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Faith in Public Life Dialogue

  • Posted by Nacho
  • March 29, 2007

One of the things I've wanted BeliefNet to do since they started their Blog Heaven web site (even suggesting it a couple of times), and invited me to participate, was to use the opportunity they had with these superlative blogs to facilitate the kind of "ecumenical" exchange and conversation that ...>

First Amendment Power Grab

  • Posted by Nacho
  • March 9, 2007

Frequently I hear from folks who tell me that as a nation, and individuals, we shouldn't show such antipathy toward religion in government. They also tell me that faith-based initiatives and efforts by the present administration are just attempts to redress long-standing inequality against "the chu ...>

UUism and Humanism: Or How I Learned to Like Unitarian Universalism

  • Posted by Nacho
  • February 21, 2007

The last two posts have elicited comments regarding the Unitarian Universalist church, and I want to take an opportunity to comment briefly on the UU because I haven't done so in a while, and because I agree with the comments regarding the UU that have been posted. I also recently had a good convers ...>

A Coming Episcopalian Schism

  • Posted by Nacho
  • February 21, 2007

Today's Washington Post has an article on the latest regarding the tensions between the Anglican Communion and many bishops in the U.S. Episcopal Church. The Anglican Communion primates have provided an ultimatum of sorts to the U.S.:Conservative primates, many from developing countries, insisted in ...>

Spiritual Eclecticism

  • Posted by Nacho
  • February 20, 2007

This is an interesting story at The Washington Post: For Gods and Country, re an Army Chaplain (Don Larsen) who went from being a Pentecostal Christian minister -- to a Wiccan chaplain. His application to become the U.S. armed forces' first Wiccan chaplain was denied, and they took him out of Iraq. ...>

Spiritual Diversity & Rev. Falwell

  • Posted by Nacho
  • January 14, 2007

It is delightful to find some good sentiments coming out of the mouth of such a figure as Rev. Falwell. In a recent essay in WorldNetDaily.com, "Is the Culture Overpowering our Churches?" (isn't that the perpetual concern? Why not, how can we adapt to cultural change?), Falwell actually says two thi ...>

Buddhist Congresswoman Rep. Hirono

  • Posted by Nacho
  • January 10, 2007

The Buddhist Channel has a short article on Rep. Mazie Hirono, a Democrat from Hawaii, who also happens to be Buddhist. While much attention was devoted to Rep. Keith Ellison (Democrat, Minnesota) for his decision to be sworn in with a Quran instead of a Bible, Rep. Hirono needed no holy book - say ...>

On Faith & Pledge of Allegiance

  • Posted by Nacho
  • December 13, 2006

In case you have not had a chance to see it, The Washington Post (through Newsweek) has a section called On Faith, with some ongoing conversations on the quintessential topics (is the U.S. a Xtian nation, should the Pledge of Allegiance have "under God" in it, and so forth). I couldn't resist and p ...>

Soy Makes You Gay

  • Posted by Nacho
  • December 12, 2006

Ah, the net is abuzz with this one: A Devil Food Is Turning Our Kids into Homosexuals by Jim Rutz at WorldNetDaily. Really, you just have to check it out. I just bought a bunch of soy beans today... Here's the PFAW blurb on it: Soy Makes You Gay. Other foods out there that make you gay? How about me ...>

Which of your civil rights should my religion decide you should lose?

  • Posted by Nacho
  • January 1, 1970

TerranceDC over at Pam's House Blend (our friend from Republic of T) has a neat post with a collection of good slogans for those opposed to Prop 8 or any other measure/attempt to ban same sex marriage. Actually, they are prompts for critical reflection on the implications of the passage of Prop. 8. ...>

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