For years, the religious right has talked about building a "culture of life" in this country--one in which abortion is a thing of the past. We already know how far they're willing to go. By...
More often than not, the Bible is used to condemn LGBT people. Using the Bible to further discrimination is not a new concept. Over the years, the Bible has been used to condone segregation, condone...
I am a southern pastor and an educated professor who lives in rural Arkansas amidst folks who own guns and vote Republican. I hold college degrees, I preach in two churches, and I teach history...
Religious leaders find ourselves in a unique situation in this country today. As people who have been divinely called to preach the gospel, we have to carefully guard our words so that we don’t become...
Yesterday was National Daughter's Day! I know this because Facebook told me so; well, maybe not Mark Zuckerberg himself, but all my friends on Facebook were posting pictures of their daughters and celebrating National Daughter's...
Our family doesn't celebrate it as a Christian holiday, but as a beloved tradition -- because it's not a Christian holiday.
There is an epidemic of self-righteousness in America today, and it's spreading like wildfire with no end in sight. Every day, no matter if it's local news, cable news, talk radio, or social media you're...
If you listen to Christian conservative radio and television long enough, you can take it to the bank that most of what you hear will be tone-deaf and unhinged. But even with those low expectations...
March in Arkansas can go either way: still below freezing and snowing, or already 80 degrees and humid. Driving down the two lane highway on the edge of the Ouachita Forest that March day was...
I am a pastor. As a member of the clergy I have a calling to bring love and peace to every situation. My life is dedicated to bringing people to a place of community and...
John Wesley, founder of the religious movement known as Methodism, was a very spiritual man. He woke every morning at 4am to read from his Bible and pray for three hours. He was well educated,...
If you have as many LGBT friends as I do, inevitably you'll hear gut-wrenching stories about how they were effectively thrown out of their own families after coming out--presumably in the name of "loving the...
There are a number of things I wish to address about the current "bathroom controversy."
1. The President did not issue an Executive Order.
That's what I keep seeing everyone post about. The U.S. Department of Justice...
Christofascist Host: Protests Against Trump Are ‘Satanic’ And ‘Breaking God’s Laws’ (AUDIO)
Darrell Lucus
For the longest time, I wondered how the religious right could have possibly stood by Donald Trump after the "Access Hollywood" tapes broke. I knew that abortion and marriage equality were BFDs for this crowd....
Last week, we covered Sikhism, an Indian religion that focuses on peace. This week, we are covering another Indian religion- Hinduism.
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The Basics.
Just some facts on Hinduism before we delve deeply into this religion.
Hinduism...
A group of Clergy members in Arkansas held a press conference in Little Rock on December 18 to announce a statement of unity aimed at supporting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The following are...
I've been blogging for the better part of a decade, and for much of that time I've had a particular interest in turning the hot lights on the religious right. This is partly because I...
Historian: The Koran Is NOT More Violent Than The Bible. Christians Have ‘Holy Amnesia’
Liberal America
Since the Paris attacks, all we've heard from the chattering class on the far right is that Islam is a religion of violence which mandates jihad, or holy war. They even say the Koran is...
It just seemed as if my own words weren't enough.
Exodus 18:21
21 You should also look for able men among all the people, men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain; set such men...
It's no secret that the religious right has sold its soul to Donald Trump. But we got a lovely idea of just how loyal they are to the Donald in the aftermath of the Women's...