Question by Joel Thornton Religion and politics have gone hand in hand for a long time. Jimmy Carter introduced many Americans to the term “born-again” Christian when he was campaigning for president in 1976 (and […]
Amy on Texas Faith: Will a presidential candidate’s religion sway your vote?
question by Joel Thornton Published: October 7, 2015 11:33 am How important to you is the religion of a presidential candidate? The Constitution states that no religious test shall ever be required as a […]
Amy at Texas Faith: Expressing morality without moralizing
Question by Rudolph Bush If we are living our faiths, they inform both our public and our private lives. And if we are living them well, our public and our private expressions will be in […]
Amy at Texas Faith: Are gay rights, religious rights on a collision course?
question by Joel Thornton It’s been three weeks since the Supreme Court ruled for same-sex marriage, and most of the hoopla has died down. But that doesn’t mean the pro- and anti- sides are […]
Amy at Texas Faith: When racism becomes terrorism
The Charleston church shooting weighed heavily on our panelists this week. Here’s what they have to say about this unspeakable tragedy. Read the Panel AMY MARTIN, president emeritus, Earth Rhythms States a headline from the […]
Amy at Texas Faith: Moral living in an amoral world
Texas Faith: When society’s morals shift Question by Rudolph Bush The writer Rod Dreher recently opined that America is no longer a true home for Christian people… He suggests that our nation is on […]
Amy at Texas Faith: Percent of Nones rises as Christian numbers decline
Texas Faith: Are there cracks in America’s Christian foundation? Question by Joel Thornton The latest Pew study on religion wasn’t great news for America’s Christian churches. In the last seven years, the percentage of […]
Amy at Texas Faith: Profiting from war
Question by Rudolph Bush In a recent news report Pope Francis was quoted as saying “Many powerful people don’t want peace because they live off war.” “Some powerful people make their living with the […]
Amy at Texas Faith: Hillary, hormones and the presidency
Question by Joel Thornton A Dallas marketing and PR executive was blasted with criticism recently when she wrote on her Facebook page that she would rather live in Canada than remain in the U.S. […]
Amy on Texas Faith: What is the point of ecumenism?
Question by Rudolph Bush Published: April 15, 2015 Every couple of weeks, we gather here on our blog to discuss matters of life and afterlife, of faith and struggles with faith. We have a […]
Amy at Texas Faith: To lead or follow, lessons from the University of Oklahoma
Question by Rudolph Bush Published: March 17, 2015 1:21 pm The news that has absorbed our part of the world recently revolves around a bus full of frat boys at the University of Oklahoma spouting […]