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Two Fundamentalists Walk into Pride, Part 2
I could tell that these two nice young men were completely surprised by most of my answers, but the one that really made them pause was about Sodom and Gomorrah.…
Read MoreCrossing the Religion/State Line
NPR recently reported that, “Since 1954, a provision in the tax code called the Johnson Amendment says that churches and other nonprofit organizations could lose their tax-exempt status if they…
Read MoreThe Last Judgment
Two fundamentalists walked into Pride, seeking to save us sinners from our lost-ness. They were young and polite, well-groomed and well-trained, and they decided to stop and try to save…
Read MoreJeffrey Epstein and the Perversion of America
It has been known for decades that Jeffrey Epstein and his wife, Ghislaine Noelle Marion Maxwell, promoted pedophilia, sex trafficking, and the abuse of children. This is why both of…
Read MoreGod’s Hierarchy
One of the most highly contested resolutions at General Synod – and the only one that was voted down – was to change the UCC leadership model. It would have…
Read MoreWhat’s Your Terroir?
Over the last 10 years I have been able to do a little wine tasting, and one of the words I have become acquainted with is “terroir.” It comes from…
Read MorePatriotism, Part 2 – It isn’t the same as Nationalism
Among the exceptional speakers we have had at General Synod, Rev. Jennifer Butler was one of the best. She spoke to her work in numerous ways that has focused on…
Read MoreYou Don’t Have to Understand it all to Believe It
One of the greatest mistakes I see people committing is the idea that one has to understand everything about a topic to believe in it. So many people of faith…
Read MoreGod is Not in Control
The idea that God has a plan for each person’s life, or that God is in control of all that happens, is, to me, the greatest fallacy of Christian theology.…
Read MorePatriotism
When my wife and I decided to attend the No Kings rally in Reading last month, she suggested we bring an American flag and hold it up for the people…
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