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On Being a Free Market Heretic
I have come to a few conclusions about my current thinking about economics. 1) I affirm the validity of the free market and the right to property. I enjoy the privilege of freely choosing ethically...
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Book Review: D. Stephen Long’s Divine Economy: Theology and the Market
In my past posts, I have made my criticism of Radical Orthodoxy known. Particularly bothersome is the lack of engagement and appreciation for theologians “from the margins.” D. Stephen Long’s Divine...
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Paul Tillich, Capitalism, Nationalism, and Idolatry
While I may disagree with the philosophical foundation that Paul Tillich provides, he still provides useful as a Christian theorist of religion, and it is his approach that makes atheism a religion....
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Why Are Forbes Magazines’ Writers So Racist?: A Look at the Top 1%
In what should be called “Forbes Hates Racial Minorities Week,” yesterday, John Koppisch wrote an EPIC, and by EPIC, I mean anything-but-groundbreaking racist propaganda against Native Americans. One...
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To @UnitedSeminary : John Wesley Would Oppose Kenneth Copeland’s Prosperity...
I am speaking out of my capacity as someone with Methodist and Wesleyan friends, as well as someone who agrees for the most part with Wesleyan theology. John Wesley would not approve of the prosperity...
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A Few Thoughts on #AngusTJones, the Entertainment Industry and Religion
Joel has two sympathetic and concerned posts about the Angus T Jones situation here and here. Chris added his two cents here. I’ll leave commentary on Seventh Day Adventists and their beliefs to the...
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Lance Armstrong And The Religious Myth Of White Male Rugged Individualism
Lance Armstrong Foundation (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This post is not for the sheeple out there who remained vigilant in their defense of cheating athlete Lance Armstrong. I am not writing a “I Told Ya...
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Thank You, Bill Gates!
Bill Gates at the World Economic Forum ,2007. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) “Our priorities are tilted by marketplace imperatives. The malaria vaccine in humanist terms is the biggest need. But it gets...
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The Pro-Life Progressive: An Endangered Species?
It’s been quite a long while since I have had a political rant. It’s also been a while since I’ve written on the Consistent Ethic of Life I ride or die by. Well that ends today. Usually when bloggers...
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is Christian Capitalism a heresy? #HobbyLobby
STOP! PAUSE! I already realize there will be people on both sides of this debate arguing that “well Christian communism” or “Christian socialism” is also wrong, yada yada. Sure I’ll concede this but...
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Our Bondage And Our Freedom: on Lent and neoliberalism
William T. Cavanaugh provides an intriguing analysis of modern consumer culture in relation to Christian social norms and morality in his work Being Consumed: Economics and Christian Desire. He...
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