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Oh my gosh, my blogger friends have been absolutely poetic in their blogging over this Rev. Wright issue. Anthony is terrifically articulate (not so usual for him):
those who are uncomfortable with the qualifier afro-centric Christian theology or black...
Charlie posted a comment over on David Fitch’s post (Zizek, Obama and the Emerging Church) that I blogged about last week. What an outstanding conversation there and on Charlie’s post that started all this for me.
As Christians...
To observe the hubub over something as innocuous as Michelle Obama’s “controversy” is evidence of the America worship that detracts Christians from our higher priorities. It’s not Michelle’s statement that I’m...
Every time I hear Mike Huckabee say he is “100% pro-life”. Sorry . He is not. And its the same for 99% of the people who SAY they are pro-life. Most are the last to oppose an option for war. WAR, the quintessential...
Some really good stuff in this audio, such as:
I’m not in any way telling Christians to withdraw [from politics]. Hell, I just want you to be there as a Christian
In the name of doing good, one of the things we’ve done is...
A VERY good question posed by JKA Smith:
Am I the only one who dreams of a conservatism without nationalism, without militarism, and without capitalism? Can’t we imagine a conservatism without Americanism (just how could a revolutionary project...
This is just downright disturbing language to me, and I like Obama, but this group is discomforting in its use of "nation language" (ie "we believe in the goodness and the potential of the American people to come together...