Politics

What It Takes to Get Bi-Partisan Action from Congress

Byhenry September 6, 2016

Ticket scalping. Civilization will surely fall if they don’t get together on this one!

Christianity | Diversity | Interfaith Dialogue | Politics

Criticizing Religions
Byhenry September 17, 2006
I have long been an advocate of permitting criticism of Christianity, because I think allowing such criticism is good for my religion. I have friends who would regard my religion as a delusion, and I encourage them to speak directly about what they believe. This is not a matter of commitment to legal free speech,…
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Progressives, Minimum Wage, and Strategies
Byhenry June 21, 2006
I receive regular newsletters from the Christian Alliance for Progress, and I really appreciate that organization for its work to reclaim Christianity from the religious right. Christianity is about moral and ethical values, and about caring for our neighbor, and not about making small numbers of people rich or about right wing politics. None of…
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A New Testament Political Theology
Byhenry March 30, 2012
Dave Black has some very useful comments on political activism, responding to a video by N. T. Wright, which I’ll embed here: I appreciate this video for several items, but I even more appreciated Dave Black’s comments. I personally am politically active. I always vote. I often advocate for various causes or candidates, and…
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Georgia and Ossetia – Asking the Right Questions
Byhenry August 15, 2008
I am not proposing answers at this point, because I haven’t had time to study the situation in any detail, but it seems to me the right time to point out some problems with the questions. It appears to me that almost everything I read about the situation with Georgia, Russia, and Ossetia involves ad…
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Politics | Religion

Ignorant of Church Domes
Byhenry November 19, 2010
I think the combination of ignorance and bigotry expressed by opponents of this church is both said and somewhat frightening. (HT: Dispatches)
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We Now Pause for a Bit of a Rant
Byhenry January 24, 2017
Scot McKnight (whose work I deeply appreciate) quotes Dennis Prager (whom I rarely read) on his site, talking about the difference between the “left” and “liberals.” You can follow the link to read what set me off. Labels are necessary if we are to communicate. Words are, pretty much, labels. All labels have limitations. The…
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