Category Archives: Critique of Fundamentalists/Evangelicals

A Very Unfortunate Book Title From A Very Important GLBT Voice

Mel White’s personal story, shared in his Stranger At The Gate, is a powerful narrative about a gay man’s attempt to rid himself of gayness.  Of course, there is no such thing as ex-gay.  ”Gay therapy” never works, despite claims … Continue reading

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Has Anyone Married A Dog Yet Or Ice Cream?: Checking In On The Impact of Gay Marriage

Last year Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary professor of Christian ethics, Daniel Heimbach, made the following statement about the consequences of gay marriage and his reasons for supporting Amendment One. “It would lead people who love dogs to marry dogs and people … Continue reading

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How Can Any Modern, Moral Christian Call A Bible The Word Of God?

  When a person holds a Bible she or he is not holding THE Bible.  What Christians have is a manuscript tradition.  There is no one Bible.  We have manuscripts, lots of them for the New Testament and not so … Continue reading

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Negative Feedback On Krishna Statue On Wedgewood Property

I got some negative feedback this week from a non-Wedgewoodian group which meets at Wedgewood. (My theory is there’s always some unhappy Christian somewhere.) The negative feedback was about a Krishna statue on Wedgewood’s property positioned near the Jim Rivers … Continue reading

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When Are These Ignorant, Fundamentalist Women Going To Shut Up?

I knew it was going to happen sooner or later.  I knew it. Wedgewood now has a Farmers Market.  On our signage at the intersection of Tyvola Road and Wedgewood Drive, which is a very busy intersection, we list vegetables … Continue reading

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My Take On Conservative Christianity and Liberal Christianity

I do not find conservative Christians sufficiently honest. I do not find liberal Christians sufficiently committed.    

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Prayers For Pope Francis, Nuns on the Bus, Catholic Women, LGBT Catholics, Liberal Catholics, Sexually Abused by Catholic Priests

Pope Francis, in St Peter’s Square, today asked for the prayers of “all men and women of good will” to help him lead the Catholic Church.  I consider myself a person of good will, albeit one who hasn’t felt good … Continue reading

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I Bet You Can’t Say The Lord’s Prayer – I’ll Bet You The Farm

Go on, you think you can do it.  Try to say the Lord’s Prayer.  You’ve got 30 seconds. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30.  Time’s up.  How did you do? My guess is you said this: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy … Continue reading

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Chocolate fails to jump start the General Resurrection

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There is a very strange verse in the gospel of Matthew. After his (Jesus’) resurrection they came out of the tombs and entered the holy city and appeared to many. (Matthew 27:53) Actually, the verse is not strange if you … Continue reading

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What’s Wrong With Your Church’s Worship?

What’s wrong with your church’s worship?  My guess is a lot.  If your church is anything like the church I serve as pastor your church’s worship is in need of radical change. The purpose of worship is to prepare us … Continue reading

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