Some people believe Pastor Charles Worley did more than just smear the image of the Christian faith and denigrate an entire cross-section of the population; some suggest he actually broke the law from the pulpit.
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Catholics around the U.S. are coming together for prayer vigils as a show of support for America's nuns, whom the Vatican accuses of having "serious doctrinal problems."
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As part of our ongoing series, "What is an Evangelical?" author Jennifer Grant used some creativity to get the message across.
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Both religion and politics are concerned with how we should organize societies. Yet the tendency for Christians has often been to begin with the politics and work backwards to find religious rationale for our political beliefs. As a result, most people read the Bible not to challenge our deeply held beliefs, but to affirm the decisions we've already made with our lives.
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I’m coming to terms with the realization that I’m a big, fat fake. But at least I’m in good company.
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This unfathomable amount of money was approved by the House of Representatives in the National Defense Authorization Act. These funds will serve to bring suffering and pain to innocent people, further militarize the world and undermine peace and stability for generations to come—all on the backs of those who struggle at home.
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This week is one of those weeks where everyone seems to be talking, tweeting and blogging about the same video. I received it from several concerned friends with commentary like, “More bad news from North Carolina,” or “How can a loving God hate so much?” The video, which has quickly gone viral in the past 24 hours, is a clip from a recent sermon by Pastor Charles L. Worley of Providence Road Baptist Church in Maiden, N.C.
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How do you step out and take a risk — as a pastor, as an artist, as a parent, as a person — when the job description of a pioneer or a vanguard comes with the assurance of persecution? “Surrender the outcomes,” Rob Bell says.
In The Magazine
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Detroiters often use the phoenix rising from the ashes as a metaphor for the city's resilience. Worms might be just as apt a symbol this time around.
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Even al Qaeda can use re-branding.
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Few people I know believe peace in the Holy Land is really possible—unless it begins with Israeli and Palestinian Christians.
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An interview by Joanie Eppinga with Rebecca Barrett-Fox, a scholar who finds the appalling, the unexpected, and the human inside Westboro Baptist Church.
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Hebrew scripture teaches us that the Spirit of God was not in the earthquake or the windstorm or the fire, but instead in the whisper—that still, small voice. Most assuredly it is. But I cannot help believing that every now and again the Spirit arrives with flapping wings and honking, too. Like that old gray goose.
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Springsteen sings what politicians won't say: We were robbed and the thieves have escaped justice.
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Fairness matters, especially for people on society’s margins—and that conviction goes far beyond tax equity to every aspect of public policy. For people of the Book, it’s much more important than politics; it’s a matter of faith.
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The apostle's attack on elitism in Corinthian church and society speaks a clear message about inequality today.
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E.J. Dionne Jr. Discusses His New Book: Our Divided Political Heart
E.J. Dionne Jr. is a columnist for The Washington Post and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. His new book, Our Divided Political Heart: The Battle for the American Idea in an Age of Discontent, hit booksellers everywhere this week.
