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March 2012

March 10, 2012

I’ve Been Jacked by a Couple Methodists

This post is part of the Patheos Book Club. Check out the Book Club for...

March 08, 2012

Randall Balmer and Miroslav Volf

Those two will be my guests this Sunday when I guest host Doug Pagitt Radio,...

March 08, 2012

“Shut Up, Old Man”

That's what Scott Paeth wants to say to Catholic bishops who think that female contraceptives...

February 2012

February 28, 2012

“Beneath Christianism is a deep fear of the human mind”

Andrew Sullivan money quote: For Santorum, as for Ratzinger, if your conscience says one thing,...

February 28, 2012

Rick Santorum Doesn’t Think You’re a Christian

The Republican candidate for POTUS, who thinks that our president follows and unbiblical theology, thinks...

February 23, 2012

Santorum’s Bible

Mike Lux at HuffPo has this astute observation: Because here's the thing: while you can...

February 20, 2012

Hey, Rick Santorum, Let’s Talk about a “Theology Not Based on the Bible”

Rick Santorum, an ardent Catholic, made headlines over the weekend for saying that President Obama practices...

February 08, 2012

About Santorum’s Minnesota Win Last Night

There are reports coming put of the Minnesota Republican caucus last night that many young...

February 06, 2012

Could You Vote for Someone Who Wears Sacred Undergarments?

Back in 2007 -- the last time that Mitt Romney ran for president, I wrote...

January 2012

January 20, 2012

Why Michele Failed

At the Des Moines Register, a withering look at the failed presidential bid of Michele...

January 19, 2012

Is “Evangelical” the New “Jewish”?

In light of last week's gathering of evangelical leaders, in which they threw their support...

January 18, 2012

What Votes Do You Regret?

There are a few votes that I've cast in my life that I regret --...

January 16, 2012

A Secret Group of Evangelicals Picks Santorum

So, it turns out that I was only partially right when I posted that evangelicals...

January 11, 2012

I Don’t Mourn When a Private School Closes

A host of Catholic schools in Philadelphia are closes. Big deal. 'This is tantamount to...

January 09, 2012

Santorum (the Candidate, not the Frothy Substance) Gets Booed by College Students

Turns out that Rick Santorum's views on gay marriage don't play quite as well in...

January 05, 2012

.035%

125,225 of 350,000,000 That's the percentage of the American populace that voted in the non-binding...

January 04, 2012

Why Obama Wins

Here's why: Evangelicals* won't vote for a woman (see Michele Bachmann) Evangelicals won't vote for...

January 04, 2012

Buh-Bye Bachmann

With Pawlenty gone, and Bachmann (reportedly) leaving the race today, yet two more Minnesota...

December 2011

December 16, 2011

I’m Against Gambling

It may come as a surprise to some readers who think me a libertine, that...

December 11, 2011

If Ayn Rand Were Your Travel Agent

HT: Scott Paeth

November 2011

November 29, 2011

Marine Commandant Says Gays Are A-OK

The Commandant of the US Marine Corps -- who in 2010 testified before Congress that...

November 22, 2011

Need Another Reason To Be NOT Thankful for Evangelical Leaders This Week?

Well, Tony Perkins is happy to oblige. Last week on James Dobson's radio show, Perkins...

November 09, 2011

How Did Mitt Romney’s Mormon Mission Affect Him?

A lot, according to this story from Reuters: To understand why Mitt Romney persists in...

October 2011

October 20, 2011

A Former Fuller Professor Becomes a Lightning Rod in the Presidential Race

I didn't know much about evangelicalism when I matriculated at Fuller Seminary in 1990. I...

September 2011

September 22, 2011

Biggest Problems: Money in Politics

Part of a series on the Five Biggest Problems Facing America: Introduction 5. Unnecessary wars 4. Inequalities in...

September 22, 2011

More Proof that Corporations Are Not Persons

via: Down to Earth HT: (Texas citizen) Bob Carlton

September 21, 2011

Biggest Problems: Medicare

Part of a series on the Five Biggest Problems Facing America: Introduction 5. Unnecessary wars 4. Inequalities in...

September 20, 2011

Five Biggest Problems: Corporate Taxes

Part of a series on the Five Biggest Problems Facing America: Introduction 5. Unnecessary wars 4. Inequalities...

September 19, 2011

Five Biggest Problems: Public Education

Part of a series on the Five Biggest Problems Facing America: Introduction 5. Unnecessary wars 4....

September 16, 2011

Five Biggest Problems: Unnecessary Wars

Part of a series on the Five Biggest Problems Facing America: Introduction 5. Unnecessary wars...