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That’s how I like to see it - religion flanked on either side by freedom and liberty. Liberty of religious belief and expression, freedom of religion from government intervention and freedom of government from religious intervention. Freedom of thought, freedom of mind, freedom of belief.
When I was a kid, it was very common for us [...]

The Christian Paradox (Harpers.org)
Check out this excellent excerpt from Bill McKibben’s article in the August 2005 edition of Harper’s Magazine.
The basic point is that although the overwhelming majority of Americans profess to be Christian, the USA is the least Christian in its behavior (compared to other “developed” nations).
A few nuggets:
“In 2004, as a share of [...]

Cozy with the Bush administration, Judith Miller may go to jail to protect their leakers (Rove and whoever is intended eventually to take the fall for his action - wherever will they find another Ollie North?). Normally I would be on the side of journalists to protect their anonymous sources, but in this case it [...]