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Not the Word of God: Reactions to the Westboro Baptist Church’s Planned Picketing of Harrisburg

March 16, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Kara Crawford At the beginning of March, it came to my attention through the central-and-southern Illinois social media grapevine that Fred Phelps and his church family hate group, the […]

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Activism, Religion

Finding Common Ground with Faith: Why We Should Reclaim Atheism from Fundamentalists

March 16, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Mariann Devlin A few weeks ago I wrote about how Christians ought to wrest Christianity’s image from the icy cold grip of conservative fundamentalists. I still believe that, but […]

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Life, Religion

Kissing Without Fear: Conversations About Homosexuality and Religion

March 15, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Todd Andrew Clayton Note: This piece was originally featured on the author’s blog and was reposted with permission. You can find the original here. The table that we circled […]

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LGBT, Life, Religion
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Don’t Dwell on Being Offended: Why Gays Shouldn’t Hate Kirk Cameron

March 14, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Justin Ray The media has attacked Kirk Cameron after his appearance on Piers Morgan Tonight because of his comments about homosexuality. Morgan asked what Cameron’s beliefs were in regards […]

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Editorial, LGBT, Life, Religion
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Why This Atheist Still Needs His Former Pastor

March 9, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Chris Stedman It felt good to pick my own pastor. He was young–so much so that nearly everyone called him “Pastor Doogie” –gracious, eloquent and kind, with a biting […]

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LGBT, Religion
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A Lack of Divine Authenticity: My Umbrage With Christian Films

March 2, 2012by inourwordsblog 6 Comments

by: Johnny Gall As a person of faith, I have no problem admitting that most Christian music is awful. There’s little depth in the lyrics, little musical complexity, and nothing […]

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Media/Entertainment, Religion
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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tennessee: Why Muslims and the LGBTQ Community Should Be Allies

March 2, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Chris Stedman Note: This article was originally featured in the Huffington Post. You can find the original here. Last year, two notable controversies brewed in Tennessee: a proposed bill […]

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LGBT, Religion
Stuff Young Privileged White Liberals Like

Stuff Young Privileged White Liberals Like

March 2, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Kara Crawford In recent years, certain trends among liberals–primarily young, privileged, white liberals (henceforth referred to as YPWLs)–have become apparent to me. I don’t fundamentally object to most of them, but […]

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Politics, Race, Religion
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Just the Same: The Framing of All American Muslim

February 25, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Kara Crawford Though I’m not currently in the US, it seems to me that the relatively new TLC show, “All-American Muslim,” was at its outset making quite the buzz. […]

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Media/Entertainment, Religion
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The Good Samaritans at Smart Studios

February 23, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Chris Stedman Note: This piece was originally published on Thought Catalog and was reposted with permission from the author. You can find the original here. “What if we just, […]

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Life, Media/Entertainment, Religion

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