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Browsing the archives for the Religion Blog category
Well, I only stuck with the title because I think Hitchens would see the humor and agree. Share/Bookmark
Doesn’t Louisiana have enough on its plate?
1 Aug, 2010 in Christianity, Church and State, Design arguments, Education, Evolution, Faith versus Reason, Religion Blog, ScienceI’m not sure this school board in Louisiana has thought this through. Benton said that under provisions of the Science Education Act enacted last year by the Louisiana Legislature, schools can present what she termed “critical thinking and creationism” in science classes. Board Member David Tate quickly responded: “We let them teach evolution to our [...]
Am inspired by this prayer for the Gulf. Here is an excerpt from this litany of “I am’s”: I am a fisherman and I worry about my livelihood. Vast areas of the ocean are closed to fishing, and now oil is creeping into the estuaries and marshlands that serve as fish and shrimp nurseries. Breath [...]
This case in San Jose, CA is interesting. Briefly, the instructor at the community college discussed the origins of homosexuality. The Mercury News reports: The student alleged that Sheldon said maternal stress caused male homosexuality, and that “there aren’t any real lesbians — that women just get tired of relationships with men.” Further, the student [...]
When I taught World Religions and had a component that encouraged students to visit other places of worship outside of their own tradition, I made it a point to remind students to read up on the religious etiquette. This takes it to another level, though, with travelers acting badly. The daily almsgiving occupies a special [...]
Someone once asked me, “Does everything have to be a theological issue?” I’ll let you guess what my answer was. But this development in 21st century worship does raise some thorny issues. I understand both sides. I think the technology can be quite useful but I also take seriously the “embodiment” or incarnational issues it [...]
In my mind, the issue now seems to be how long it will take for the “traditionalists” to head for Rome. It is unclear how many people will leave the Church of England as a result of the July 12 vote, but some synod members said that defections are inevitable. Share/Bookmark
For some the central question is the biblical one, of course. But for others, the key question is the absence of equality. This is going to be an interesting discussion–at least I hope there is a discussion–within the African American church when, not if, when the Prop. 8 case arrives at SCOTUS-ville. The issue for [...]
And I thought I’d had my little rant for the day with my prior post about the Church of England and the subjugation of women. But now this. Oy. The Vatican is preparing to update the 2001 norms that deal with priestly sex abuse of minors, in effect codifying practices that have been in place [...]