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(Disclaimer: this post is not a criticism of megachurches in general, any megachurch in particular, or people who are politically conservative.)

It seems to me that Megachurches tend to be attended by people who are politically conservative. And these days those who are politically conservative seem to have a universal distrust of government and want to see its size diminished. So ...

I was once a young idealist who believed that the U.S.A with our money and our power could solve the world’s ills. I believed that we in fact had a duty to protect the poor and oppressed, establishing justice wherever we went. (I was not so stupid as to think that is what we did, simply what we should do.) Since becoming aware of such things, I had a strong sense of moral outrage against whatever I perceived to be the ...

    Here are a few thoughts about politics and religion. I will, however, not offer conclusions. 

    It seems that most Americans believe - or at least act as if they believe -that those who are successful/rich, are blessed because they are virtuous. Likewise, those who have trouble making it through life are failures becaus...

    I have decided that I will identify myself as an Evangelical. However, I cannot ignore the distaste with recent Evangelical political involvement, which I had previously mentioned. Though I believe religion can and must be part of the public sphere, I believe in pluralism, and I believe in a secular state. I do not agree with the way in which Evangelicals and other conservatives are attempting to 'take back America', trying to return us to our...

    We have been told to love our neighbor as ourselves. And who is our neighbor? After Jesus told the parable of the 'Good Samaritan' he asks, "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?"(Luke 10:36). Now we usually think the point of the story is that we should be like the Samaritan and love ou...