America – Page 13 – Red Letter Christians

Interfaith Misunderstanding in America

September 11, 2012

It's been a great year for interfaith misunderstanding in America. There was a U.S. senator's wild allegation about Islamic extremists infiltrating the American government. There are the ridiculous -- and ongoi...

Physical Churches: Do They Matter Anymore?

Jeremy John

July 22, 2012

Theology

Micah Bales asked a deep question. He suggests that the wealth in property we’ve inherited is hindering our work for social justice. He talks provocatively (as a spiritual challenge, he clarifies) about “burn...

Christians Do Not Have Freedom of Speech

Jason Hess

July 7, 2012

Global

One of the things that makes America so great is the ability to express yourself, much to the joy, and even pain, of those around you. The freedom of speech is a two-edged sword and more often than not the o...

Is Patriotism Really Christian?

Craig M. Watts

July 4, 2012

General

buy cialis onlinedth="171" height="240" />Fred Craddock tells of being on an airplane flight during which he visited with a woman who was returning from vacation. She had been to Switzerland, that small cou...

Look Up America! An Interview with Gary Moore

RLC Editor

June 14, 2012

General

In a society of 24/7 media, political pundits and an "economic crisis" once a day, Gary Moore is a prophet. His latest book, Look Up America, carries the subtitle: "Financial Insights for Tea Partiers Looki...

Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven. Nobody Wants to Die

Jeremy Courtney

June 12, 2012

Global

Whether it's Kony, Syria or Iran, one thing is clear: Americans think more of military intervention than preemptive love. This wouldn't be surprising, except that so many Americans identify themselves as ...

A Story of Christian-Muslim Friendship: Entering Without Knocking

Brian McLaren

May 22, 2012

Global

We all know the standard traditions of marriage in America: something borrowed, something blue... the groom doesn't see the bride before the wedding... processional and recessional... the kiss, the toast......

Let Them Eat Cake

Jimmy Spencer Jr.

May 12, 2012

Global

177

That's what she said. It wasn't out of malice or even hard-heartedness that Marie Antoinette supposedly uttered these now infamous words, but out of a barnacled ignorance that grows and eventually blinds all ...

Oh Yeah! Connecticut Abolished the Death Penalty

Shane Claiborne

April 26, 2012

General

THIS JUST IN… Big news. Connecticut abolished the death penalty yesterday. Only 33 more states to go. It’s time we stop killing people who kill people to show that killing people is wrong. In a histori...

What To Do About “Radical Feminist Nuns”

Christian Piatt

April 25, 2012

General

It’s not exactly headline-worthy news that many Catholics actually hold personal beliefs that don’t line up with church doctrine. It does get a little more interesting, however, when an umbrella group for ...