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Visit Outpatient Monk, he’s rad — he’s one of those crazy-smart, witty, sinfully enviable types of guys who calls me his friend. This was a FB post he posted. It took a couple words out of my mouth and added several paragraphs that I never would have thought of. Doug Harrison is an ethicist, Benedictine… Read more Guest Post: A Theologian Responds to Santorum’s Theological Attacks on Obama
http://embed.5min.com/517282165/ Separation of Santorum and State Sometimes this blog basically writes itself. With a Mormon and a fundamentalist Catholic vying for the Republican nomination, blogging is like shooting fish in a barrel. But this post in particular just screams: “ChurchState Guy! Help us make sense of this Santorum guy!” Well, since you asked. Santorum here… Read more
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State has a strong track-record of opposing religious leaders and institutions who overstep their religious liberties and invade the political spectrum. The above link is about the contraception debate that I recently discussed. AU claims that religious institutions do not have a special exemption to “deny the… Read more Americans United doesn’t Get it
It should not be controversial that Romney is Mormon, particularly for believers in the separation of Church and State and religious freedom.
This Valentine’s Day, go out and protect the persecuted. Marry those who can’t legally get married! And be willing to die for it!
The logic of asking Catholics to oppose Catholic teaching makes Obamas position on the pill reductionistic.
VIA Adam McClane: Sweet Home Alabama? Adam is a friend of mine and this post about Alabama’s new immigration laws is really important. It speaks for itself, but I really appreciated his pull-quotes about people in a local congregation not wanting to extend the peace of Christ to the latinos in their own congregation. Wow!
So, the most recent roll-out of the Affordable Care Act (sometimes derogatorily called Obamacare) is to require all insurance policies to cover birth control without a co-pay. This seems great… unless you’re Catholic, of course. Catholics don’t “officially” believe in birth control. There are several other very conservative denominations who also equate birth control with pre-emptive abortion,… Read more “The Pill” on Both Your Houses!
Welcome to my blog about religion and politics. I’ve been posting some random First Amendment type stuff for the past few months, trying to find “my voice” and see what topics seem most interesting. Now, I’m going live! I’ve invited a ton of people to come check it out. So, “HI! Glad you’re here! Say… Read more Welcome! Say Something!
‘Pulpit Freedom Sunday’ Exposed: The Real Story Of The Religious Right’s Attempt To Control Politics Through Pastors This is my first attempt at reblogging. I believe dwiwyd and I come at things a bit differently, but we’re interested in similar topics. And in this case, we agree. dwiwyd: The religious right are determined to get into… Read more ‘Pulpit Freedom Sunday’ Exposed: The Real Story Of The Religious Right’s Attempt To Control Politics Through Pastors
