Feb 01 2014
New Atheism’s big mistake: Debating creationists solves nothing By Sean McElwee and Abigail Salvatore, Saturday, Feb 1, 2014 09:30 AM CST Bill Nye and Ken Ham will be debating creationism on Feb. 4, and it’s a bad idea for both scientists and Christians. Ham’s young-earth creationism represents the distinct tendency of American Christian fundamentalists …
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Jan 23 2014
Shall The Fundamentalists Win? Preached by Harry Emerson Fosdick, May 21, 1922 One could easily let his imagination play over this scene and could wonder how history would have come out if Gamaliel’s wise tolerance could have controlled the situation. For though the Jewish leaders seemed superficially to concur in Gamaliel’s judgment, they nevertheless …
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Jan 20 2014
Dear editor: Historians will surely look back on this generation as an age when ignorance and silliness trumped reason and progress. Ours is a time pregnant with potential, yet scarred and crippled by war, greed and prejudice. Why? I’ll lay blame squarely on the bane of fundamentalism. Whether in religion, or politics, or the social …
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Dec 26 2013
The Muslim Story Of Christmas By Jawad, December 16, 2013 She was alone, as she was wont to do, worshiping in the eastern section of the temple. Suddenly, she was startled by a strange presence: a man with whom she was not familiar. “I seek refuge from thee with the Most Gracious,” she said, …
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Dec 24 2013
A Christmas apology, and the seeds of hope By Rachel Held Evans, December 23rd, 2013 03:29 PM ET This week we celebrate Christmas, and as a Christian, I want to say I’m sorry. I’m sorry that this season has become about fights over manger scenes on public property, about complaining when clerks say, “Happy …
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Dec 21 2013
Phil Robertson’s America By Ta-Nehisi Coates, Dec 20 2013, 10:08 AM ET I’ve yet to take in an episode of Duck Dynasty. I hear it’s a fine show, anchored by a humorous and good-natured family of proud Americans. I try to be good natured, and I have been told that I can appreciate a …
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Dec 21 2013
Oy Vey Maria! The Virgin Birth as Mistake, Marketing, and Major Distraction By Rev. David Felten, 12/20/2013 1:16 pm There really is something about Mary. Catholics aren’t the only ones who harbor a measure of devotion to Jesus’ mother that can sometimes border on the fanatic. But Mary can be a bit of problem. …
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