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Meet the Catholic Church’s Newest Radical Nun
I've written in the past about the U.S. media’s often illiterate reporting on religious matters, especially when it comes to Catholicism and their insatiable love of renegade priests and nuns. It’s...
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A Politically Inconvenient Truth
The Constitution of Virginia bans the imposition of any religious tests on candidates for office. In fact, Virginia was fairly ahead of the curve, as one of two states that banned religious tests...
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A Confused Compassion: The Religious Battle over SNAP
In recent days, the nation has fixed its attention on Washington as lawmakers debate the passage of a continuing resolution to fund the government amidst Republican efforts to include language...
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The Religious Left’s One-Sided Shutdown Anger
If ever there was a fight in Washington that could fairly be described as a purely political, it would have to be the recent failure of Congress to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government....
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When Manifest Sin Matters
Earlier this month, former Nazi SS officer Erich Priebke died at the age of 100 while still under house arrest at the home of his lawyer in Rome, Italy. Priebke is most famous for carrying out the 1944...
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Pennsylvania UMC Pastors Vow to Co-Officiate Gay Wedding
As progressives within the United Methodist Church continue to resist and openly disobey church teachings on gay marriage, all eyes are on the upcoming church trial of Rev. Frank Schaeffer, who in 2007...
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Oppression of Middle Eastern Christians Blamed on… Israel?
Reading the headline of a recent op-ed by respected Christian historian and Oxford Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch, my initial response was one of joy. “Why Won’t the West Defend Middle Eastern...
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Sojourners’ Shameless Support for Conspiracy Theories
The mission statement of Sojourners is “to articulate the biblical call to social justice, inspiring hope and building a movement to transform individuals, communities, the church and the world.” Most...
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NAE Continues Push for Arms Trade Treaty
On September 25, Secretary of State John Kerry signed the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), a United Nations treaty designed to stem the illegal sale of arms worldwide, on the behalf of the United States....
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Renegade UMC Pastors See Congregations Dwindle
One of the constant refrains from those who want Christian denominations to embrace gay marriage, abortion, and/or the latest progressive social aim to come along, is that embracing these doctrines...
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As Americans Move on, David Gushee Stuck on Torture
Immediately following his inauguration in January 2009, President Barack Obama issued an executive order banning the use of torture and “humiliating and degrading treatment” on terror suspects in US...
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LGBT Activists Launch Campaign to “Divest” from, “Disrupt” UMC
At the most recent Council of Bishops meeting, pro-homosexuality activists within the United Methodist Church passed out flyers that promised to "Disrupt" and "Divest [from]} the UMC, and even promised...
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United Methodist Women Honor Melvin Talbert
The Scarritt-Bennett Center, a Nashville retreat center operated by the United Methodist Women (UMW), recently presented an award to retired bishop Melvin Talbert. Talbert has been in the news lately...
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Happy HumanLight!: The Nonbeliever’s Alternative to Christmas
It’s nearly that time of the year again. Late December rolls around, and friends and family gather to celebrate. There’s food, singing, dancing around the tree, and games! And at the end of the...
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UMC District Superintendent Marries Lesbian Pastors
The United Methodist Church's official blog UMCConnections reported Monday on yet another gay wedding officiated by a United Methodist minister. But this ceremony, which took place on December 7, has a...
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Persians Bearing Gifts: The Iranian Christmas Charm Offensive
This Christmas, yuletide blessings came from a most unlikely source: Iranian leadership. Iran’s top leaders took to Twitter to acknowledge the holiday and wish the best for Christians worldwide....
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Panel to Discuss Moral Ramifications of US Debt Crisis
Next Thursday, January 16 at 12:00 PM, Institute on Religion and Democracy's President Mark Tooley will take part in a discussion of the U.S. federal government's fiscal woes and the ethical...
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Letter to Paul Alexander Rejecting “Anti-Israel” ESA Conference
The following is a letter from Pastor Victor Styrsky, Eastern Regional Coordinator for Christians United for Israel. Pastor Styrsky has been a pastor and an ally of Israel for more than thirty years,...
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GBCS’ Selective Outrage: Israeli Sewage Edition
The book of Isaiah tells us that there is no rest for the wicked, but there's really none for the just either. In our sick world, there is war, famine, disease, persecution, and poverty in nearly every...
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The ACLU, Abortion and Free Speech
Laws creating protest-free "buffer zones" around abortion clinics is an issue that often divides civil libertarians and social liberals by pitting two of their favorite rights against each other. The...
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