Archives for July 2023

When most people talk about the far-right of Christian conservatism the go-to taxological term is "fundamentalism." This squares with neither my understanding nor personal experience of the world, though. I've known people who happily attended fundamentalist educational institutions like Bob Jones University and I'm telling you there are those who see that school as … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Worries About Those to the Right of Christian Fundamentalism

Much of the Christian population interprets the moral and social order of the universe through the lens of what they perceive to be "natural." It some cases it's a natural complementarity and in others it's a natural homogeneity. They believe divine law governs the world through an orderly inclination for opposite-sex people to be together romantically and sexually while … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Braces for Half-Baked Prejudice Around “Natural” Arguments

More than 6M European Jews were systematically murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust. That's a horrifying figure that has been rightly seared into our public consciousness. What most people don't realize is the self-proclaimed land of the free and home of the brave had restrictive immigration laws that turned away hundreds of thousands of those exact same Jewish refugees. … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Expresses Solidarity with Immigrants and Refugees

Do you feel there's a God out there who created and ordered the world, and now watches over humanity? Do you believe the Bible and most world religions teach that God wants people to be good, nice, and fair to one another? Do you believe the primary purpose of life is to be happy and feel good about yourself? Would you prefer for God to not be particularly involved in your life … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Rebuts the Spiritual Nominalism of Moralistic Therapeutic Deism

A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is a legally enforceable contract. It creates a confidential relationship to protect the interests of one or more parties by suppressing the disclosure of sensitive information. Such documents make sense to protect doctor-patient confidentiality, attorney-client privilege, trade secrets, or even national security, but the use of such contracts … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Stands with the #NDAfree Movement