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2015-09-08T14:45:54-06:00

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I lost my editor’s job–but marriage equality won

Last updated on: September 8, 2015 at 2:45 pm By Don M Burrows

As the state moves forward on the issue of same-sex marriage, its residents should try to remember the long view of history, and bravely embrace today’s pride over tomorrow’s shame. Read more

2017-05-04T08:45:05-06:00

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The Lies Christian Fundamentalism Taught Me

Last updated on: May 4, 2017 at 8:45 am By Christy Caine

Whenever I deal with Christian fundamentalists, I bear in mind Jesus', "Forgive them, Lord, for they know not what they do." Because I know how true that is. Read more

Fundamentalism

2014-05-22T07:25:56-06:00

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The (surprisingly!) profound theology of “Heaven Is For Real”

Last updated on: May 22, 2014 at 7:25 am By Dan Wilkinson

“Heaven Is for Real” certainly isn’t worth going out of your way to see – it’s a solidly mediocre and benignly forgettable film. But questions about heaven, hell and the fate of every person who ever lived are always worth pondering, and in that regard “Heaven Is for Real” offers a few theological diamonds in its dross. “Heaven and hell have always been concepts that have been used to control and frighten people.” So says church board member Nancy Rawling... Read more

2014-05-22T07:26:54-06:00

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Evangelicals eagerly trade public prayer for their most “cherished” fundamental beliefs

Last updated on: May 22, 2014 at 7:26 am By Don M Burrows

There is perhaps no greater irony in Christendom just now than fundamentalist Christians’ new and oft-repeated assertions that prayer is merely cultural or ceremonial, that Christians must not proselytize, and that their own religion should never be pressed upon the unwilling masses. Oh, that doesn’t sound like the fundamentalist Christianity we have all so often witnessed and experienced? It sounds decidedly opposite of the ideologies for which Christian fundamentalists are so well known? Well, that is precisely what is now... Read more

Christian Issues

2014-05-22T07:28:10-06:00

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Church Beyond Church

Last updated on: May 22, 2014 at 7:28 am By John Shore

The other day a fellow left this question in the private message area of the UC Facebook page: I am recently in the process of leaving an evangelical church. Any pointers? Any resources regarding being a Christian without a church would be great. Christy Caine, UC’s director of social media, wrote him an answer. First she recommended a few books for him to read (Leaving Church by Barbara Brown Taylor; Too Soon Old Too Late Smart, by Gordon Livingston; Traveling... Read more

Christian Spirituality

2017-08-28T09:29:47-06:00

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Fundy Christian college students who fear knowledge

Last updated on: August 28, 2017 at 9:29 am By Don M Burrows

Lying at the heart of the stereotype of the anti-Christian professor is fear that there might be good reasons to believe a different way. Read more

2014-05-22T07:29:01-06:00

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Professor Strawman and the Right-Wing Fantasy Circus: a review of “God’s Not Dead”

Last updated on: May 22, 2014 at 7:29 am By Don M Burrows

God isn't dead--but after seeing this movie he might wish he was. Read more

Movie Reviews

2016-10-14T09:11:58-06:00

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Getting over “Get over it”

Last updated on: October 14, 2016 at 9:11 am By Sylvie King Parris

How does one "get over" the entirety of their past? Read more

Fundamentalism

Sylvie King Parris

2017-04-09T23:15:27-06:00

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Black Saturday: Satan, Hades, and the Beginnings of Hell

Last updated on: April 9, 2017 at 11:15 pm By Don M Burrows

Christians are reinventing Hell today as much as they were two millennia ago. Read more

Christian History

2017-04-14T08:01:13-06:00

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The Earliest Picture of Jesus on the Cross

Last updated on: April 14, 2017 at 8:01 am By Dan Wilkinson

A splendid depiction of the crucifixion that you've probably never seen. Read more

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