For the sake of ten
So, yet again one of Satan’s favorite sock puppets (thanks, Gene!) has turned an incident of natural disaster into yet another instance of God “judging” nations for their sins. I find this curious and...
View ArticleHaiti, Robertson, and the Bible
The fact that the only place saying this stuff is the Daily Show is what’s really sad. That said, well done, Stewart. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Haiti Earthquake Reactions...
View ArticleSatan responds to his Sock Puppet
Looks like Satan has given us a helpful response to his loose-lipped sock puppets. Good thing. Dear Pat Robertson, I know that you know that all press is good press, so I appreciate the shout-out. And...
View ArticleNo national anthem at Goshen, please
You may have already heard about Goshen College’s recent decision to start playing the national anthem at sporting events. And if you haven’t heard about the backlash against this move — quite...
View ArticleNate Kerr on Haiti: Prayer, Solidarity, and Revolt
Nate Kerr has a new article up at The Other Journal responding to the issue in Haiti, and particularly underscoring the theological importance of prayer and solidarity in relation to such events of...
View ArticleJ. Kameron Carter on Haiti: From Theodicy to Christ-odicy
As was mentioned in the comments to my quote from Nate’s article on Haiti, you should also make sure to check out J. Kameron Carter’s excellent reflection on the tragedy. Here’s a quote: For in Jesus,...
View ArticleSatan and sex scandals
I’m sure we’ve all heard plenty about the recent round of abuse scandals among the Roman Catholic clergy. Of course this isn’t exactly new, but this time around it looks like they’re letting the...
View ArticleIsrael and democracy
Apparently Israeli bookstores are systematically eliminating a book that criticizes the extremely violent and illegal settler movement in Palestine. Not too surprising, I guess. But the authors raise...
View ArticleGod bless Rowan Williams
Apparently among fringe right-wing Christian groups Rowan Williams is catching some heat, yet again, this time for his comments in his Easter Sermon. Referencing some recent British political...
View ArticleBacevich blogs
Andrew Bacevich is now blogging at World Affairs. His blog, Anti-Imperialist looks to be a consistent source of helpful and insightful commentary on contemporary issues. His latest post is on the Iraq...
View ArticleUmm, yes please!
I’ve got to say, this recent open letter from Hans Kung to the bishops of the Roman Church is quite arresting. Whether one agrees with every point Kung makes or not, I think the common quasi-catholic...
View ArticleWhy Novak is completely worthless in every way imaginable
Daniel Larison rightly gives Novak a skewering over his recent tirade of stupidity on the ever-further nauseating First Things blog: One of my commenters pointed me to this bizarre item* by Michael...
View ArticleOh god, I need a gummie bear, or ETEWAF Now!
Stop what you’re doing and read the hell out of this right now. Patton Oswalt has written the best treatment to date offering a Hegelian theological approach to saving pop culture through a cosmic...
View ArticleChristianity is not a cultural project
One of the central features of what we might call “post-evangelical discontent” is the general state of being sick of hearing about a “personal relationship” with God as central to the meaning of being...
View ArticleThe irresistible devolution
One of the interesting things about the now old News Corp phone-hacking scandals is how evangelical and radical Christians who publish under their umbrella have gone about justifying their involvement...
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