Christian Apologetics and Politics
It’s remarkable how many Christian apologists feature anti-Obama posts, links, etc., as if that were part of defending the claims of Christianity. (If any Christian apologists read this, I think I understand why you disagree with various Obama policies and how your disagreement relates to your faith. I’m just surprised to see partisan politics mixed … Christian Apologetics and Politics
Woman Being Denied U.S. Citizenship Because Her Morality Doesn’t Come from Religion
See here and here. (HT: Evan Fales) Amazing. As someone else pointed out to me, “It seems that Immigration is ignorant of the (’68? 69?) Supreme Court Seeger decision.”
Defending a liberal approach to raising good citizens (rejecting religious-authority-based approaches)
My interview from West Midland’s Faith Forum (one year after the riots).
More Reflections on Gay Marriage as a Possible Constitutional Right
1. My first two posts on same-sex marriage (12-10 and 12-18-2012)[i] were intended to show that for the time being it is very unlikely that the Supreme Court will hold that there is some broad fundamental liberty-right to marry; i.e., one which includes as a component the right to marry a person of either gender, and … More Reflections on Gay Marriage as a Possible Constitutional Right
Hillarious Summary of the Argument from Shotgun Weddings Against Same-Sex Marriage
Over at Preliator pro Causa, Joe McKen presents a hillarious summary of what has to be one of the absolute worst arguments ever made against same-sex marriage. Marriage should be limited to unions of a man and a woman because they alone can “produce unplanned and unintended offspring,” opponents of gay marriage have told the … Hillarious Summary of the Argument from Shotgun Weddings Against Same-Sex Marriage
Freedom of the Press Foundation
Nonbelievers have a strong interest in free speech and a free press, particularly where freedom to publicly criticize religion in concerned. This is particularly clear in Islamic contexts, where religion is socially very powerful. Since censorship is usually deployed by the powerful in protection of their interests, it’s understandable that Muslim countries are often in … Freedom of the Press Foundation
Randal Rauser Nails It: Church-State Separation Not to Blame for Today’s Massacre
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It’s because of no school prayer, of course
One Reason Why Strong Pro-Gay Marriage Supporters Should Be Worried
Whether the United States and the States should authorize same-sex marriage, in my opinion, should remain a matter of federal legislative public policy, and of state constitutional law and/or legislative public policy. Therefore, I strongly oppose the thesis that the United States and/or the states as a matter of federal constitutional law are obliged to … One Reason Why Strong Pro-Gay Marriage Supporters Should Be Worried
Atheist Persecution
“According to its survey of some 60 countries, the seven where expression of atheist views or defection from the official religion can bring capital punishment are Afghanistan, Iran, Maldives, Mauritania, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Sudan.”LINK