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5 Comments 29 December 2009

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I turned on the radio as I was driving home this afternoon. The soothing sounds of NPR are a constant companion in my little old Civic. This particular afternoon, Talk of the Nation was broadcasting live from Fort Hood in Texas. It was the memorial service at the site of a tragic shooting just days ago where 13 people were killed and 43 were wounded.

God Stuff, Politics

American Christians & Torture

2 Comments 01 May 2009

I just read this report on CNN.com which found that the more Americans attended church, the more likely we are to support torture.

God Stuff, Politics

Ann Coulter’s Ecclesiology

2 Comments 02 November 2007

This morning I was flipping through the channels and came across TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network). TBN has a special place in my heart, ever since two summers ago when I was living with Brian Schafer in a pre-cable tv apartment and one of the only over-the-air channels we got was TBN. It was [...]

Politics

Tax Exemption

5 Comments 13 October 2007

Now that I’m working in a church again I’ve started to think about this whole “tax exempt status” our churches have. Tax exemption doesn’t really sit right with me. Here’s why tax exemption makes me raise an eyebrow. I had a conversation with a pastor friend of mine several years ago about [...]

Books

Myth of a Christian Nation

2 Comments 25 August 2006

Greg Boyd’s new book The Myth of a Christian Nation was just recently released. Check out this NPR interview he gave here in this Podcast. Check out the book, listen to the podcast and come back to post your thoughts. Do you think Boyd is on the right track? Send to Facebook