Joe Carter

As a child I had almost no direct contact with Catholicism. My family attended a small backwoods fundamentalist congregation”The First Church of Hellfire and Damnation, or something similarly named”and the preacher would often mention the Pope and Catholicism in one of his “Identifying the Antichrist” sermons. … Continue Reading »

If an atheist saw a man raised from the dead, would it affect their lack of belief in the miraculous? Probably not, says Rod Dreher . It didn’t change the minds of religious Jews when they witnessed Jesus bring back Lazarus: Christians today marvel at the shortsightedness of those pious Jews, . . . . Continue Reading »

Theologian Fred Sanders clarifies the meaning of “Protestant” : Today (April 19) is the anniversary of the 1529 Protestation of Speyer, which is generally regarded as the first time that the word “Protestant” was used to refer to a religious position distinct from Roman . . . . Continue Reading »

A Cambridge University professor claims that the Last Supper was not on Maundy Thursday, but rather on a Wednesday. April 1, A.D. 33, to be exact : “If you look at all the events the Gospels record - between the Last Supper and the Crucifixion - there is a large number. It is impossible to . . . . Continue Reading »

Between Dr. Seuss themed communion and giving communion to dogs , I didn’t think it was possible for any country to beat America at making a mockery of sacred religious services. But I was wrong. Congratulations, England. You’ve bested us Yanks with your latest venture in . . . . Continue Reading »

The U.K. Department of Health is going to court to stop figures being published on the number of late abortions on “less than perfect” fetuses with physical abnormalities such as cleft palate and club foot: Eighteen months ago an Information Rights Tribunal ruled that the numbers of . . . . Continue Reading »

I wish there was a way to incorporate these into blog post’s comment thread . . . Created by Landon Schurtz. Via: Marginal Revolution . . . . Continue Reading »

The Washington Post deserves praise for being one of the few national newspapers that attempts to take religion (somewhat) seriously. They have an excellent religion reporter (Michelle Boorstein) and a forum—“ On Faith ”—dedicated to “news and opinion on religion and . . . . Continue Reading »

What happened to the anti-war movement ? President Obama inherited two wars, neither of which has ended—and the United States is now involved in military action in Libya—yet the anti-war movement has all but vanished. Why? The answer, according to a new research article, has to do with . . . . Continue Reading »

1. Your 2010 Federal Taxpayer Receipt In his State of the Union Address, President Obama promised that this year, for the first time ever, American taxpayers would be able to go online and see exactly how their federal tax dollars are spent. Just enter a few pieces of information about your taxes, . . . . Continue Reading »