In Response to Honor Killings
by Christmas Day seems a strange day to write about the horrific, all-too-common practice in Islam of male family members murdering their female relatives in the …
Category: Religion
To be Consistent, ACLU Should Take Up Arizona Case
Using the principle of separation of church and state, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has frequently taken on Christian groups in various cases meant …
Afghan Muslims Riot Over Koran Rumor
A rumor that American troops burned a copy of the Koran brought hundreds of flag and photo burning Muslims into the streets of Afghanistan today. …
Re: The Unambiguous Meaning of the Cross
Steve Benen finally gets something right when he says that the meaning of the cross the VFW put up in the New Mexico desert some …
Teaching the Bible in Texas Classrooms
Sara Story of KLTA reports that a Texas state law that requires all public schools to offer “information relating to the Bible in their curriculum”. …
The Necessity of Mixing God and Science
Lawrence Krauss says that God and Science don’t mix, something that our own Claudia has contended, vociferously at times. Pursuit of logic is a passion with many scientifically-minded people and the pursuit of logic – and logical explanations – can become the object of single-minded devotion. In some cases this process leads to great truths and technological advancements; in others, the forest is lost among the trees and the researcher with it. Regardless, God and science are inexplicably intertwined.
Wiley Drake Embarrasses Christians Again
When I first wrote about Wiley Drake he’d made waves by positing that God would strike Rick Warren down for speaking at President Obama’s inauguration. Unfortunately Drake has laid another, even more foul egg with which to stink up the name of Christianity, by saying that he’s actively praying for Barack Obama to die.
Infiltrating Liberty University
Unlike many incoming students at Liberty University, Kevin Roose didn’t start school merely to learn from his instructors. Instead the Brown student went prepared to dig up material for a book deal he’d already signed to write about his experiences at Jerry Falwell’s Christian school.
My Easter Wish
The fundamental tenets of the Christian faith are that Jesus was God’s son and that he rose from the dead after being crucified near Jerusalem when he was about 30 years old. My wish for today is that you’d seriously consider the matter. Happy Easter!
Culture War Far From Over
The culture war is over? Oh, no it’s not. There’s much more to come. Some important battles have been lost; however, the will and the need to carry on is still strong in America’s Christians.