What a ‘Christian Country’ Might Look Like
Next time you hear someone, anyone, assert that America is or should be a “Christian Nation,” I offer these thoughts and questions for consideration. Let’s Imagine a Christian Country Our…
Tag: separation of church and state
Debunking the Bunkum
Some believers like walls, especially if they keep out the “bad,” scary or “evil” influences, or if the walls keep in the “true faith” and protect the faithful. The Wall…
True Religious Freedom
This Opinion piece was published in our local paper today: On True Religious Freedom At times I can’t resist responding to people like the woman who wrote with anger and…
God for President?
I’m a strong and outspoken supporter of wall of separation between Religion and State. But what about religion in politics? Should they, or could they, be kept completely separate? Fact…
Invocations
“Invoke: to call upon; cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument.” As one who has spoken many an…
Question of the Day
Maybe I’ll make this an ongoing series … I wonder: Since we hear so much from our Pious Preacher Politicians and their faithful followers about “Christian Persecution” (TM) here and…
“God” is Trusted in My State!
In my state of North Carolina, we can choose license plates that say: First in Flight (my favorite, because of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk) First in Freedom (the…
Intersections
A few weeks ago I posted “Freethought, Faith and the Future”–a call for the bridging of divided communities through honest conversation, deeper understanding and formation of sincere relationships leading to…
