Monthly Archives: November 2019

More problems for Paige Patterson

Paige Patterson, a leader of the SBC’s so-called Conservative Resurgence and fired as the head of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for mishandling sexual misconduct complaints, now faces fire for a letter written upon the election of the denomination’s first black … Continue reading

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Anti-LGBTQ job advertisement pulled

This is interesting: Responding to member pressure, the American Geophysical Union and the Geological Society of America have cancelled publication on their Web sites of a job advertisement from Brigham Young University. The reason is that BYU has an honor … Continue reading

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The Ethics of #Resistance

Before Donald Trump was even inaugurated, I urged professionals to leave government service if they could and refuse to work for Donald Trump if a position were offered. Continue reading

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Pious poll-workers

It should not even need to be said that a Bible — Inerrant or not — has no business being displayed in a polling place. After all, this is a secular country shared by Jews, Bahai, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Unitarians, … Continue reading

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Abusive, post-priesthood priests

The Associated Press moved a story a few months back about a Catholic organization that helps disgraced priests rejoin society following removal from the priesthood because of sexual abuse of children. I thought then that, with appropriate safeguards, there is … Continue reading

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