AMY MARTIN, Executive Director, Earth Rhythms; Writer/Editor, Moonlady Media We can only lead and inspire by example. As a Bible church reverend relative says, “The worst advertisement for Christianity is Christians.” As long as people […]
Amy at Texas Faith: The Global South’s influence on religion

Amy/Moonlady on Texas Faith blog This week’s question: Are the patterns of the Global South going to keep making their mark on various faiths, not just Christianity? Amy’s answer: The rise of Pentecostal and Charismatic […]
Amy at Texas Faith : Should leaders love their country more than their souls?

This week’s question: Should a leader really love his country more than his soul? If so, does that mean country should come before faith? Amy’s answer: Difficult decisions are not the exclusive domain of […]
Amy at Texas Faith: Is the religious left too nice?

Is the religious left indeed without the same influence and profile as the religious right? If so, is it because the religious left has tried more to be civil and nice than to make a […]
Amy at Texas Faith: What is America’s common creed and how do we forge it together?

AMY MARTIN, Executive Director, Earth Rhythms; Writer/editor, Moonlady Media The United States already has a common creed: “E pluribus unum” – “Out of the many, one.” The inaugural speech was a fugue of “E pluribus […]
Amy at Texas Faith: Is it possible to heal the world?

Question By Bill McKenzie 4:02 pm on December 11, 2012 What does your faith tradition say about healing the world? AMY MARTIN, Executive Director, Earth Rhythms; Writer/editor, Moonlady Media The old logic goes: […]
Amy at Texas Faith: After the election, how do we become one?

This week’s question: “What is the message that different faith traditions can send about the [post election] importance of being one?” AMY MARTIN, Executive Director, Earth Rhythms; Writer/editor, Moonlady Media The most important thing […]
Amy at Texas Faith: Rise of the Nones

Q: What is it that the institutions of religion are not providing a growing number of people? And if this younger generation remains unaffiliated as it ages, what’s the future of religion? AMY […]
Amy on Texas Faith: Does President Obama need to “own God?”

Question by William McKenzie: Sally Quinn minced no words after the presidential debate Wednesday. She wrote on the Washington Post’s On Faith blog that Barack Obama handed Mitt Romney “the God vote.” Said Quinn: “When […]
Amy at Texas Faith: Do Republicans have an Ayn Rand problem?

Question by Wayne Slater Paul Ryan’s selection as the Republican vice presidential nominee has put Ayn Rand back into the spotlight. Ryan was picked in large part because he’s the architect of a budget that […]