God’s Word Has a Liberal Bias
Oct 8, 2009 Cedarville, politics, theology
The Conservative Bible Project is a tragi-comic effort by some politically conservative Christians to produce a translation paraphrase of the Bible that removes/edits anything that can even remotely be considered “liberal.” It’s not worth writing much about this because the problems with this approach should be so LOLobvious that I won’t waste my time. I [...]
Tags: beatitudes, bias, Bible, Conservapedia, conservatism, justice, liberalism, non-violence, pacifism, peace, prejudice, war, WorldNetDaily, Worldview Weekend
Constantine’s Sword
Last night I watched Constantine’s Sword, based off the James Carroll book of the same name from seven years ago. It chronicles Christianity’s role in perpetuating antisemitism and our disgraceful ties to violent regimes. The story and critique is mostly clear-eyed, and powerful when it takes a personal bent (Carroll has led a very interesting [...]
Tags: antisemitism, Auschwitz, Dresden, Goethe, Hiroshima, Jesus, militarism, Nagasaki, Nazism, peace, terrorism, war
An Open Letter to Christian Troops
Sep 18, 2008 politics, theology
An Open Letter to Christian US Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan: Who and Whose are you? An ex-Army elite powerfully describes why our culture of violence and revenge is diametrically opposed to the radical message of Jesus. Loving the enemy neutralizes the category of enemy.Unfortunately, even with phalanxes of chaplains ready to distort and press [...]