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Episcopal Church Marriage Sexuality Theology

By their fruits ye shall know them.

“The Church blesses faithfulness.”

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Culture

Preemptive strike.

“His game from the start has been to foment the old-as-Hollywood canard that the ‘entertainment elite’ (which just happens to be Jewish) is gunning for his Christian movie.”

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Christianity in America Politics

Kerry to Pope: Back off.

“It is important not to have the church instructing politicians.”

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Reading Scripture

Genesis for grown-ups.

“Nothing mitigates Genesis’s skepticism about the nature of humanity.”

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Mormonism

Mormonism + X = violence.

“But sheer instinctive self-righteousness may ultimately be a bigger part of the problem.”

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Culture

Bright bigotry?

The people with the biggest negative shift in their assessment of Islam aren’t Evangelicals.

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Journalism

‘Classified pages implicate Saudis.’

I.e., Boston Globe headline writer seeks work with satirical newspaper.

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Culture Marriage Politics Sexuality

Taking on an icon.

“I think we can get people rights in this generation if we don’t take on a cultural, religious icon.”

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Culture Marriage Politics Sexuality

Uphill battle.

Gay marriage, or civil union laws, will only succeed in the long run when it’s perceived as having mainstream acceptance and democratic — not just popular — support.

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