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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Oct 03 2013
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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Sep 24 2013
How have we become so spineless?
On laws that must be broken By Ilana Hammerman, Sep. 24, 2013 6:36 AM “Legally mandated destruction.” That is how Haaretz’s editorial on Sunday described the destruction of the village of Khirbet Makhoul in the Jordan Valley. “The structures in question are unlawful and were built without construction permits. The structures were demolished in …
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Sep 14 2013
And from every corner choking agony
The Memories Museum of Dr. Mohammed al-Khatib By Yazan al-Saadi, Wednesday, August 7, 2013 In the midst of one of the many cramped and crowded alleyways of Beirut’s Shatila refugee camp, close to qa’at al-sha’ab, or the people’s hall, is a brown metal door leading to a ground-floor apartment. On the old door, …
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Sep 07 2013
Before the stupidest Western war in the history of the modern world begins
Iran, not Syria, is the West’s real target By Robert Fisk, Friday 30 August 2013 Before the stupidest Western war in the history of the modern world begins – I am, of course, referring to the attack on Syria that we all yet have to swallow – it might be as well to say that …
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Sep 07 2013
A period of penitential soul-searching
Wall keeping Palestinian ill-treatment out of sight is really in Israeli minds By Giles Fraser, Friday 6 September 2013 14.29 EDT Most Jerusalemites couldn’t find Shu’fat refugee camp on the map or give you any sort of directions. Yet it’s less than three miles from the Western Wall, fully within the municipality of Jerusalem …
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Aug 27 2013
This one will run and run
Does Obama know he’s fighting on al-Qa’ida’s side? By Robert Fisk, Tuesday 27 August 2013 If Barack Obama decides to attack the Syrian regime, he has ensured – for the very first time in history – that the United States will be on the same side as al-Qa’ida. Quite an alliance! Was it not …
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