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Over the last decade the slogan “What Would Jesus Do?” has become a motto of many Christians. Sadly, it preceded the time period covered in Jesus Land, a harrowing memoir by Julie Scheeres. But, then again, maybe it would have made no difference. Jesus Land is a story of racism, religion and dysfunction in a […] The local daily reports the state Department of Revenue isn’t going to make churches get tax licenses to pay use tax on items they purchase out of state. That seems a reasonable approach. Even individuals owe use tax on items they purchase out-of-state but use in-state if no sales tax is charged at the point […] There’s been much consternation expressed in the local daily this week about the state Department of Revenue notifying churches they are required to pay use tax on articles they buy outside the state. The churches claim this violates their constitutional rights. It’s another example of religious groups who have no hesitancy asking the state to […] The God Who Wasn’t There has been the subject of a bit of buzz both in the mainstream media and on the internet. Simultaneously out this month in limited release in theaters and on DVD, it is Brian Flemming’s attempt to show that Christianity is predicated on a man/god who never existed. It is a […] Although I’ve been reading it for a long time and it’s in my daily RSS feed, I just recently added The Revealer to the links list. The last week or so is an indication of why it’s now linked. First, there is Garret Keizer’s inquiry, “Is the media Catholic?” (which could surely apply to the […] |
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