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The Iraqis need much more than an election in occupied territory under strict control by the US – though that was indeed a nice gesture (see my post yesterday about

No historical time, place, or series of events exactly parallels any other, let alone such complex realities as our involvement in Vietnam in the 60’s and 70’s and our current

Historically and in the present very strong feminist and liberal voices have been raised against the practice of abortion. Here is a list of quotes form “Feminist Foremothers”. They

How can we as Christians support this man for Attorney General? He, like his boss, is not an honest man (”value a man who speaks the truth” Pro 16:13).

Here are quotes, with my comments, from a man with very strong “conservative” credentials. He strongly lays into this current “delusional” radical neocon Administration, and properly so. (Dr. Paul

These last two weeks I read through the Sermon on the Mount a few times (Matthew chapters 5 thru 7: see it at BibleGateway.com ). It is

Here’s part of my reaction: “No matter how thin you slice it, it’s still baloney.”

I. THE PROBLEM [See a summary of this post.] Matthew 5:38-42 You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, Do not resist

Social Security is not in crisis; it is in good health for decades to come. And it is our friend, as it has been for millions and millions of

King’s letter is one of the many often ignored treasures in American liberal democracy and in the application of Christian moral theology to public life. These are a few

Every year in my Ethics class I assign “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr. In 1963, while under arrest for parading without a permit, he wrote this

A neighbor woman and friend of ours is Navajo, and grew up on the reservation in northwest New Mexico. Since her Navajo spirituality is very precious to her and

Here’s another heartfelt personal story — another good American having trouble with today’s America and today’s American Christianity. (This is reproduced by permission from the “News” page of Marc Bohne’s

Here are excerpts from a sermon by Martin Luther King, primarily on war. There are some very potent remarks here. He was referring primarily to the Vietnam mess, but

Dominion theology is not new, but I recently became interested in it when I read an internet article by Sara Diamond that discusses its influence in the policies of the

[This is not relevant to the current 'Pikes Peak' version of the site.] The tan / maroon (or whatever) colors from the old pre-Christmas PublicChristian site are now available, with the

Here’s a very expressive email I received the other day, printed here with Laurie’s permission. Dear Friends and Family John and I had a truly warm and heart-nourishing Thanksgiving, Christmas and New

My cousin in soCal was cleaning out old emails and sent me this one I sent her a year ago. I still like it. “I’m wading through “Created Unequal: The

What’s wrong with mentioning Hitler or the Nazis? At best we use the word “fascist”, which is like swearing with the word “darn.” The fascists were 2nd stringers.

It is not pleasant to study the face of evil, but it seems good that some of us be aware of its common habits, intentions, and techniques, and spread our

We got a new electronic game for Christmas; so I summoned all my engineering know-how and went to work installing the batteries. The instructions warned me not to mix new