Conservative Christianity

  • The Sleeping Giant of Progressive Christianity

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    Is this the end? Phyllis Tickle has long argued that the fight over human sexuality and marriage is the last battle of the culture war. It is the last plank of the cultural conservative political platform; and the plank is crumbling. That is why the fight has been so brutal. She argues that conservative Christians…

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  • Losing our morality in the death penalty

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    We are responsible. This isn’t about someone else.  It is about us.  We haven’t been doing enough. Last week, when confronted with the fact that he sent 234 inmates to their execution, including an innocent man, Texas Governor Rick Perry appeared jubilant and remorseless–and the Tea Party-filled crowd cheered.  As I tweeted, I had visions…

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