Clarifying the Clutter

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 by Dan Carrington posted in Marriage & Family, Political Issues, Society & Culture | No Comments »

There has not been, to my best recollection, a more polarizing topic in our society than the current issue of same-sex marriage. Now, before we get further along here, I'd like to point out something about this issue. That is...it is not “gay” marriage. This is an important distinction, even if only for rhetorical purposes. And by that, I mean that referring to it as “gay” marriage is often used as a rhetorical bludgeoning device that ...

Religion in America

Monday, June 11th, 2012 by Ty Wallace posted in Society & Culture | Comments Off

In our land of religious freedom, which religion do most Americans choose? Which denominations are most popular? Which regions gravitate to one religion? The following infographic, published by Online-Theology-Degree.com, provides the details of religion in America.

Judging Inconsistencies

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 by Dan Carrington posted in Society & Culture | Comments Off

Recently, I've been listening to the Unbelievable? podcast, available on iTunes. In my usual, borderline OCD manner I had to start listening beginning with the oldest podcast available, so I started listening to episodes from the end of 2007. On one such episode, they had a guest on the show who was a Reiki healer named Beverly. While there were a number of things that she said that I took issue with theologically, one of the ...

The Convenience of Money

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 by Dan Carrington posted in Society & Culture | Comments Off

I don't know if you're old enough to remember this, and perhaps I'm showing my age a bit, but do you remember what life was like before debit cards? I still remember what it was like when we didn't have the Internet (or at least the World Wide Web), or cell phones, or ATMs. The more I think about that, the more I can't help but wonder if all the conveniences and advances in technology actually ...