Popular Press and Christian Colleges — The GetReligion monitor site offers some comment on the NYT coverage of Bryan College and its current controversies on human origins and instruction: “The real tension seems to be: How do Christian colleges balance their strong biblical worldview with rigorous academic scholarship and freedom? And later in the piece, […]
Update on Courts and IRS Tax Code for Churches
Update on Courts and IRS Tax Code for Churches — A federal judge in Kentucky has thrown out an atheist challenge to tax benefits for churches and clergy—a decision that stands in opposition to the high-profile overturning of the IRS’s clergy housing allowance by a Wisconsin federal judge in November.
Language, Moral Rationality, and Human Agency
Language, Moral Rationality, and Human Agency — Philosopher Alva Noe critiques recent research on whether language and especially our native (vs. second language) alters our ethical judgment. The piece may be useful for examining views on human nature, sources and influences for moral reasoning (Rom. 2:12, etc.), and how research in these areas is done. […]
Baptist Seminary Admits Muslim Student
Baptist Seminary Admits Muslim Student — In the first instance of its kind, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, the flagship school of the Southern Baptist Convention, acknowledged it has admitted a Muslim to one of its doctoral programs.
Should Christian Colleges Let Female Faculty Teach Men the Bible?
Should Christian Colleges Let Female Faculty Teach Men the Bible? — Six views from across six campuses on this topic that has received attention from conservative American Christian colleges.
Public School Graduation at Church
Public School Graduation at Church — Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld prayers before town meetings, it is ready to decide whether to take up another establishment of religion case, this one involving a public school graduation ceremony held at a church.
Supreme Court Upholds Prayers at Gov’t Meetings
Supreme Court Upholds Prayers at Gov’t Meetings — The Supreme Court has narrowly upheld the centuries-old tradition of offering prayers to open government meetings, even if the prayers are overwhelmingly Christian and citizens are encouraged to participate.
The Sign of Jonah: Daniel Siedell
The Sign of Jonah — Daniel Siedell, art historian and curator at University of Nebraska–Omaha, turns to the Book of Jonah for insight about the Christian’s engagement with culture, actively finding a place in the world not to conform but to be salt and light. Siedell is the author of God in the Gallery: A […]
Blame (Radiolab program)
Blame — This edition of Radiolab uses emerging and unsettling research in neuroscience to explore themes of blame, culpability, guilt, sin, regret, and forgiveness without explicit reference to religion but in compelling and varied ways. The 50 min. program can be used in part or entirely in courses dealing with law, policy, religion and society, […]
Crisis Pregnancy Centers: Search Engines and Appeals Courts
Crisis Pregnancy Centers: Search Engines and Appeals Courts — The true state of CPC search ads for crisis pregnancy centers is hard to measure. What isn’t is the recent number of court cases favoring how crisis pregnancy centers present themselves.
