by Joseph E. Lowery and Jonathan Merritt

We don't look alike. We don't talk alike. We don't vote alike. And, separated in age by more than six decades, we certainly don't walk alike! Then why are we joining together now?

Because nuclear weapons are an indiscriminate threat that transcends identity politics, and because, as Georgians, we...

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Recently, I wrote a column in Christianity Today in response to the question, "How concerned should Christians be about environmental care?" The title of my column was "As Much as God Is" and it centered in on the connections between creation care and the gospel. The following is that column. Take a look and leave your comments where you think...

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Rebranding Atheism

Posted June 1, 2010 Read This

Looks like Christians aren’t the only ones with an image problem. Now Atheists are now struggling with the way people perceive their movement. "Atheism is quite often mistakenly seen as a cold and distant world, rather than the beautiful, important, and engaging philosophy that it is," says Matt Luckhurst, an MFA student at the School of...

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Belief in God and eternity and other basic religious assertions have dominated public opinion surveys for some time, but there are some who now believe that non-belief may...

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Today, American President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the most expansive nuclear arms treaty in more than 10 years. The new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) comes after a year of negotiations between the U.S. and Russia on the subject. It will eliminate some of our outdated weaponry and reduce the size of...

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Today, I published an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution titled, "Fox's Beck Should Quit Preaching." The article centers in on Glenn Beck's recent comments about socially conscious Christians:

Glenn Beck, a popular conservative and Fox News television personality, is famous for sounding political alarms and giving teary-eyed...

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Robertson's Ramblings

Posted January 15, 2010 Read This

On the 700 Club Wednesday, the one-time conservative Christian leader was claiming that Haitians brought this tragic earthquake on themselves because they made a “pact with the... Read more...

It was no joke. On April Fool's Day in 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed to pursue a significant reduction in nuclear arms with "effective verification measures." America and Russia possess the largest nuclear stockpiles in the world by far, which is why Obama told reporters in Moscow, "We must lead...

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