Supreme Court

  • The Unbearable Lightness of Meing

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    How selfish culture has made a mockery of religious freedom It was just a little thing. Three words: a phrase. The extending of rights. And yet, we all knew what it meant. Things were changing. A lot. All About Me We’ve been selfish a long time. More than a few decades. The Gordon Geckoification of…

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  • Personal Religion

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    The new American definition of religious freedom, and therefore religion itself, is total, personal faith. No one in their right mind would say that Kim Davis defines Christianity. They are, however, eager to say that she is practicing her faith. She is being a Christian. Yesterday I wrote about what we should mean when we talk about religion. Today I…

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  • What should marriage be?

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    A “Should’ve Asked Question” While the Supreme Court mulls about trying to figure out what to do with the Frequently asked question: What do we do with “gay marriage”? we are actually left with more pertinent questions. Digging into the politics and legal cases for and against “marriage equality” send us into a spiral of…

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  • Hobby Lobby decision restricts religious liberty

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    Today’s decision does not expand religious liberty, but restricts it. In a Darwinian example of the rights of the powerful expanded on the backs of the weak, the Hobby Lobby decision is a boon, not to Christians, but to corporations and a particular kind of pro-corporate Christian. The Decision Despite the media coverage of the…

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  • Racism Is Not In Your Head

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    This week has been an auspicious week for racism. The strange, Saturday night acquittal of George Zimmerman, who admitted to the killing of Trayvon Martin, led the world to discuss the place of race in the criminal justice system. This was salt in the wound of those shocked by the Supreme Court’s gutting of the…

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