Islam is 600 years younger than Christianity. It may not be surprising that Islamic theology in relationship to the Qur’an is 600 years (or maybe less) behind Christianity’s relationship to the Bible. Much has been made of President Obama’s inclusion of the…
Why I’m Giving Up My American Citizenship
Originally published July 2010. This might have been a better post for the Fourth of July, but most readers were probably out watching the fireworks and wouldn’t have seen it. So perhaps it is better to write it and post…
Bad Scholarship, Bad Behaviour and the Call to Something Better
Originally published June 2010. Tonight I was looking for some books as presents. A couple of volumes that had been recently featured or recommended by Glenn Beck were suggested to me as appropriate for the intended recipient. I searched for…
Challenging Assumptions
Originally published April 2011. I was recently removed from a Facebook discussion after I challenged a cherished axiom of social/political/theological juncture. (And no, it wasn’t about immigration.) I have also noticed that when I blog about anything that hints at…