The Nones
Re: the faith without justice thread, Sullivan writes how a growing number of Americans say they have no religious belief – though this does not necessarily imply hostility towards those who do: In...
View ArticleThe mosque and the will of the people
This I didn’t know: That mosque that may be built in New York City near ground zero is on private property. Via John Cole, NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivers a pretty good defense of why it should be...
View ArticleSigns of the times
Via Atrios, it seems we got a little faith-based quibble down in Texas… FORT WORTH — Stand on a corner in this city and you might get a case of theological whiplash. A public bus rolls by with an...
View ArticleLost causes
Honestly, are they this tone deaf, or is this simply calculated? Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley told a church crowd just moments into his new administration that those who have not accepted Jesus as their...
View ArticleEventually with force
Hm. Kunstler, in his latest apocalyptic rant, notes this: Given the situation, it’s not unthinkable that self-styled Texas secessionist Rick Perry could be the next president. On top of that, the guy...
View ArticleWhere religion IS the public square
You saw, over the weekend, Santorum’s assertion that JFK’s 1960 speech where he talked about his faith and how, in JFK’s view, faith and the public square should interact. For the record, here’s part...
View ArticleZip it, already
I’m with ya: In an election campaign season in which issues such as birth control and gay marriage have made headlines, a growing number of Americans think political leaders are talking too much...
View ArticleAnswers on ‘the answer’
Jeebus. Busy week. But, before it’s over, I wanted to toss something up regarding the reaction I’d gotten to last week’s column, “People of faith are the answer.” Maybe it was the timing, appearing on...
View ArticleBut what if in God we don’t trust?
Go out of town for a week, and all sorts of weirdness await you when you return. So I see where some Pennsylvania legislators, apparently without anything better to do, want to post “In God we Trust”...
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