I took this past week off from the internet. Kinda. Well, mostly just from Facebook and The Amish Jihadist (I did check email on occasion . . . I have students . . . students are needy). But, it was lovely. I surfed. By surfing, I mean I surfed waves–not channels or the internet. I […]
In the past two weeks we’ve landed a sweet number of reviews for A Faith Not Worth Fighting For. So, I obviously have to share them with you. No, seriously, I literally have to share them with you. My publicist told me so. And she plays mean when I don’t listen to her. Think ‘Judas Cradle’ mean. Therefore, […]
Now, this is certainly interesting. The church, of course, has a long history of illegal home churches. From the early Christians to the Anabaptists in the 16th century, Christians have often had to ‘illegaly’ meet in their homes. And, of course, the penalty was often death. So, perhaps the 60 days in jail Pastor Michael […]
Politicians out-Christianing one another for the vote. How chic. What was once a threat to Caesar’s all-consuming power is now Caesar’s best ally. It’s no longer Satan (and Satan’s many voting minions) who concedes termporary power of the kingdoms of this world to all the political whores; rather, it’s Jesus. That Jesus guy certainly has […]
A couple of things to celebrate on this day of your Lord and Savior’s (the nation-state) most sacred of holy days: This book: Reborn on the Fourth of July: The Challenge of Faith, Patriotism and Conscience. This website: American Jesus (and, ahem, accompanying interview). Another book: Myths America Lives By. Perhaps, the most important book […]
First of all, be sure to support the good people at Englewood Review of Books. It’s a great magazine/journal, and you should be all in the ‘in’ with them. Subscribe to their print magazine. Now, please. With their kind permission, they are allowing me to re-print my review of Zizek and Gunjevic’s new book, God […]
Russian riot grrrls Pussy Riot are still sitting in jail for their performance of ‘Mother of God, Cast Putin Out!’ at Christ the Savior Cathedral. You have to admit, that song title is pretty great. And what a venue! Here’s the article. It’s called, ‘God Condemns Pussy Riot’. (I love how everyone always knows what God […]
Pre-script fair warning: this is not your typical Amish Jihadist post–whatever that may be (making fun of pagan Christians, I guess). But since it is the week of HeroesCon in Charlotte, NC, and since this is my blog (thanks kind people at The Other Journal for allowing me to soil your site with random diatribes), […]
Sorry for the late notice, but if you’re in North Carolina between June 21-24, make sure you check out The Wild Goose Festival (which is at the same time as Heroes Con in Charlotte. Arrgghh . . . what to do?! What to do?!). These smelly hippy Christians are doing some interesting things. Plus, you […]