,...

December 2013

December 23, 2013

Utah? Yes, Utah. Wow.

On Tuesday I posted that neat animated .gif showing the march of history toward marriage...

December 11, 2013

Mark Driscoll cannot escape the shame of his willingness to associate with Janet Mefferd

Let's stop treating Janet Mefferd like she's some kind of good, honest journalist for calling...

December 11, 2013

Loaves and cakes: Jesus tramples on the religious liberty of his disciples

"Hold on a minute, there, Jesus," the twelve said. "Some of these people might be...

November 2013

November 21, 2013

Paprocki’s ‘exorcism’ failed. What does the outcome of this spiritual experiment tell us?

Paprocki's experiment was not a test of the relative power of Christ and the church...

November 06, 2013

Marriage equality in Illinois, 15 … 16 … 17 …

The surprising speed of this vote has sunk my marriage equality office pool -- I'd...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

Postcards from the culture wars

A barbershop sermon for the ages; the religious right is not in retreat; a Dozen...

October 19, 2013

New Jersey people they will surprise you

I've been cautiously monitoring the court battle over marriage equality in New Jersey, the place...

October 07, 2013

A gay (Gol)goth(a) scene

It's not possible to stand with only some people against the bullies, or -- to...

October 07, 2013

Postcards from the culture wars (10.7)

Pope Francis, Saudi morality police, Lysol, Mary Magdalene, Chvrches, white male theology, improperly directed hate...

October 02, 2013

Who said this?

"I would rather die in the battle for truth than continue living under the chaos...

September 2013

September 25, 2013

Postcards from the culture wars

"We need 100 more like Jesse Helms in the Senate," said a senator doing his...

September 11, 2013

Texas evangelicals argue against evangelism

If you're an evangelical Christian and you find yourself arguing that "religious liberty" means that...

September 10, 2013

Be wise as serpents and innocent as doves

DeLong's apology notes that he hadn't just misread Sullivan -- he had misread the public...

September 05, 2013

More about the NALT Christian Project

Amethyst Marie: "I am the little girl in Sunday School who’s always the first to...

September 04, 2013

Jesus Is Not At All Like That (my video for the NALT Christians Project)

I never made a YouTube video before, and that probably shows, but when John Shore...

September 04, 2013

The NALT Christians Project offers permission and an invitation

Here is the testimony of the faithful. Here are Christians from all over the place...

September 03, 2013

The Power of Gay is more than more than conquerors

The Power of Gayness is more powerful than death. It is more powerful than life....

August 2013

August 29, 2013

Complementarians see women and ‘gag’

For these folks, men's authority over women and women's submission to that authority is a...

August 27, 2013

Versus and clobber verses: ‘It’s an almost impossible situation’

But the next word Peter says is "but." "The Bible says one thing, but ..."...

August 27, 2013

Mugabe, Putin and The Gospel Coalition?

It would be wrong and unfair for us to make a facile leap to the...

August 26, 2013

Satanists did not kill pony or turn woman into lesbian

"Initial media reports linked the death of the pony to satanic cults and ritualistic killing,"...

August 22, 2013

The theology of assholes: More on ‘the insolent and sicklily squeamish mind’ of The Gospel Coalition

Everybody has one. I have one. So do you. So's your mother. Jesus had one....

August 22, 2013

50 Shades of The ‘Gospel Coalition’

The "Gospel Coalition's" Thabiti Anyabwile imagines -- in great detail -- what other couples may...

August 13, 2013

Flipping the script on Russia’s anti-gay persecution

Thers: "Would there be any question whatsoever of the United States of America participating in...