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The Rev. Robert V. Thompson is senior minister of the Lake Street Church of Evanston, Illinois. Formerly the Chair of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, he is the author of A Voluptuous God: A Christian Heretic Speaks.

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Dr. Nidal Malik Hasan and Timothy McVeigh: what's in a name?

Friday, November 6th, 2009 · 6 comments

As news spread of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, I remember holding my breath hoping that the...
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Christ of the 21st century--a power not a person

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Prior to the turn of this century, Ewert Cousins wrote a book called Christ of the 21st Century. In it we read these words, “For the first time...
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Turn back the clock--time! Is it all in the mind?

Saturday, October 31st, 2009 · 1 comment

Daylight Savings Time once again comes to an end. It’s time to turn back the clock—literally—turn it back one hour. What if we...
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Religion without rationalization: dropping the dogma

Thursday, October 29th, 2009 · 3 comments

With the possible exception of hardcore fundamentalists, every practitioner of religion is willing to enter into dialogue with others—unless or...
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Do you believe in Divine intervention?

Saturday, October 24th, 2009 · 6 comments

Chicago Tribune religion writer, Manya Brachear reminds us that the latest atheist advertising blitz doesn’t reflect the beliefs of a vast...
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Thank God for atheists--a sign of the times

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An article in the New York Times reports that a coalition of atheist groups is launching an anti-God advertising campaign. Superimposed over the image...
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We Live In Public--this movie raises challenging spiritual questions

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Now appearing in theaters around the country is the winner of the 2009 Grand Jury Prize for a US Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival, We Live In...
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Spirituality 101--what is the soul?

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How is your soul in this very moment? Would you know? Have you ever seen it? Have you ever touched it? What does a soul look like? Every religion has...
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The conservative Bible project--many worship the Bible

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Spiritual evolution--believe it or not?

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Meet Ardi, short for Ardipithecus ramidus, a fossil dating back 4.4 million years. In spite of the fact that some conservative Christians are fond of...
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