Category: Christianity

Iranian nukes, murderous Arabs and assimilation

    Israel as a Totem for Jewish Identity By Lisa Goldman, Oct 24, 2013 6:26 PM EDT   Jews are smarter than everyone else. A Chinese woman who visits a synagogue is surely shopping for a Jewish husband. Pakistan has “managed to produce absolutely nothing” in its entire history [besides nuclear weapons]. A two-state …

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Embracing hysterical paranoia

Rand Paul’s strategic Islamophobia By Alex Pareene, Friday, Oct 11, 2013 12:57 PM CDT   For normal Americans, the annual Values Voters Summit is an opportunity to take a look at the Republican Party and be appalled and amused at how vehemently anti-modernity and hysterically bigoted it remains despite basically all demographic trends. For Republican …

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Always some prejudice or pretext of religion

A Correction Van Buren, Ark., Aug. 25, 1902. A. M. Simons, Editor International Socialist Review.   My Dear Comrade:  The Cincinnati Enquirer, of the edition of August 22d, publishes a scare-head article anent my so-called resignation from the Catholic priesthood and asserts that “the reason assigned for his withdrawal from the ministry and communion of …

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The end-time transfer of wealth

The Theology of Government Shutdown: Christian Dominionism By Morgan Guyton, 10/01/2013  9:48 am   On the eve of our government shutdown, I wanted to do some research into the theological roots of Senator Ted Cruz, the standard-bearer of the Tea Party Republicans behind the shutdown. I’m interested in understanding what account of Christianity creates the …

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Not an idle question

Romans 1:26-27: A Clobber Passage That Should Lose Its Wallop By Don M Burrows, October 1, 2013   Whenever I’m debating with someone who authoritatively declares that the Bible condemns homosexuality, and who cites the infamous Romans 1:26-27 as proof, I almost always offer this rejoinder: “What do you make of the vocative at the …

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Jesuses per minute

7 Obnoxious Jesus Jukes By Morgan Guyton, 08/23/2013  9:22 am   The phrase “Jesus juke” was originally coined by Jon Acuff in a 2010 post on his blog “Stuff Christians Like.” Jesus jukes are moves that you make in online conversation to showcase your superior Jesus-ness at the expense of other people who have said …

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The third option

Confessions of a Christian Skeptic By Joe Boyd, 08/08/2013 11:52 am   I grew up deeply entrenched in Evangelicalism. So much so, that I made it my career. I went to Bible College to become a pastor. And I worked in the church full-time for about ten years. I was good at drawing a crowd …

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