In light of Judith’s post, it seems appropriate to give a response from the opposite side. Although my beliefs have become increasingly moderate with the growth of my faith (God is not a Republican nor a Democrat), I still have a tendency toward conservatism which I think is justifiable.
Why I am Liberal
Well, if you just look at this girl, you would quite easily come to the conclusion that she is liberal. I mean, come on. I wear flowers in my hair. I steal unnamed flowers from old churchyards and leave them at the feet of sleeping homeless people. I’m a writer and an artist and well,
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Screwtape on Graduating
My dear Wigglesworm, It’s been sweltering down here in the Lower Regions – you would think you were in the high summer of Boston, but no, it’s just hell. Anyhow, outbreaks of gonorrhea and florescent mosquitoes aside, things plod along as usual. But enough about the weather. I note with some consternation that your charge
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Just Peacemaking in the Context of Terrorism and Nuclear Threat
For too long, people have interpreted Jesus’ teachings of peacemaking practices as Platonic ideals, high and beautiful, but not practical in real life. But when Jesus taught the leaders in Jerusalem that they needed to practice peacemaking or the temple would be destroyed, he was talking realistically about a real threat and about the practical
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In Deo Speramus
On Tuesday, a group of atheists filed a lawsuit to prohibit the engraving of “In God We Trust” on the new Capitol Visitor Center. As a former atheist once enraged by the “under God” clause in the Pledge of Allegiance, I can understand why people would file a lawsuit to keep religion out of the
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Christians: Spiritually on Fire or Down in Flames?
Jesus Camp. Dir. Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. Loki Films, 2006. Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady of Loki Films are known for making controversial films, such as their collaborative project “Boys of Baraka” and Ewing’s critically acclaimed film about Cuban Nobel Peace Prize nominee Oswaldo Paya. The pair has teamed up again to create Jesus
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