Anniversary of 9/11
With the tenth anniversary of 9/11 approaching, Dr. George O. Wood shares his thoughts about that tragic event. Anniversary of 9/11, posted with vodpod Continue reading Anniversary of 9/11
Month: September 2011
The World Wide (Religious) Web for Friday, September 2, 2011
HEH. “I’m a Dominionist? I had no idea.” After reading Bill Keller and Ryan Lizza, I was determined to investigate the looming threat of “Dominionism.” Who are these nefarious people? How great a threat are they? They must be powerful, because they apparently influence two of the three leading Republican candidates for president. They had to be quite secretive because I’d never heard of them. And that puzzled me, honestly. After all, I’m a card-carrying member of the Religious Right, with a history stretching way back to the era of leg warmers and real Christian rock. I’ve been to all … Continue reading The World Wide (Religious) Web for Friday, September 2, 2011
The World Wide (Religious) Web for Thursday, September 1, 2011
RIGHT OR WRONG? “The Tea Party has a point about religion and the founding fathers.” In broad outline, Theo Hobson gets the historical facts right: So the conservatives are sort of (admit it quietly) right. The original constitution does not demand the separation of church and state. But it does express an aspiration towards this. And subsequent American history does move in this direction. The watershed is, guess what, the civil war. After the civil war there was a new law, the 14th amendment, that insisted states could not pass laws infringing on citizens’ civil liberties. And in the 20th … Continue reading The World Wide (Religious) Web for Thursday, September 1, 2011
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