It seems that in some people’s opinion, almost everybody these days is a racist – well, at least if you are white. Racism, along with many other terms, is being redefined in modern pop-culture. It used to be that a racist was considered to be “someone who thought less of,…
It is fascinating to watch how people who hold traditional biblical values are now being treated by the media, and other institutions of modern society. It is especially interesting to note how churches and other Christian organizations are trashed for promoting the traditional beliefs and values of their faith. This…
In modern society, everyone seems to have their own ideas about Jesus. He was a religious rebel. He was a social justice warrior. He was all about people loving one another. He was merely a good man … and on and on. The reason there are so many different viewpoints…
New research published in the Academy of Management Journal purports to show that religion perpetuates the gender wage gap. This article claims that men tend to earn significantly more than women in societies with “heightened religiosity.” This worldwide survey found that nations where more than 95% of the people said…
Recently, I had a discussion about the Trinity with a person who is a Unitarian – a person who doesn’t believe in the Trinity (not to be confused with a Unitarian Universalist). It was too long a discussion to fit into a single post, so needed to be divided into…
Recently, I had a discussion about the Trinity with a person who is a Unitarian – a person who doesn’t believe in the Trinity (not to be confused with a Unitarian Universalist). It was too long a discussion to fit into a single post. This is part 2 of that…
The doctrine of the Trinity is a bedrock belief of the Christian faith. However, there is a contingent of people who consider themselves Christians but are Unitarians rather than Trinitarians. They believe that only the Father is God, and that Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit are created beings of…
Are you familiar with the Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSA)? It was founded by writer Michelle Tea with its stated purpose to “give kids glamorous, positive, and unabashedly queer role models.” The way it works is that drag queens (male performers who dress in women’s clothes and perform before an…
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