Posts tagged "Bible"

Notice To Impolite Topics Seekers

Welcome back!

Dear Seeker,

Thanks for stopping by.  I’ve stopped adding new posts on this blog to make way for two new blogs. The original Impolite Topics posts are still here and you are welcome to browse. 

Two New Blogs

Freedom From Bad Bible Bullies: Transform Your Bible Authority Stories To Claim Your Personal Freedom

This blog focuses on the use of Bible stories as weapons of power by “Bad Bible Bullies” against individuals. 

Bible Authority In American Politics: How radical claims about Bible authority hijack political  freedom in American politics.

This blog expands the focus from individuals to the larger society. It concerns the misuse of Bible stories by “Bad Bible Bullies” in American politics.

Freedom From Bad Bible Bullies and Bible Authority In American Politics are part of The Story Transformation Process.  

For more about The Story Transformation Process and my other blogs and websites, please visit my central website at Kalinda Rose Stevenson 

For Your Freedom,

Kalinda Rose Stevenson, Ph.D.

“The Story Transformer,”

Creator Of “The Story Transformation Process

“Hiding The Pentecostal Faith Of Sarah Palin”

One of the fascinating elements of this political campaign is the juxtaposition between the present ”bible-believing Christian” Sarah Palin and the past “Pentecostal” Sarah Palin. 

It is clear that she was chosen as the Republican vice-presidential candidate to appeal to Evangelical Christians.  She was promoted to the “conservative, Christian base” as one of them, without making clear her Pentecostal roots.  Read more…

“Should Both Evolution And Creationism Be Taught In Public Schools?”

The controversies over teaching religion in public schools are especially acute on the topics of evolution and creationism. Various Christian groups advocate teaching creationism—recently renamed “intelligent design”—in public schools. Advocates want to counter what they regard as the false theory of evolution. Or, to use the phrase they repeat frequently, evolution is “just a theory.”  Read more…

“A Fickle Obedience To The Authority of Scripture—The Strange Case of Sarah Palin And The Authority of Women Over Men”

The dramatic rise to fame of Sarah Palin—a woman most of us had never heard of a few weeks ago—demonstrates the enormous power of publicity to create celebrities.

What continues to amaze me more than anything else is how Sarah Palin’s meteoric rise to the role of savior within the Republican campaign requires conservative Christians to ignore any questions about women and authority. Read more…

“Get The Bible Verses Right, Journalist”

Here’s my helpful tip: never trust a journalist who gives “biblical” advice. In the most recent issue of Time Magazine, Joe Klein makes this statement about what Barack Obama “should have said” to Pastor Rick Warren at the “Civil Forum” at Saddleback Church. Read more…

“Teaching Scripture In Public Schools — Anything But The Bible?”

[This is the continuation of a series of posts beginning with "Should The Bible Be Taught In Public Schools?" about the decision by the Texas State Board of Education to authorize the teaching of an elective course on Bible in public high schools. It brings to the surface just about every question imaginable about the relationship between religion, politics, and the Bible.] Read more…

“Why Obama And McCain Will Submit To Rick Warren’s Evangelical Civil Forum”

On Saturday, August 16, Barack Obama and John McCain will attend a “Civil Forum” at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California. The forum will be moderated by Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church.

Time Magazine made Rick Warren the subject of a recent cover article. The cover identifies Warren as “America’s most powerful religious leader” (Time Magazine Cover, August 18, 2008 Issue.) Read more…

“Evangelical ‘Bibliolatry,’ A Scholar’s Intentions, And Media Sensationalism”

After writing several articles about evangelicals, I want to pause for a bit to consider the role of the media and their use of sensational language about religious topics. Read more…

“Evangelical Theology and Barack Obama’s ‘Low View’ Of Scripture”

The Bible as Word of God—inerrant, infallible, and solely the work of God—remains the single most important distinction between evangelicals and other Christians.

In an interview with Stephen Mansfield, author of the new book, The Faith of Barack Obama, this is Mansfield’s answer to the question: Read more…

“Teaching The Bible In Public Schools — The Bible Is Not A Textbook For Skills Training”

[This is the continuation of a series of posts beginning with "Should The Bible Be Taught In Public Schools?" about the decision by the Texas State Board of Education to authorize the teaching of an elective course on Bible in public high schools. It brings to the surface just about every question imaginable about the relationship between religion, politics, and the Bible.] Read more…