Thursday, May 31, 2018

In the News: Wendy Vitter Refuses to Affirm Support for Brown v. Board in Federal Judgeship Hearing; Americans Display Appalling Ignorance of History of Evangelicals Vis-a-Vis Slavery

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Two stories in today's news I'd like to share with you, both showing the effects of religious thinking and influence on the p...
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

The Roseanne Débacle: Time to Talk About Roseanne's Roots in Salt Lake City and Mormon Culture?

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Literally all that Roseanne had to do was NOT call a black woman a monkey and she... just.... couldn't 😂😂 White supremacy is a he...

Quote for Day: Michael Gerson on Selective Biblical Inerrancy of Christian Republicans

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Michael Gerson, " Trump Exposes the Hypocrisy of Christian Republicans ":

Baptist Pastor-Theologian Molly T. Marshall: "Biblical Inerrancy Was a Mere Tool for the Preservation of Patriarchal Power and White Male Privilege

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Molly T. Marshall, " The peril of selective inerrancy ": I contend that biblical inerrancy was a mere tool for the preser...
Monday, May 28, 2018

Theologian Tina Beattie on Irish Abortion Referendum: "It Can Be Seen As the Assertion of the Common Good Over and Against a Corrupted and Dysfunctional Institutional Church"

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Tina Beattie's reflection on the results of the Irish referendum on abortion is, in my view, exactly right — balanced, thoughtful,...
Saturday, May 26, 2018

Quote for Day: How American Religious Right Tried to Sway Ireland's Abortion Vote

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The Guardian , " Irish Abortion Referendum: Official Results Show Big Lead for Ye s" Sarah Jones, " How American Christ...

Ireland Apparently Knocks Down Abortion Ban; Children Being Taken from Parents by ICE; Pope Francis Does Usual Two-Step with LGBTQ Humanity and LGBTQ Lives: My Commentary

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What does it mean to be pro-life if you defend the life of a child in the womb, but not the life of a child on the border? — James Martin...