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Category: Christianity
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Jun 17 2011
Xenophobic panic
“Conservatism Is True.” By Andrew Sullivan, 16 Jun 2011 09:57 PM … It’s funny that Fareed Zakaria and I are now seen as beyond the conservative pale. We were both Harvard immigrants at the same time and definitely right of center (although I always had more libertarian impulses). The core reason I became a conservative …
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Jun 17 2011
I like surprises
Note: The following video is posted in the spirit of what Aristotle called the ability “to entertain a thought without accepting it.” Kudos to Richard Hanna for the quotation from an old Greek guy who was even more opinionated than Christopher Hitchens. (A warning: some of Hitchens’ language is impolitely blunt.) – Monsieur d’Nalgar [tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1Si425yfNc[/tube] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1Si425yfNc …
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Jun 16 2011
Here to plunder
Michele Bachmann Isn’t Stupid, She’s Dangerous By Sarah Jones, June 16, 2011 … Michelle Goldberg appeared on MSNBC’s The Last Word detailing the origins of Michele Bachmann’s far right evangelical politics as outlined in her Daily Beast article yesterday. What madness is this? Will Americans wake up to the looming political threat of far right …
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Jun 15 2011
Guilt by innuendo
The sharia myth sweeps America By Amy Sullivan, 14 June 2011 … If you are not vitally concerned about the possibility of radical Muslims infiltrating the U.S. government and establishing a Taliban-style theocracy, then you are not a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination. In addition to talking about tax policy and Afghanistan, Republican candidates …
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Jun 10 2011
Substantial convergence
God Is Not a Christian By Desmond Tutu, 06/ 1/11 09:25 PM ET … The following is excerpted from the Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s new book, ‘God Is Not A Christian: And Other Provocations.’ This talk also comes from a forum in Britain, where Tutu addressed leaders of different faiths during a mission to the city …
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Jun 10 2011
Uninformed readings
What You Should Know Before Reading The Bible By Kristin M. Swenson, Ph.D., 06/ 9/11 02:17 PM ET … This essay might, alternatively, be called “On Not Reading the Bible.” But then I must hastily add: I’m not against reading the Bible. Not exactly, anyway. Thing is, the Bible doesn’t lend itself to reading straight …
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