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Harsh Sentences Are Killing the Jury Trial
In this article in The Atlantic, Andrew Guthrie Ferguson says excessive sentences encourage the conviction of the innocent while excluding ordinary citizens fro... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Kiker: Seventy Times Seven
By Charles KikerOn one occasion Simon Peter asked Jesus, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother? Up to seven times?”Now, Peter thought he was being... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
The Moral Monday Movement Flips the Script
William Barber IIBy Alan BeanI write this from my motel room in Raleigh, North Carolina after spending the day with the most energized group of movement... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Ted Cruz Shows Us How to Communicate in Mixed Company
By Alan BeanIt has been heartening to read gracious statements from a number of conservative American leaders acknowledging the greatness of Nelson Mandela. Read more
Posted on 07 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Dave Ramsey Channels Ebeneezer Scrooge
Dave RamseyWe can thank Dave Ramsey for bringing clarity to the economic justice debate. Ramsey wasn’t trying to shock and dismay thinking Christians, mind you... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
David Barton’s Historical Therapy: the Twerking is Working
Therapeutic historian, David BartonEarlier this fall, Politico’s Stephanie Simon chronicled the amazing rehabilitation of faux-historian David Barton. Read more
Posted on 03 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Sorry, Rush, This Pope Ain’t No Politician
By Alan Bean“The Pope here has now gone beyond Catholicism here,” Rush Limbaugh told his radio audience last Wednesday, “and this is pure political. Read more
Posted on 02 December 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Pope Francis Preaches Good News to the Poor
By Alan BeanFox Business host, Stuart Varney, is mad at Pope Francis.“I go to church to save my soul. It’s got nothing to do with my vote. Pope Francis has... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Is Concern Over Domestic Sex Trafficking Overblown?
By Alan BeanTwo posts with related content caught my attention this week. First, defense attorney Mark Bennett takes the Dallas Morning News to task for... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
You Can’t Say Nobody on Wall Street is Doing Time
Kareem SerageldinBy Alan BeanAccording to this article in the New York Times, Kareem Serageldin, once a top executive with Credit Suisse, has been sentenced to... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Of Hell and Hell Fire: It’s Not Like You Think
By Alan BeanWe worship a bi-polar deity, most of us anyway. Our God is the very definition of love . . . but, like the killer bunny in Monty Python and the Hol... Read more
Posted on 22 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Is Texas Giving up Its War on Darwin?
By Alan BeanIt’s hard for ordinary people like you and me to evaluate the creationism v. evolution debate. We all have our opinions, of course, but most of us... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Rubio Decides He Isn’t Latino After All
Apparently notBy Alan BeanThe sad story of Marco Rubio explains why we won’t be seeing comprehensive immigration reform anytime soon. Read more
Posted on 14 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Death Penalty Opponents Need to Read This
Courtroom sketch of Sam HurdA new ACLU study highlights the consequences of sentencing non-violent offenders to Life without parole (commonly known as LWOP). Read more
Posted on 14 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Don’t Blame Al Mohler, It Was All God’s Idea
James Petigru Boyce in Confederate uniformBy Alan BeanIt is hard to believe that two full decades have passed since R. Albert Mohler ascended to the presidency... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Obamacare Roll-out Disaster is Nothing New
By Alan Bean“I’m going to try and download every movie ever made, and you’re going to try to sign up for Obamacare, and we’ll see which happens first. Read more
Posted on 31 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Leaks, Lies and Hypocrisy: the Real Meaning of Snowden’s Revelations
Keith AlexanderBy Alan BeanGlenn Greenwald reported this morning that NSA Director General, Keith Alexander is now insisting that newspapers must be forced to... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Al Mohler Likes Mormon Neighbors, but His God Doesn’t
By Alan BeanSpeaking to a friendly audience at Brigham Young University, Dr. Albert Mohler tossed out a lede line guaranteed to raise eyebrows:“I do not... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Godly Delight: the Rock That Sends the Ripples
By Alan BeanGod delights in all of us, all the time, no matter what.We have been talking about the silence of “messy middle” churches and the need for a... Read more
Posted on 24 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
It’s Not Easy Being Green
By Alan BeanIn a recent post, I argued that the lack of a clear public theology has deprived “messy middle” congregations of a prophetic voice. Read more
Posted on 21 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY