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Mostly politics this week… Continue reading →

Wheaton, the Pope, Target and “big data”… Continue reading →

An eclectic mix of stories this week… Continue reading →

‘The tendency of religious pluralists is to flatten out the distinctives of each religion and try to compress them onto a procrustean bed of universal religion rather than allow them to articulate their own God, in their own grammar, narrative, diversity, and history. The greatest respect we can pay to the adherents of other faiths is not to tell them who their God is – “Your God is just like ours but with a few funny quirks,” which sounds terribly condescending – but to allow them to speak of their own God as their God without turning him/her/it/them into an avatar of one’s own God. Respect for “others” is not about denying the differences, but respecting those differences as what makes someone else’s faith precious to them.’ Continue reading →

Lots about suffering this week… Continue reading →

I’ve collected quite a few interesting bits over the last few months, but haven’t had time to put them together into a post. But, here they are–enjoy… Continue reading →

More Titillated Than Thou – The Baffler – An excellent takedown of so-called “bonnet-rippers”–Amish romance novels popular among evangelical women. What does our fascination with this genre say about our values and sub-culture? New Parents: Your Sex Lives Are Going to Change … Continue reading →

Jared Fogle, Ashley Madison, Planned Parenthood and Our Men Without Chests – The Wardrobe DoorThe Wardrobe Door. What do Pope Francis and Julius Malema have in common? | Johan Fourie’s blog. The Breakthrough Institute – The Return of Nature Why … Continue reading →

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