Writing Worth Reading
Writing Worth Reading
Evangelicals are making common cause with Romney because to do otherwise is to hand the election to Obama. In so doing, Mormonism comes closer to American mainstream. It's what Mormons want, but there may be unintended consequences
Thought-provoking essay. "The notion that America was founded as a Christian nation is widespread. In the currency of ideas, it’s the ubiquitous penny. But like an actual penny, it doesn’t have a lot of value"
Richard Holloway used to be bishop of Edinburgh. But then he turned his back on the church and became what he calls a Christian agnostic. “700 men in pink frocks sharing student accommodation is not my idea of a great vacation”
Many presume that Christianity and science have always been at war. Little could be further from the truth. "The myth of a perennial conflict between science and religion is one to which no historian of science would subscribe"
"'Militant secularism' makes as much logical sense as 'aggressive pacifism' or 'hardline tolerance'; it is an oxymoron, a cynical attempt to paint equality and fairness as infringing upon the religious"
Most think of Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama as intrepid explorers, bold and honourable men. Few realise their real motivation was to see a Christian reconquest of the Middle East, with all Muslims and Jews eradicated
Former Anglican bishop discusses marriage. "Since the arrival of no-fault divorce without consent, is marriage even a contract any longer? What kind of contract is marriage if you can get out of it more easily than your mortgage?"
The Vatican shows its moral collapse by attacking American nuns. "The bishops are interested in power. The nuns are interested in the powerless. Nuns have preserved Gospel values while bishops have been perverting them"
In the beginning, God created man and dinosaurs, and they walked together in Texas. Or so many believe in Glen Rose, near Fort Worth, where creationist Christians live next to some of the world's best-preserved dinosaur tracks
Compelling photo gallery showing diversity of Christianity, and Easter customs and traditions around the world. Spain and the Philippines could scarcely be more different from sober Canterbury
Sullivan laments state of Christianity in America. Where secular, for many, has come to mean atheist and "the ability to be faithful in a religious space and reasonable in a political one has atrophied before our eyes"
TM Luhrmann is a scientist who joined evangelical churches in Chicago and Palo Alto to find out what was going on there. A world where women had "date nights" with Jesus, cooking special dinners and setting a place at table for him
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"Easter is a mixed-up affair. Fluffy bunnies and confectionery compete for attention with the tale of a young man being tortured to death"
