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Are we really the world?
For New Years eve, Laura, a few freinds and I all went to hear Band of Horses at The Tabernacle in Atlanta. On the whole it was a great night and great show! What got me though was the closing song the band chose for NYE: We are the world. Why you might ask would [...]
Guest Blogger: Lynn Hopkins on the Death Penalty
Homicide, other duties as assigned On November 10th, a small group of men entered the dwelling place of a man in Virginia, bound him, transported him to another location, and killed him. It was intentional and premeditated, planned in detail. No one claims that the homicide was self-defense or that this man posed any imminent [...]
Unlearning Celebrity: The Postmodern Struggle for Significance
I am no celebrity and it sucks. At least that is what I feel the world keeps telling me. The other day as I was spending some time talking with a good friend of mine, it occurred to us both that the hyper-celebrity-centered nature of our society has left us feeling like if we and [...]
Non-profit benefits, the Church, and Health Care Reform
I’ve been thinking more and more about the ‘how’ of funding the kind of reform necessary to meet the needs of the 46’000’000+ Americans who do not have health insurance. Such an endeavor has led me to ask some crazy questions, most of which need be dropped. However, there is one that keeps coming back [...]
Losing My Historical Jesus
So, I drank the kool aid. One of the great joys of being at the Candler School of Theology has been the faculty that we as students get to engage with. Last semester it was people like Dr. Jacob Wright, Dr. Brent Strawn, Dr. Tom Long, and Dr. Mary Elizabeth Moore. This semester, I have [...]
Freedom of Religion
So I’ve been thinking: does the ideal of religious freedom in America actually prevent the capacity of people to live peaceably? In other words, if religion and it’s interpretations can be used in such broad and sweeping ways ought not certain theologies of destruction and destraction be regulated? Or would this regulation just lead to [...]
Health Care in America: A Religious Issue!
(HT) The current debate around the country (America) over the issue of health care is a debate which many of us will watch unfold for the next decade. As many people watch President Obama’s speech tonight on why it is important for Americans to consider changing the way health care is implemented, the sad reality [...]
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