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Progressive Revival
A DC Christmas Poem
By
Eric Sapp
(cross posted on American Values Network) Twas a week before Christmas, and all through my city Politicians were scrambl’n, it wasn’t very pretty. Health care and climate were up in the air, But try as Reid might, the votes just weren’t there. The pols were all dug in, snug in their stances, Yet…
Responding to Hitchens on Chanukah
By
Michael Lerner
In the typical fashion that have made Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins into heroes among those who hate (sometimes for good reasons, sometimes not) the religions of the world, we get below Hitchens’ distortions endorsed by Dawkins. The approach is typical: a religious view is mis-described and distorted, then ridiculed–all made possible by quoting out…
Emily Dickinson, Happy Birthday to the Patron Saint of Doubt
By
Diana Butler Bass
Emily Dickinson, the poet of exquisite doubt, was born today in 1830. Progressive faith makes room for doubt. In many ways, Dickinson should be considered the patron saint of ambiguous Christianity. She grew up in revivalist New England, where she several times flirted with her peers’ evangelical religion and attempted to have a conversion experience. …
Christian Leaders Reject Ugandan Anti-gay Bill
By
Diana Butler Bass
On December 7, Faith in Public Life released a statement condemning the anti-gay bill in the Ugandan Parliament that submits homosexuals to draconian punishments for their “crimes.” Sadly, many prominent Christians have refused to speak out against the human rights abuses enshrined in the legislation. Faith in Public Life, however, produced an eloquent statement on…
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