Category Archives: Religion

On the Persecution of Christians by . . .

Cross-posted on the Corner: Cranmer picks up on a curious exchange in Britain’s House of Lords between a UKIP peer (Lord Pearson) and a Conservative minister (Baroness Warsi). The whole thing is well worth a read, but this section, in … Continue reading

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The Pope, Again

Cross-posted on the Corner As Kathryn notes (and we were discussing over at Ricochet), today saw the release of a major statement by the new pope. One highlight(courtesy of an admiring Guardian): Pope Francis has attacked unfettered capitalism as “a … Continue reading

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Mysticism and Mush – Grains of Sand, Glasses of Wine (or Something)

More on what sort of god is God: Aiden Kimel: I concluded my previous post with the question, How do we stop thinking of God as god? The contemporary theologian I have found most helpful on this question is Herbert … Continue reading

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Finding order where there is none

Via Andrew Sullivan, Benjamin Wallace-Wells’ examination of American conspiracism in New York magazine: The seduction of conspiracy is the way it orders chaos. Hmmm, that sounds like another phenomenon I could mention, which makes this entertainingly ironic : In the … Continue reading

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‘Like criticizing the malign influence of cricket on French society’

Cross-posted on the Corner: There was an exultant article by Jonathan Freedland over in the Guardian a couple of days ago proclaiming Pope Francis an “obvious hero of the left.” I wrote something about it over at Ricochet, but it’s … Continue reading

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“The Sheer Ocean of Being”

I’ve never really thought that the God of Jews and Christians (despite His rather mixed origins—check out the works of James Kugel on this topic) was a god to be compared with a Zeus or an Odin and I doubt … Continue reading

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No Idle Hands Here

The Devil has been busy again, but Rick Santorum is on the case. Right Wing Watch (I know, I know) reports: Rick Santorum is asking you to do your part to free movie theatres from the Devil’s clutches by purchasing … Continue reading

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Open That Needle’s Eye!

One of the things that I have always appreciated about Christianity is its seemingly infinite capacity for syncretism. In its own nutty, hopelessly kitsch way, this is rather splendid: And it beats Pope Francis’s rehashed Peronism any day. H/t: The … Continue reading

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That’s all Folks

Include me in the ranks of those who are skeptical about what the US is trying to do in Syria. This particular analysis, however, forms no part of my thinking: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) over the weekend accused President Obama … Continue reading

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Francis & Bloy

In the Daily Telegraph, Tim Stanley writes: A chance click on a blog by Alejandro Bermúdez, head of the Catholic News Agency, leant me a fascinating insight into [the Pope’s] intellectual character. During his first homily, Pope Francis quoted the … Continue reading

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