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Christianity21 — It’s All Over but the Shouting
By
Tony Jones
Due to snow in the Twin Cities, several C21 participants got held over for another night here, allowing us to revel in the glories of the gathering for another day. But today holds a couple more airport runs, some packing, and beginning to decide what’s next for JoPa. At Jay Bakker’s request, I will be…
Christianity21 Feed
By
Tony Jones
I’m busy the next couple days, co-producing Christianity21 — a gathering that promises to be unique on the Christian event landscape. Here’s the Twitter feed for the event, a great way to listen in on what we’re doing: <a href=”http://twubs.com/c21″>#c21</a>
Ending Christian Euphemisms: Unteachable Spirit
By
Tony Jones
We’re currently battling Christian euphemisms here on the blog. Here’s a passage from my book, The New Christians, about my experience with one Christian euphemism while in college: Back on campus, I chafed under some of the policies of Campus Crusade. First, a glass ceiling inhibited women from ever achieving the coveted position of campus…
Ending Christian Euphemisms: A Challenge
By
Tony Jones
According to Wikipedia, A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener, or in the case of Doublespeak, to make it less troublesome for the speaker. The deployment of euphemisms is a central aspect within the public application…
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