Friday, May 3, 2013

Commentary Tidbits

The Advocate: American 'Ex-Gay' Movement Paves Way for Global Harm

Crooks and Liars: On Fox News, Christian Activist Claims the Age of Enlightenment Led to the Holocaust

The Guardian: National Prayer Day and the Insidiously Coercive Religiosity of its Promoters

Washington Post: My National Day of Prayer petition? Reason.

Love, Joy, Feminism: Did R. C. Sproul Jr. Incite Anti-Abortion Violence?

CNN: When religious beliefs become evil: 4 signs

A Voice from the Foothills: Stop Projecting Your Crap on Me!

Religion Dispatches: Check Your Caller ID, Jesus Is Calling

The Way Forward: The Human Condition According to Evangelicals

4 comments:

  1. I just read the CNN piece about the 4 signs. It's disturbing how many religious groups have these characteristics.

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    1. Donna -- I thought the same thing as I read through the piece.

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  2. Here is a religious group that does not have those 4 characteristics: http://www.calgaryjournal.ca/index.php/ourcity/news/1688-the-faith-of-pam-rocker
    Although I had thought that more than 8 out of 28 United Churches were safe places for the LGBT.

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    1. Prairie Nymph -- Thanks. I'm glad she found a spiritual home that accepted her.

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