Tag Archives: Christianity

At Forging Futures: Choice and the Goddess

Posted on October 7, 2012 by

Over at Forging Futures, I’ve written about why I think honoring the feminine divine means that we must trust women to make their own choices about their bodies – especially the choice to have an abortion. Given the juxtaposition of … Continue reading →

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Passing children through the fire for Moloch

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

TW: violent homophobia and homophobic language, violence to children, suicide “It is well known that the homosexual agenda is just an insidious plot to prevent gay teenagers from dying.” – Stephen Colbert It is clear that homophobic bullying is directly … Continue reading →

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When you fight reality, you lose

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

This is how the world is supposed to work: When you say something false, and you are corrected on it, you recognize that you have to conform to the facts, not the other way around. If you really screwed up, … Continue reading →

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You’re not doing me any favors

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

In the midst of a wonderful and spirited discussion on social and political matters this weekend, the following exchange took place: Someone mentioned the “Mormonism is a cult” news splash. The lady next to me turned to me and said, … Continue reading →

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Feelings in a marriage should include fear?

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

As the reproductive health care battleground becomes criss-crossed with trenches of advancing legislation, I have been remembering a conversation about the Catholic position on birth control that I had in my undergrad days. I was Christian, back then, and although … Continue reading →

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Hate groups helping sway voters towards theocrats

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

Known anti-gay hate groups sponsored a major gathering in DC at which multiple Republican nominees will speak. One pastor there has already urged evangelical Christians to vote for Rick Perry – and he knows the numbers of voters he’s trying … Continue reading →

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Authority and apocalypse

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

The interesting thing in Wagner’s interview on NPR that is pretty obscure to people who haven’t been intimately acquainted with this subculture is the view of authority. I’ve mentioned before that the NAR is obsessed with legalisms (almost as much … Continue reading →

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Founder of NAR tells some of the truth

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

C. Peter Wagner, one of the founders and leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation, was interviewed on NPR’s Fresh Air program recently. While he partially succeeded in deploying some new vocabulary as damage control after Rachel Tabachnik’s previous interview on … Continue reading →

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The whites of their eyes?

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

Today, I am an angry Witch. It’s the kind of anger that is born out of hope, the anger that is twin to courage. If you don’t want to join me in anger, I invite you to join me in … Continue reading →

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How CS Lewis Taught Me Astrology

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

CS Lewis’ fictional descriptions helped me understand the qualities of the five classical planets because he retained pagan elements in the Medieval worldview that he studied and loved. I have written before about why I prefer other forms of divination … Continue reading →

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