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The (Second) Worst Religious Idea of the Decade

Cathleen Falsani 1-06-2010

Earlier this month, the nice folks over at The Washington Post's Outlook section asked me to write an essay about what I thought the worst religious idea of the past decade was. I ended up giving them two essays, as I couldn't quite decide which I thought was "worse."

Christian Soldiers in Afghanistan

Valerie Elverton Dixon 5-29-2009

William Faulkner once said: "The past is not dead.

My Advent Calendar: December 22

Diana Butler Bass 12-22-2008

As the days grow shorter, darker, and colder, our longing for the light intensifies. In these lengthened days of winter, the Advent calendar window opened to reveal Mary, the mother of Jesus, the one who carried light into the world.

Mary's Song: A Poem

Lisa Sharon Harper 12-17-2008

Dark times
Regime change.
"How are we gonna make it?"
"How are we gonna live?"
Tomorrow?

Fear for breakfast
Trembling for brunch
Despair for dinner.