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Engaging in the public [school] reading of scripture
By
Theodore May
A news article caught my attention this past week: Parents Complain of ‘Religious Indoctrination’ After Video Shows Students Reciting Bible Verse That got my attention, but not for the reason you might think. First, no sensible person can really argue with the sentiments recited aloud by small children in a Texas public school: “Love…
Looking for Jesus
By
Theodore May
Reading the Gospel of John 6:24-35 ‘I am the bread of life.’ This passage from John 6: 24-35 is included in the revised common lectionary provided by the Vanderbilt Divinity Library. The text is from the NRSV. You can hear a recording of this passage by the author here. Reading the Gospel aloud invites the…
Christianity: without apology
By
Theodore May
Articles that attempt to deconstruct, analyze and explain faith and religion in purely scientific terms always remind me of academic studies that attempt to explain why a particular joke is funny. With a joke, you usually either get it or you don’t. Reverse engineering a joke is so detached from the actual experience of humor…
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