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The Problem of Feel Good Spirituality: A Robust Anthropology
It’s popular in some spiritual circles to act as though humans are just slightly flawed (if that) and that our little missteps are just that; little. One little writing from yesterday by Mark Sandlin...
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Light Doesn’t Hide From Darkness: On Christian Isolationism
For the past thirty years, the Religious Right claimed that the US government and liberals are doing all they can to persecute Christians. The rational response is that such persecution does not exist...
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Hypocrisy, Stupidity, Dishonesty, Ignorance, and Evil in the Bible
Originally posted on Truth is a Man: One reason I find Christianity believable is the hypocrisy, stupidity, dishonesty, ignorance, and evil in the Bible. Take, for instance, those remarkable...
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50 Shades of Decay: On the Scandal of Love
IMDB.com If Christian Grey were poor and ugly then 50 Shades of Grey would be about an abusive and controlling man. But since his abuse is wrapped in a nice suit, wealth, and good looks, it’s “sexy”...
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(Don’t) Let Them Eat Cake!: On Gay Marriage and the Extra Mile
The Illinois Religious Freedom Restoration Act allows business owners to deny service based on sexual orientation. More to the point, the bill allows those in the wedding industry – photographers,...
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The Risen Christ: On Hope and the Death of Death
A chapter from a manuscript that I’ve worked and reworked for the past 7 years (and drastically changed as writing this is what sent me in the direction of Orthodoxy). No idea on when or if I’ll ever...
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Mary as Mediatrix: An Incarnational View
Many Christians find the notion that Mary played a role in our salvation extremely blasphemous. They particularly find the ascription of the title Mediatrix to Mary, found in the Catechism of the...
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Contra Trump or, Am I My Brother’s Keeper?
The current GOP frontrunner – you know, even though we’re over a year away from the presidential election – Donald Trump has stated some pretty horrible things about immigrants (legal or otherwise)....
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Do We Need the Church?
In our fiercely individualistic and overly cynical society the statement, “I don’t need the Church,” has become somewhat of a truism. Typically followed by something like, “I don’t see why I need to...
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This is Your Place in the Universe: The Tiniest of Kings and Queens
Source: NASA It’s popular on social media, notably Twitter and Facebook, to post videos that show how infinitesimally small the earth is when compared to objects inside our universe. They then draw...
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