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Luther at 500
Five hundred years ago, on the last day of October, an event occurred that would reverberate across Europe and change the structures of both religion and government. On that day a 34-year-old theology professor and preacher at the University of … Continue reading
Posted in Sociocultural
Tagged bible, Catholic, Constance, democracy, enlightenment, Gutenberg, Hobbes, Hus, Lateran, Locke, Lutheran, Martin Luther, Medieval, pope, print, Protestant, reformation, religion, Wittemburg, Wycliff
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Islamophobia Rises
On Wednesday, March 9th, Anderson Cooper of CNN conducted an interview with the leading candidate in the Republican primary race for President. This is a small (and oft-repeated) snippet from that conversation: Anderson Cooper: “Do you think Islam is at … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Sociocultural
Tagged bible, Bill Maher, Christian, conservative, GOP, hate, immigration, ISIS, Islam, Koran, Muslim, Qu'ran, Republican
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Merry Whatever!
It’s amazing what things have come to in the last few years. Recently I walked into a store to do some Christmas shopping and was greeted by an employee who wished me a Merry Christmas before he asked me how … Continue reading
Fundamental Bias
As I write today, history is repeating itself. The bad news: Many human beings are once again demonstrating that they are both (1) capable of gross insensitivity and (2) ignorant of history. The good news is that we seem to … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged bible, constitution, discrimination, gay, Indiana, Jesus, New Mexico, pizza, religion, religious freedom, RFRA, Richland, Roseville, Supreme Court
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WWJ Not Do?
The Family Research Council (FRC) is one of those modern evangelical Christian organizations that believes they know the truth about biblical commandments. They have absolute knowledge that their own narrow interpretation of the bible is correct, and that the resulting … Continue reading
Supreme Marriage
The Supreme Court is currently working on two cases regarding same-sex marriage. The first (Hollingsworth v. Perry) would determine whether or not to overturn the Ninth Circuit court’s decision that found California’s Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional. Prop 8 banned … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, bible, civil rights, congress, conservative, DOMA, gay, homosexual, justice, LGBT, marriage, polygamy, Proposition 8, same-sex, states rights, Sureme Court
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