The Settlers

June 28, 2005

Who are the settlers? This is a question that I am constantly asking myself, even as I sit here in this restaurant and look out the window at the huge settlement within view of everywhere in Bethlehem. Is there a profile that would match up well for the average settler? Is this person a religious [...]

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A Normal Day in Hebron

June 26, 2005

There is really too much to write, and a few comments to respond to, but I don’t have much time to get this post online. But I did want to share with you some pictures from our day-trip to Hebron. Let this be more of a photo journal of our experience.

I don’t know how [...]

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Muslims like Bush (sort of)

June 15, 2005

[Warning: This post is somewhat political…][2nd warning: Because of where I’ll be this summer, I am guessing that a majority of my posts are going to be somewhat political…have fun with that…]
Last night, as I walked home from the Internet place (they’re beginning to know as a regular there), I was invited to sit with [...]

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The Crisis of Christian Identity in the American Empire

November 11, 2004

Cornel West gave a lecture this past Monday here at the Seminary. For those of you who have never seen him, or heard him speak, he’s amazing - the way which he uses words and the English language to keep you captivated. I got there a little late so the only seat was behind him, [...]

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Bush & Ashcroft are religious lunatics…

July 21, 2004

Finished Krakauer’s Under the Banner of Heaven this week. Incredibly interesting book if you’ve never heard about it. Krakauer takes an in-depth look at the history of Mormonism, how some sects within it came about (specifically the Mormon Fundamentalists), and how a few of those Fundamentalists were involved in a horrible murder that took place [...]

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Church & Patriotism

May 30, 2004

[For an earlier post I wrote on the same issue (and for a very cool article), go here]
I’m leading worship tomorrow for the last time at my church, and I noticed in the bulletin we are saying the Pledge of Allegiance, as well as the Christian Pledge of Allegiance. For those of you not familiar [...]

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