Sin and Safe Religion
In college I knew of young men who were apprehensive about kissing their girlfriends because they might have a lustful thought. One individual of my acquaintance, for this same reason, refused to hold hands...
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Sin, Hope, and Responding to Tragedies
Conor P. Williams wrote an excellent reflection on why sin is no excuse for inaction in response to tragedy, and I’ve been meaning to comment on it. Although it wasn’t his topic, he captured...
Idealizing Religion
As you’ve probably heard by now, an iconic priest named Father Benedict Groeschel depicted clerics involved in sexual abuse as the victims of seductive youngsters in a now-removed interview with the National Catholic Register. ...
I’m a Bad American
I make it point to assume initially that Mitt Romney doesn’t believe the words that come out of his mouth, but the convictions he expressed in his VFW foreign policy speech may be just...
Did SCOTUS Commit a Sin?
Observing the reactions on my Facebook feed to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act, I have been most intrigued by the religious responses that call upon God to have “mercy on...
The Market Value of Soiled Sheets
True story: some months ago my wife purchased some bedding sheets from one of the nation’s largest off-price retail stores. I won’t say which or give you a hint like “character on Friends” because...
