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Alone with The Misfit
"Jesus was the only One that ever raised the dead," The Misfit continued, "and He shouldn't have done it."
A Theory of Ethical Blasphemy
By Austin Dacey The claims of the believer and the claims of the blasphemer, so-called, are symmetrical.The value motivating us to protect the believer’s beliefs from desecration is the very same value manifested by the desecrator: freedom of conscience.
Unfit for Heaven and Earth
By Ed Simon A review of Afterlives of Saints, in which author Colin Dickey examines that borderland where saints and sinners alone exist, oftentimes within the same person.
A Spiritual Defense of “Impiety”
by Austin Dacey The trick with monotheisms is that competition comes not just from neighboring gods, but even from our own ideas about the One.
Daily Links: Lions and Tigers and Taliban Pirates Edition
How can President Obama expect to “reach out” to someone who has no idea how far away he’s standing?!
When Jesus Said “Love your Neighbor,” He Probably Meant Don’t Kill Them…
Not whistling past the Nazarene’s call to real, risky love of people facing unjust, arbitrary death.
Punk Protest, Bad Video Art, and “Religious Insult”
by Irina Papkova there's an eerie similarity between the reaction of some Orthodox believers to Pussy Riot and the worldwide protests against “Innocence of Muslims.”
Man Without a Country: “The Myth of the Muslim Tide”
by Nora Connor His sociology is methodical, clear and convincing, but he’s bringing a slide-rule and a pocket protector to a gunfight.
African Responses to “Muslim Innocence”
by Alex Thurston Protests against the Innocence of Muslims film have taken on a global scope...in sub-Saharan Africa, responses have ranged from violent protests to calls for peace.
