Church Leaders Address Israel-Lebanon Conflict

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Monday July 24, 2006 · 9:46 AM PDT

2006/07/24 · 09:46

[Originally posted at Street Prophets]

We have all watched the unfolding violence in Israel and Lebanon with mingled horror and frustration. As people of faith we pray for peace, and as American citizens we call on the administration to work for a resolution to the escalating conflict. Sadly, President Bush has shown little interest in interceding for the sake of peace, preferring to stand by while innocent lives are lost. He is sending Secretary Rice to monitor the birth pangs of a new Middle East.

Meanwhile, religious leaders are calling for an immediate end to the violence. Read statements by a variety of Christian leaders in their entirety below the fold. Read More

Deconstructing the Dominionists, Part V

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Thursday July 20, 2006 · 2:27 PM PDT

2006/07/20 · 14:27

Welcome to this fifth installment of my series, Deconstructing the Dominionists, a critical analysis of several essays in the booklet America, Return to God. As we have seen in the previous installments, Dominionism rests on a particular approach to the Bible, American history, and politics. The unifying theme underlying these essays is the myth that America is a Christian nation that must be reclaimed for Christ if it is to survive. Modernism, liberalism, and religious pluralism are to blame for America's moral and spiritual decline, and the essays in this booklet are nothing short of a call to arms, a declaration of war against the liberal foundations of American democracy.

Please join me below the fold for a discussion of Carl F. H. Henry's essay, The Fight of the Day.
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Deconstructing the Dominionists, Part IV

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Thursday July 13, 2006 · 3:40 PM PDT

2006/07/13 · 15:40

What is at stake here are two very different understandings of the Bible, American history, and Christianity itself, specifically what it means to be a Christian in a cosmopolitan society. The Dominionists claim absolute validity and exclusivity for Christians, relegating adherents of any other religion to second-class status (or worse), they place the blame for America's failings and problems squarely at the feet of the political and social left, whom they regard as dangerous anti-Christian radicals. The Christian left, on the other hand, celebrates the diversity of the world's religions while affirming our own commitment to the Christian tradition, we value and affirm the religious experience of our fellow Americans as well as their right to worship (or not worship) according to their own conscience, and we reaffirm our commitment to the principles of the Enlightenment and of the Founders - reason, tolerance, respect for science, personal liberty, and religious freedom.

Join me below the fold for the fourth installment...
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Dominionism in Action. Reminder: America is NOT a Christian Nation!

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Tuesday July 11, 2006 · 10:44 AM PDT

2006/07/11 · 10:44

We've all heard about the controversy surrounding San Diego's Korean War memorial, a 29-foot tall cross on a hill above the city. A citizen of San Diego - a Vietnam War veteran and an atheist - has sued the city to remove the cross, on the basis of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The ACLU is involved in the case, fighting for the First Amendment rights of all Americans, not just Christians.

Thousands of miles away, in a rural central Pennsylvania county, my hometown newspaper has entered the debate, sparked by an astonishing letter to the editor. Copyright law prohibits posting the letter in its entirety, and the newspaper's website does not publish the opinion page. So I will reproduce only the most interesting tidbits from this shocking letter and fill in the gaps with my own response. The letter is entitled, "ACLU is Guilty of Unholy Alliances Supporting Our Enemies."

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Deconstructing the Dominionists, Part III

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Thursday July 06, 2006 · 3:52 PM PDT

2006/07/06 · 15:52

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Deconstructing the Dominionists, Part II

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Thursday June 29, 2006 · 3:39 PM PDT

2006/06/29 · 15:39

Welcome to this second installment of my critical review of the recently published booklet America, Return to God, edited by Thomas Wang.

Deconstructing the Dominionists, Part I

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Wednesday June 21, 2006 · 1:02 PM PDT

2006/06/21 · 13:02

Welcome to this multi-part critical review of the recently published booklet, America, Return to God, edited by "The Chinese Billy Graham," Thomas Wang. This collection of essays by prominent leaders of the far Christian right has one simple thesis: America must return to its Christian roots or die. In the forthcoming installments of this series, we will work our way through the essays in this booklet, critique them, and offer a progressive Christian alternative.

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How do we reach someone like THIS?

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Wednesday May 10, 2006 · 9:35 AM PDT

2006/05/10 · 09:35

[Originally posted at Street Prophets]

On January 20, 2006, Baltimore Circuit Court Judge M. Brooke Murdock ruled in favor of 9 same-sex couples and one widower who wanted to marry in Maryland, deciding that Maryland's prohibition of same-sex marriage "cannot withstand this constitutional challenge." (The full decision can be read here in .pdf format.) Almost immediately, radical "pro-family" conservatives were calling for Judge Murdock to be impeached.

In the most recent issue of my hometown newspaper there is a letter to the editor penned by the county coordinator for the National Day of Prayer, in which he offers his thoughts on the issues of same-sex marriage and the American judiciary.

Follow me below the fold to read the letter in its entirety. Read More

Lawsuit for Academic Freedom: Islamic Scholar banned from U.S.

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Wednesday March 15, 2006 · 11:52 AM PST

2006/03/15 · 11:52

The American Academy of Religion has joined the American Association of University Professors", the PEN American Center and the ACLU in a lawsuit to prevent the U.S. government from barring international scholars from entering the United States on the basis of their ideas. Read More

On Being Away From Daily Kos

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Friday February 10, 2006 · 3:13 PM PST

2006/02/10 · 15:13

Originally posted at Street Prophets

Consider this a "meta-diary", or at least a piece of self-reflection by "Meta-Mahanoy".

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Pat Robertson Is At It Again

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Thursday November 10, 2005 · 10:52 AM PST

2005/11/10 · 10:52

Just when you thought Pat Robertson might be slinking into the background after the enormous backlash over his fatwa against Hugo Chavez, he's back and crazier than ever. Read More

ACTION ALERT! Call Your Rep. to Oppose the Budget Reconciliation Bill!

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Tuesday November 08, 2005 · 10:58 AM PST

2005/11/08 · 10:58

The House of Representatives will soon begin debating the Budget Reconciliation Bill, which was recently passed by the Senate. This bill is nothing less than a travesty, including massive cuts to essential programs that provide vital assistance to children, the elderly, students, the poor, and all those who struggle to stay above the poverty line. Read More

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