Do Jews Even Live in Glen Ridge, New Jersey?
All this because of one young woman raising her voice, one person asking for representation, a movement began here that created light, hope, and a feeling of inclusion for all.
Category: Religion
Obsolete Philosophy: The Old Gods, AKA Politics and Religion
I’m completely wrong in my conclusion, of course, but I do think that there is a nut of something worth exploring about religion in the middle parts
OT Contributor Network: En Route Podcast w/Dennis Sanders on Southern Baptist Convention
The latest podcast from OT contributor Dennis Sanders has Andrew Donaldson talking about the Southern Baptist Convention and Afghanistan.
The Southern Baptist Convention, Far Past The Age Of Accountability
These issues inside an organization like the Southern Baptist Convention are not about theology or faith at all, but about power and money
OT Contributor Network: Heard Tell Podcast w/Jennifer Greenberg
With yet another abuse scandal in the news, this time in the SBC, we turn to our friend Jennifer Greenberg to talk about how abusers operate.
OT Contributors Network: Spheres of Influence Podcast with Napp Nazworth
OT Contributor Dennis Sanders talks to Napp Nazworth, who made headlines for leaving the Christian Post over its support of Trump.
Requiring a Bit Of An Adjustment: Explaining the Santo Daime Church
Explaining Santo Daime as a very different type of religious practice, and perhaps expand the tent for what most would consider a religion
SCOTUS Strikes California’s In-Home Covid Limits: Read It For Yourself
The Supreme Court struck down in-home Covid limits that were part of California’s Covid restrictions 5-4. Read it for yourself
OT Contributor Network: Spheres of Influence Podcast w/Dennis Sanders
The latest Spheres of Influence Podcast from our friend and Ordinary Times contributor Dennis Sanders.
A Parson’s Apocalyptic Journey
An apocalypse reveals what has been hidden before…and this is very clear when it comes to the church and my role as a pastor.
Catholic Church Tries To Have Its Cake And Eat It Too
The Catholic Church simultaneously wants credit for the good that it promises to do and ignorance of the evil that it has done up until now.
Aesthetics Revisited: A Lutheran, Catholic School, and Brideshead
I invite you to be enthralled with Brideshead Revisited, which makes a television masterpiece of a literary masterpiece
Lent!
this is when we listen to a lovely rendition of Ave Maria and, in recent years, discuss what we’re giving up for Lent.
SCOTUS Rules in South Bay v Newsom II: Read It For Yourself
In South Bay v Newsom II SCOTUS rules California Gov Newsom cannot ban indoor worship by application, but then it gets complicated
One Is the Loneliest Number
If there is not a one atop the denominator, there is no longer a declaration of The Faith; instead, adherents are reduced to arguing probabilities.
What Does God Need With a Political Starship?
Faith and politics are not strangers in America, but this is coming at it a tad high. Did we as a people learn nothing from Star Trek V?
An Origin Story of Religious Populists
If evangelical political thought wasn’t formed within the broad swath of the conservative press, where was it formed?
The Time Mike Foiled A Jesuit Conspiracy To Infiltrate And Seize New Brunswick
The following story is meant to be humorous. As far as we know Mike Pence did not, in fact, foil a Jesuit conspiracy.
I Miss Prayer
It is completely banal in its utter ordinariness, and it is vital for precisely that reason. Prayer provides us with value and meaning in a desperate age.
SCOTUS Hands Religious Institutions Two Important Victories
The Supreme Court released two of its five remaining decisions today; both were 7-2 and both were a victory for the religious.
