I posted a short review of The Shack here, earlier. I would love to hear from my readers about another, related topic: the book’s marketing. In my opinion, the way in which The Shack has been marketed raises some disturbing questions, of a kind I don’t normally associate with “mainstream” “Christian” books. First, there is [...]

I recently read The Shack, which is a novel that came out last spring. In The Shack, a man whose daughter was murdered returns to the scene of the crime, where he meets with three people who claim to be the three persons of the Trinity (Papa, an African-American woman, as the Father; Jesus as [...]

You have to see it to believe it: Breitbart.tv » NBA Great Charles Barkley Calls Conservatives ‘Fake Christians’. I’m not sure if Barkley thinks that all conservatives claim to be Christian, or all Christians claim to be conservative, or what he’s talking about, at all. I really have no idea what he thinks the religious [...]

Somebody hacked Poker Pro Magazine and put up a YouTube clip of Sheikh Yusuf Estes, intended to persuade the viewer to convert to Islam. How this is supposed to show Islam in a good light is beyond me. Screenshot:

New Gallup poll: Republicans Report Much Better Mental Health Than Others. An intro: Republicans are significantly more likely than Democrats or independents to rate their mental health as excellent, according to data from the last four November Gallup Health and Healthcare polls. Fifty-eight percent of Republicans report having excellent mental health, compared to 43% of [...]

I posted, a couple days ago, on the situation of Abdul Rahman, the Afghan Christian who was facing the death penalty for his conversion from Islam. CNN is reporting that he will be released “in the coming days.” (Link to follow)

In case you haven’t heard, yet, Abdul Rahman, an Afghan man who converted from Islam to Christianity has been arrested and is awaiting trial, at which he faces the possibility of the death penalty. CNN.com has the full story. This is, obviously, an outrage. While freedom of religion is hardly universal and while other nations [...]

The New York Times reports (no-login copy here) that the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards is considering lifting a ban on gay rabbis and same-sex marriages. The group, which represents the rabbis of Conservative Judaism, voted 19-3 (with one abstention) in 1992 to ban admission of homosexuals to rabbinical and cantorial schools, so this [...]

I think it’s safe to say that Western democracies and the rest of the world are often not even on the same page, when it comes to the bounds of reasonable dialogue. This is proof of my point. To see the Muhammed cartoons that sparked this insanity, visit Michelle Malkin’s page (English-captioned images here). See [...]

My friend Jana has proposed a very interesting question: when embarking on religious work (Christian, in this case), should a person’s own finances come into play? That is, should a person entering the pastorate, Christian missionary work, or some other religious occupation delve into his or her own savings before raising support? Should he or [...]