Saturday, September 23, 2017

David Gushee's Still Christian: Following Jesus Out of American Evangelicalism on His Experience When He Spoke Out vs. Anti-LGBT Theologies

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In his book Still Christian: Following Jesus Out of American Evangelicalism (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2017), David P. Gushee...
Thursday, September 21, 2017

Google's "Top Stories" re: Fr. James Martin Right Now? All Vile, Hateful, Lie-Filled Personal Attacks by Church Militant — Google's Continuing Irresponsibility with "Top Stories"

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Google James Martin now, & the top 3 stories Google recommends are vile, hate-filled, lie-filled attacks on him from Church Milit...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Bridge-Building with the Catholic and LGBTQ Communities, and the "Both Sides" Argument: More Critical Responses

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54 years ago today, four black girls were killed by white supremacist terrorists in a bombing at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham...
Tuesday, September 19, 2017

On the (Hateful Homophobic) Vitriol Eating Away at the Communion of the Church: "If Good Religion Slumbers and Stagnates, Bad Religion Is the Alternative"

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I see connections galore between these good articles I've read in the past few days. Do you, too, I wonder? Laura Donlon , ...

Two Obituaries, Two Very Different Stories of What Family Is About: Who Counts, Who Doesn't, and the Role Churches Play

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Two obituaries, two very different stories about what family is about — who counts, who doesn't, who is included, who may be excl...
Monday, September 18, 2017

Father James Martin, SJ, on What LGBTQ Folks Experience at Hands of Many Catholics: "The Level of Hate, Personal Attacks and Homophobia Is Breathtaking"

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Brian Roewe , "Fr. James Martin in social media fray over LGBT conversation": 
Thursday, September 14, 2017

Faith Defined as Dogma Is Weaponized Faith: A Theological Footnote to Father Jenkins' Response to Senator Feinstein re: Catholic Dogma

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I'd like to add a theological footnote to what I posted yesterday reflecting on the recent claim of Notre Dame University presid...