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2015-10-11T23:29:01-06:00

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A Gay Pastor Explains What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality

Last updated on: October 11, 2015 at 11:29 pm By Dan Wilkinson

Unfundamentalist Christians founder John Shore recently shared a letter from a gay Christian who is struggling with his sexuality and faith. Among the many encouraging comments on that post was one from a gay pastor who beautifully explained his understanding of the Bible, Christianity, and sexuality. Read more

2016-10-14T09:13:26-06:00

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No One Else Is Entitled to Our Bodies

Last updated on: October 14, 2016 at 9:13 am By Lynette Cowper

In China, millions of women have been forced to have abortions, whether they wanted them or not. Because their government felt entitled to women’s bodies. In many nations throughout the world, female genital mutilation is commonly practiced. Because their communities feel entitled to women’s bodies. In the US between 1900 and the 1970s between 100,000 and 150,000 women — disproportionately women of color, as well as poor women and the mentally challenged — were forcibly sterilized in federally funded eugenics... Read more

2015-10-03T10:51:11-06:00

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Why Are There Tears in Heaven?

Last updated on: October 3, 2015 at 10:51 am By Guest Contributor

I've always wondered why there would be tears in heaven. The only reason I could imagine, amidst what I believe will be unimaginable beauty and celebration, was that someone I loved on earth wasn't there. But now I have new reasons. Read more

Christian Spirituality

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2016-03-28T13:08:16-06:00

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What Must I Believe to Be a Christian?

Last updated on: March 28, 2016 at 1:08 pm By Guest Contributor

When somebody claims the title “Christian” for themselves, whether they are progressive or conservative or another “-ive,” chances are you can infer at least a few of their beliefs. Read more

Christian Spirituality

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Christian Chiakulas

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2015-09-30T12:50:26-06:00

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Putting Words in Paul’s Mouth: “Women: Shut Up!”

Last updated on: September 30, 2015 at 12:50 pm By Dan Wilkinson

"Women should remain silent in the churches." Few Christians actually follow Paul’s command. It's often explained away as a cultural artifact, perhaps addressing a specific situation involving a group of unruly wives in Corinth. But an across-the-board prohibition against women speaking that's applicable to the modern church? Surely not! Read more

2015-11-15T18:30:35-06:00

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Could you be so holy that you wouldn’t be sad when your children go to hell?

Last updated on: November 15, 2015 at 6:30 pm By Guest Contributor

There may be no doctrine from the mainstream body of orthodoxy more staggering than “eternal conscious torment,” that doctrine which proposes hell involves the never-ending unimaginably intense torment of people in body and soul. Read more

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2015-09-24T11:34:29-06:00

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B.S.’s no BS speech at Liberty University should challenge all of us

Last updated on: September 24, 2015 at 11:34 am By Chuck Queen

Bernie Sanders is not a Christian. He is a Jew, though he does not profess to be deeply religious. However, the vision he recently expounded in a speech to the students and faculty of Liberty University, the school founded by the Baptist fundamentalist Jerry Falwell, sounded more Christian than many Christians. Read more

2015-09-24T08:08:12-06:00

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Why do so many conservatives oppose Pope Francis?

Last updated on: September 24, 2015 at 8:08 am By Guest Contributor

It seems that even the vicar of Christ can be given such preposterous titles left normally for men like Adolph Hitler and Henry Kissinger. Though, as I recover from my abrupt laughter, I realize that I’m not incredibly surprised. Read more

2015-09-22T19:11:21-06:00

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I’m not a fan of the Pope and you shouldn’t be either

Last updated on: September 22, 2015 at 7:11 pm By Dan Wilkinson

As the hullabaloo over Pope Francis' visit to America reaches a fever pitch, it's important to keep in mind some sobering realities about the organization he leads. Read more

2015-09-20T11:56:51-06:00

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I caused a bomb scare on a military installation and got in less trouble than Ahmed Mohamed

Last updated on: September 20, 2015 at 11:56 am By Dan Wilkinson

I realized that I knew exactly what happens when there’s really a bomb scare -- because I’d caused one myself -- and that Ahmed’s story bore no resemblance to my own experience. Read more

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