When it comes to church-state dynamics, Paul showed us the way by appealing to his citizenship in the Roman Empire while reserving his allegiance for Christ and His Kingdom. Sadly, Christian culture in the U.S. has taken another path. We suffer from a chronic condition of adjective-noun confusion. An adjective is a description. A noun is a source of identity. That distinction … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Laments the Existence of American Civil Religion
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13th Annual “Debunking the 4th”: Top 10 Unsightly Facts about the American Revolution
W.R. Inge once wrote, "A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and a common fear of its neighbors." One need look no further than the American Revolution to see this claim's merit. This weekend a lot of Americans, and especially Christian Americans, are experiencing a patriotic fervor that's premised upon historical falsehoods concerning our country's … [Read more...] about 13th Annual “Debunking the 4th”: Top 10 Unsightly Facts about the American Revolution
12th Annual “Debunking the 4th”: Top 10 Unsightly Facts about the American Revolution
Preface. W.R. Inge once wrote, "A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and a common fear of its neighbors." One need look no further than the American Revolution to see this claim's merit. This week a lot of American Christians are experiencing a patriotic fervor that's premised upon historical falsehoods concerning our country's origin story. Let’s … [Read more...] about 12th Annual “Debunking the 4th”: Top 10 Unsightly Facts about the American Revolution
