Tag: religion
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Office Evangelism
When it comes to office life, I have a “separation of church and state” mindset. I don’t have a lot of tolerance for religious preaching there. If there’s to be any talk of religion, it ought to be between two consenting adults, much like most other activities. For that matter, I have a hard time…
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Evangelicalism in the Trump Era
I grew up in the Evangelical Christian world. Its various tenets that were most vaulted were: Missions (spreading the Gospel to other nations) Marriage sanctity and nuclear family (one man / one woman, having children) Christian education (curriculum designed for Christian families to be apart from non-Christian public education) American patriotism (gun rights, strict Constitutional…
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Liturgy and Eucharist
For the past several years, I’ve found myself undergoing what can only be described as a thorough reckoning. “Do I really believe all this stuff?” is a question I would subconsciously ask myself as often as I ate food.
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The Language of God review
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief by Francis S. Collins My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really loved this book. Collins helped me wrestle with the very real possibility of “a third way” to be a spiritual being and yet also fully endorsing of material science. The false dichotomies in…
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Life After God review
Life After God by Douglas Coupland My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have an embarrassing number of highlights, underlines, and margin notes in this book. I’m a picky person with picky tastes, and yet this is one of those few books that just resonated with me deeply. It’s format is unique, which I think…