On June 19, 2014, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted to allow their pastors to perform “same-gender marriages in civil jurisdictions where such marriages are legal.”[1] As expected, this has caused no small hubbub among American Christians. While gay rights advocates and Christians on the left have lauded this progressive decision and praised the denomination for […]
Jim Rigby recently wrote an article titled Five Scriptures You Won’t Hear at Rick Perry’s Prayer Event that describes a number of passages that will most likely be ignored in Perry’s tribute to the tribal deity bound by the borders of this particular nation-state. While they were pretty good (I especially enjoy the “go to your […]
What’s that sound I hear on the Sunday before the 4th? It’s probably the vast majority of churches in the United States paying homage to its’ nation-state’s tribal deity. Religious rituals, holidays/holy days, and the war-driven liturgy of the masses have turned Uncle Sam and Jesus into siblings (of course, Uncle Sam is the Big […]
It’s so nice to read a glowing REVIEW. It is, indeed, a rare thing. This is not to suggest I deserve it, only that the law of averages must require that, at some point, someone writes something pleasant about something I have written. So, thank you Justin. Even if this is nothing but lies, flattery […]