2011-03-25T19:28:28Z Commentary and analysis from religion experts at Patheos.com tag:onfaith.washingtonpost.com,2011:/onfaith/patheos//666 Copyright (c) 2011, WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive 2011-03-25T19:28:28Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-25:/onfaith/patheos/2011/03/when_a_christian_america_meant_something_else.html

John Fea Patheos.com American evangelicals, who have long understood the United States as a thoroughly Christian nation, once interpreted the consequences of their Christian heritage in ways quite different from evangelicals today....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

David Charles 2011-03-14T00:28:07Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-13:/onfaith/patheos/2011/03/the_rss_feed_for_this_blog_has_moved.html

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Washington Post editors 2011-03-04T20:09:54Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-04:/onfaith/patheos/2011/03/the_court_the_preacher_and_the_military.html

By Marci A. Hamilton The Supreme Court decided this week that the Westboro Baptist Church, led by the Rev. Fred Phelps, could spew hate-filled messages against the military and the United States during the funeral of a fallen soldier. The Westboro "theory" is that contemporary American wars are God's judgment on America for its failure to condemn homosexuals. This is speech that tests the toleration of the overwhelming majority of Americans. It is rabidly anti-homosexual,...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

David Charles 2011-03-01T18:27:13Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-03-01:/onfaith/patheos/2011/03/sex_and_the_anti-economics_of_love.html

By Tim Muldoon A quick glance around the colliding worlds of the blogosphere and academia reveals an interesting datum: many, many people conceive of sexuality in economic terms. Consider the Slate essay "Sex is Cheap" by Mark Regnerus, a sociologist at the University of Texas, who recently co-authored (with Jeremy Uecker) the book Premarital Sex in America. Regnerus argues that young men can enjoy their sex-saturated extended adolescences because they have no incentive to marry...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

David Charles 2011-02-25T21:04:21Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-02-25:/onfaith/patheos/2011/02/can_democracy_save_egyptor_us.html

By Roger Gottlieb Probably not. After all, it hasn't saved the U.S. from having an often aggressive foreign policy and supporting dictators from the Shah of Iran to Mubarak to the clearly wrong side in civil wars in El Salvador and Guatemala. When only about half our voters participate in a presidential election, we can wonder just how much democracy we have anyway. The reason why democracy won't save Egypt, or the U.S., or anyone...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

David Charles 2011-02-24T01:40:35Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-02-23:/onfaith/patheos/2011/02/the_oscars_2011_seeking_a_social_network.html

By Greg Garrett It's Oscar season again, and people are talking about their favorite films, and what those films tell us about ourselves. Cultural critics like me remind us that movies, like other works of popular culture, appeal both because of their own intrinsic artistry and because they resonate with the zeitgeist, the spirit of the times. That is, popular things are popular for a reason. Sometimes the times bring certain works to the forefront;...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

David Charles 2011-02-22T00:27:29Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-02-18:/onfaith/patheos/2011/02/why_the_revolution_in_egypt_could_be_dangerous_for_our_youth.html

By Brian Kirk I'll admit it. I'm as guilty as the next youth pastor. It is so easy to get preoccupied with the latest teen hot topics--Sex! Drugs! Rock-n-roll! Facebook!--that we sometimes forget the broader world that exists beyond the walls of the high school cafeteria and our cozy youth rooms. Truthfully, sometimes it's just easier to ignore what's happening in the world, particularly when some current events and issues have the potential to alter...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

David Charles 2011-02-15T23:11:42Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-02-15:/onfaith/patheos/2011/02/faltering_and_leading_the_conservative_movement.html

By Tim Muldoon In the aftermath of Jesus' death, a frightened Peter and a group of dispirited disciples scattered, lost and unsure of what to do. Their first response was to hide, and only after Jesus' resurrection and ascension did they re-gather during the celebration of the feast of Pentecost and receive the conviction to spread the news with confidence and great joy. Luke the Evangelist describes this new fervor as a gift of the...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

David Charles 2011-02-10T19:41:34Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-02-10:/onfaith/patheos/2011/02/egypt_can_learn_from_survivors.html

By Marci A. Hamilton Author, Professor and Patheos Columnist How do the powerless overcome the powerful? Sometimes it is a very basic story. Young David killed the imposing Goliath with no armor and a slingshot. The clergy sex abuse movement started with less, as has the Egyptian movement for democracy. Yet, both show signs of success....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

David Charles 2011-02-08T19:21:05Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-02-08:/onfaith/patheos/2011/02/cairo_philadelphia_and_self-evident_truths.html

By Frederick Schmidt Columnist at Patheos.com Some years ago now I traveled to Cairo--somewhat unwillingly, I will admit. We had been living in the Middle East. I had been through the Sinai desert on a number of other occasions and I was ready for a break. But it was hard to argue that we should forego a trip that could be "the chance of a lifetime." So, we took a bus across the Sinai desert...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

David Charles 2011-02-03T21:45:44Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-02-03:/onfaith/patheos/2011/02/i_no_longer_call_you_slaves_the_healy_brothers.html

By Pat McNamara Author and Patheos Expert By any standard, the Healys were an impressive family. Michael, the father, was an Irish immigrant who became a successful Georgia planter. His children included two nuns, a Coast Guard captain, a bishop, and two priests (one of them a university president). They seemed the quintessential Irish Catholic clan....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

David Charles 2011-01-28T21:48:48Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-01-28:/onfaith/patheos/2011/01/why_we_have_children.html

By Timothy Dalrymple Columnist at Patheos.com I hate the memory of it. I hate it. I hate how stiff my daughter's body felt in my arms that night. I hate how vacant and soulless her face had become, unmoving save for the veined whites of her eyes as the irises fluttered up under the skull....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

David Charles 2011-01-24T22:12:28Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-01-20:/onfaith/patheos/2011/01/the_tangled_web_tightens_for_the_vatican.html

By Marci A. Hamilton author, professor and Patheos columnist Headlines around the world this week have reported that Irish broadcaster RTE obtained a 1997 letter from the Vatican that instructed Irish bishops not to report child sex abuse by priests to the police. According to the letter, "the situation of 'mandatory reporting' gives rise to serious reservations of both a moral and a canonical nature."...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

David Charles 2011-01-18T21:24:37Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-01-18:/onfaith/patheos/2011/01/gabbys_neckrub_love_never_fails.html

By Elizabeth Scalia Patheos.com From her bed in the ICU, where she is making breathtaking progress in recovering from a point-blank gunshot wound to the head, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords understood that her husband Mark Kelly was weary and stressed - worn out in the way only concerns for our beloved can wear us out. And because she loves, too, Gabrielle Giffords demonstrated her comprehension of all her husband is feeling-she expressed her solidarity with him...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

David Charles 2011-01-11T21:16:07Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2011-01-11:/onfaith/patheos/2011/01/one_year_later_a_prayer_for_haiti.html

By Kent Annan Author and Co-Director of Haiti Partners Loving God, We come to you, first, in silence. We mourn those who died a year ago in the earthquake. And we mourn with those who continue to mourn...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

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