On AlterNet: christianity
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "christianity"
Eleanor Bader, RH Reality Check AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 16, 2009.
"Life is not a playground," says Rev. Rusty Lee Thomas in The Kingdom Leadership Institute Manual. "It is a war zone."
Allison Kilkenny, AlterNet. November 12, 2009.
ChristianChirp.com, which promises to be a "family friendly" site, was founded by a man who claims to have been banned from Twitter for defending Rush Limbaugh.
Devilstower, Daily Kos. November 10, 2009.
A new book points out that the ancient Christians -- and even early Americans -- did not share the blind faith of today's fundamentalists.
Russell Blackford, Udo Schuklenk, Comment Is Free. November 9, 2009.
Civility has its uses, but atheists should not be afraid to mock faith to undermine religious power.
PZ Myers, Pharyngula AlterNet: PEEK. November 5, 2009.
"I may just have to convert to Catholicism so I can charge the US and my insurance provider to cover my near-sightedness treatments at Lourdes."
Anna Hartnell, Comment Is Free. October 17, 2009.
It's easy to paint American Christians as right wing free-marketeers -– but the truth is far more complex.
Frank Schaeffer, AlterNet. September 21, 2009.
The ugly side of Evangelical Christianity is very much to blame for the anti-Obama hyperventilating.
Jan Frel, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 17, 2009.
A remarkable achievement, right up there with the world's largest ball of twine.
Max Blumenthal, The Nation. September 14, 2009.
The authoritarian culture of the Christian right pushed a deeply disturbed young man named Matthew Murray over the edge.
Kathryn Joyce, Religion Dispatches. July 23, 2009.
Distrustful of experts, many Quiverfull followers are leaving childbirth to God. The recent death of a newborn, however, exposes a growing rift.
Terrence McNally, Robert Wright, AlterNet. July 11, 2009.
Christianity, Judaism and Islam are both peaceful and violent. Robert Wright discusses what circumstances bring out the best and worst in religion.
AFPJuly 2, 2009.
The museum argues, among other things, that war, famine and natural disasters are to blame on belief in evolution.
Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog. June 17, 2009.
African-American atheist Sikivu Hutchinson calls on black atheists to play a critical role in the atheism movement.
Rev. Howard Bess, Consortium News. May 29, 2009.
Christian publications are abuzz with talk about the "emerging church," which seems to be more science and gay friendly.
Bruce Wilson, Religion Dispatches. April 23, 2009.
This disturbing "Third Wave" of Christianity is growing faster than the earth's population and faster than Islam.
Michael Spencer, Christian Science Monitor. March 20, 2009.
A "postevangelical" predicts the coming of an anti-Christian era that will fundamentally alter the religious and cultural environment.
Michelle Goldberg, The Guardian. March 18, 2009.
Mobilized by the theocratic bombast of Bush-era Republicans, America's growing number of atheists are pushing for greater recognition.
Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. February 24, 2009.
There is a growing movement of 'sex-positive' evangelicals, who bluntly talk about how to have better (married) sex.
PZ Myers, Pharyngula AlterNet: PEEK. February 24, 2009.
Have you ever gotten sucked into one of those endless "Teach the controversy!" or "You're afraid to look at both sides" kinds of arguments?
Kathryn Joyce, Religion Dispatches. February 2, 2009.
Escaping an abusive marriage is no easy task for many evangelical women, many of whom have pastors that say physical abuse is no reason for divorce.
Kathryn Joyce, Religion Dispatches. January 22, 2009.
A disturbing number of Christian women are throwing their support behind the "patriarchy movement."
Mark Steel, Independent UK. December 24, 2008.
A glance through history suggests there's nothing natural about the "traditional" family.
Larry Beinhart, AlterNet. December 9, 2008.
Why did faith re-emerge as the driving force in America and in the politics of many Islamic countries?
Douglas MacKinnon, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. July 29, 2008.
"When the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call labels your latest novel "a Christian Jihad," angry emails are sure to follow."
Middle East OnlineMay 31, 2008.
"The Americans should concentrate on maintaining security and not doing missionary work."
