In the ‘60s we had a lot of slang phrases using the word “head” – “head trip” “got a crazy idea in his head” “feed your head” (Jefferson Airplane) “we’d like to change your head” (The Beatles) “out of my […]
Christianity
Bahnsen on D’Souza and Catholic Protestants
This is my opportunity to introduce my friend David Bahnsen to Blue Kennel readers. I myself happened to be under the impression that before D”Souza relocated to NYC he was in fact attending an evangelical megachurch in San Diego. But […]
A Generational God
The God of the Boomers says: I know you believe in Me and trust Me, but I need love! I need attention! Faith sounds so old fashioned, I’d rather talk about R*E*L*A*T*I*O*N*S*H*I*P! The God of Gen X says: I love […]
American Christianity – Soon a Phenomenon of the Educated?
For years and years we have been fed with the story that orthodox Christianity and other conservative and demanding religions were primarily, though not exclusively, the domain of the less educated, and that the highly educated were inclined toward more […]
Living Like a Liberal
In this article Matt Labash explains how being liberal, or progressive, is becoming more than a political belief but a way of life – I would almost say a spirituality of sorts. The text, he says, is Justin Krebs” work […]
I Take on Christopher Hitchens
A few months ago Vanity Fair magazine published an essay by famed atheist Christopher Hitchens criticizing the Ten Commandments and proposing a new set for today. There are plenty of errors and misunderstandings in his critique, but I will address […]
Church Fights Back After…
So much for the libertarian reputation of Goldwater’s state! Related: “Church Fights Back After Arizona Town Bans Home Bible Study” at FOXNews.com
Political Partnership and the Prophet Jonah
In the course of my “annual” reading of the Bible I happened to come across the book of Jonah. This book has been spoiled for us by arguments about “did it really historically happen?” I take the position that it […]
And We Expect Libertarian Politics From…
And we expect libertarian politics from Arizona? What would Barry Goldwater do? Related: “Church Fights Back After Arizona Town Bans Home Bible Study” from FoxNews.com
Obama and the Allergy to Antithesis
The so-called “progressives” are going to be more and more disillusioned with President Obama in the immediate near future, I predict. And not because he is a “moderate.” He is manifestly not. At least in his ultimate aspirations, he is […]