Republican Fears of Religious ‘Innovation’ Sure to Spike With Sanders’ Vatican Visit
Pope Francis, in Ross Douthat’s words, is “licensing innovation rather than merely tolerating it” and tolerating it is apparently bad enough
Pope Francis, in Ross Douthat’s words, is “licensing innovation rather than merely tolerating it” and tolerating it is apparently bad enough
Anyone paying attention to the rhetoric coming out of the Religious Right will be aware that the theocrats position themselves as the defenders of truth and tradition. Change, they say, is bad, and not only bad, but evil and that the people motivating this change, from Barack Obama on down, are moved by demons and…
There is no ultimate choice between Christianity and the state. There is, however, a choice between state religion and freedom of religion.