Tag Archives: Religion

Lamar W. Hankins : Religion and Secularism in the Public Square

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Sen. John F. Kennedy speaks attempts to allay fears about his Caltholicism before the Greater Houston Ministerial Association on Sept. 12, 1960. Photo from Houston Chronicle / AP.Religion and secularism in the public square Opposing the promotion of religion and … Continue reading →

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Jim Rigby : The Flag by the Pulpit

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from encountering love.The flag by the pulpit What does it mean when we tell preachers not to be political, but place a flag by the pulpit as though the flag were not itself a political statement? By Jim Rigby … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Jessica Ahlquist and the Modern Day Puritans

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Sixteen-year-old Jessica Ahlquist sued Cranston High School in Cranston, Rhode Island, for displaying an eight-foot tall prayer banner in the school gym. Photo by Gretchen Ertl / NYT / Facebook.‘City upon a hill’:Our modern-day Puritans andthe saga of Jessica Ahlquist … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Robert Jensen : Brueggemann’s ‘The Practice of Prophetic Imagination’

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Prophetic politics:Charting a healthy role for religion in public life By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / February 7, 2012 [The Practice of Prophetic Imagination: Preaching an Emancipatory Word, by Walter Brueggemann (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2012); Hardcover, 192 pp., … Continue reading →

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IDEAS / Bill Meacham : Is Science a Religion?

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Images from Wikimedia Commons (top), NASA, via Science Meets Religion.Is Science a Religion? ‘Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and … Continue reading →

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Jim Rigby : Christmas Cancelled as Security Measure!

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Three wise men arrested for illegal possession of “frankincense” and “myrrh.” Art from Dare to Create.Christmas is no time totalk about war and peace When the angels sang, ‘peace on earth good will to all,’ they were expressing the song … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : The Gospel According to Tebow

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow shown “Tebowing.” Whose side is God on?The Gospel according to Tebow By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | December 18, 2011 I don’t normally write about an individual’s religious beliefs unless that person … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Religion is the Elixir of Republican Politics

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Religion as magic elixir. Image from Photobucket.Religion:The elixir of Republican politics By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / October 18, 2011 An elixir is a substance taken to cure one’s ills, or it’s a substance used to carry … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Football for Jesus

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from The Gospel According to Hate. They’re at it again: Football for Jesus By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / August 30, 2911 I can’t quite smell football in the air, probably because of our wilting temperatures … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : San Marcos, Texas, and the Separation of Church and State

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Thomas Jefferson and the separation of church and state. Sculpture outside the Northshire Bookstore, Manchester, Vermont. Image from Artsology.Thomas Jefferson,the San Marcos City Council,and the municipal promotion of prayer It is a feeble and flaccid religion that needs the imprimatur … Continue reading →

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James Noland : Sarah Palin and JFK’s Houston Speech

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

John F. Kennedy, then a candidate for president of the United States, speaks before a group of Protestant ministers at Houston’s Rice Hotel, September 12, 1960. Photo from AP.Palin wrong about JFK:Kennedy’s famous speech on church and state As the … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Happy Birthday, World

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WORLD By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / October 25, 2010 “I’m depressed.” A most common comment. Depressed about what? The answers are various: our dangerous, deaf, moronic leadership, the ongoing wars, religious strife, public and private … Continue reading →

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