By: Candace Chellew-Hodge.  Is it really about morality?  Let's follow that line of logic for just a moment. What kind of morality are we discussing here? Should marriage only be reserved for the moral? Does being heterosexual automatically make one more moral than a gay or lesbian person? What is the definition of this morality? If morality is the issue around marriage then shouldn't people who have sex before marriage be denied marriage?

Wholesale slaughter of innocents is nothing new in games - board or online - where players adopt godlike figures to whack others along their way to victory.  But a new board game replaces ancient gods or invented goddesses with game characters from major religions of the modern world.  Playing Gods: The Board Game of Divine Domination bills itself as "the world's first satirical board game of religious warfare."

Los Angeles, USA - On the first Sunday after a gay marriage ban passed in California, activists rallied in defiance, including hundreds of protesters outside an Orange County megachurch whose pastor brought Barack Obama and John McCain together last summer for a "faith forum."

 Are you one of those special people who want to help change the way our children view the world? Are you someone who wants to help our children understand that we are one in our goodliness not our sinfulness? Are you one of 500 people who would like to help us give our children hope in humanity?

Events

Academy for Vital Christianity of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
Fall Schedule
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Bishop Spong's Lecture Schedule
Nov 22, 2008: Many Locations
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Marcus Borg Lecture With Dom Crossan
Dec 12, 2008: All Saints Episcopal Church
Atlanta, GA
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Annual Meeting of The International Association for Environmental Philosophy
Dec 27, 2008
Philadelphia, PA
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The Living Elders Project
Jan 6, 2009: Tuesday afternoons
Sarasota, FL
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Lecture Series by Marcus Borg
Feb 6, 2009: University Congregational United Church of Christ
Seattle, WA
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The Emerging Church: Conversations Convergence and Action
Mar 20, 2009: Albuqeurque, NM
Albuqeurque, NM
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In the Library

Worship Material(order of service/liturgy) An Affirmation of Faith For use as a prologue to worship, or as an alternative to the Nicene Creed, or as a hand-out for visitors. May be used in sections at intervals during the service.  From Rector at St. John's-Grace Episcopal Church.... MORE

Sermon(order of service/liturgy) The Gospel According to Jesus Jesus proclaimed an astonishing Gospel! But, isn't it strange that his harshest criticisms were directed at those within the religious community? He said, "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut up the kingdom... MORE

Book Living the Questions 2 To order with a 10% discount, first visit this page for the TCPC code.  LtQ2 is the completely revised and expanded version of Living the Questions, the popular DVD & internet-based small group exploration of progressive Christianity... MORE | READ REVIEW | ORDER

Article Missed Opportunities By Fred Plumer I must admit that it seems strange, in a time when religion, beliefs, faith and spirituality are such a common subject on a regular basis in our mainline media, so many people feel uncomfortable going to church to have open discussions about... MORE

Article A Spirituality that Transforms By Ken Wilber All of those for whom authentic transformation has deeply unseated their souls must, I believe, wrestle with the profound moral obligation to shout from the heart-perhaps quietly and gently, with tears of reluctance; perhaps with fierce fire... MORE

Book Birdlike and Barnless By Jim Burklo Ready for a humble, hard-working Christian religion that is progressive, pro-justice, and pro-peace? Ready for faith that takes the Bible seriously because it doesn't take it literally? Ready for a soulful expression of this kind of Christianity... MORE | ORDER

Sermon Faith Talk By Madison Shockley Summary~"It is by talking about our faith and how our faith impacts our lives that is the way that people come to their understanding of their own faith. It is by sharing our faith with others that others come to their faith. Traditionally... MORE

Book Looking Around for God By James Autry Autry, writer and poet, business executive, and son and grandson of Mississippi Baptist ministers, thinks that the true message of the old spiritual is not just that God has an eye on the sparrow. It's that God is demonstrating that if... MORE | ORDER

Book(study/discussion guide) Eclipsing Empire is a 12-session series on Paul, Rome, and the Kingdom of God. TO ORDER: AFTER LOG IN, USE TCPC CODE tcpc0010 FOR 10% DISCOUNT.  Join preeminent New Testament scholars Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan on location in Turkey as they trace the Apostle Paul's footsteps throughout the Roman Empire.... MORE | READ REVIEW | ORDER

Article Teaching Progressive Christianity Using the 8 Points, A Guide I understand Progressive Christianity is for individuals who find Jesus intriguing but suspicious of institutional church. Like minimalist interior decorating that remove tchotchkes within a space, the Progressive Christian movement strips... MORE

Article (W)holy Progressive, Batman! Empowering Progressive Christianity For Change By Todd Smiedendorf In TCPC plans and programs, I read a lot about speakers, white papers, curricula, books, and theologians. I think that the progressive Christian movement has the head part of loving God going well. Hallelujah! It's essential stuff. I love... MORE

Book The Burial of Jesus: History and Faith In The Burial of Jesus: History and Faith, James F. McGrath wrestles with the relationship between critical historical investigation and the life-changing effect of personal religious experience. In investigating the Gospels, McGrath concludes... MORE | ORDER

Book The Historical Jesus for Beginners: A Primer of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship By William Linden After the life of Jesus, his followers began to develop their memory of his sayings and actions. Then, year after year, and century after century, the tradition grew until it became Christianity as it is known in the twenty-first century. What... MORE | READ REVIEW | ORDER

Book Holy Adventure: 41 Days of Audacious Living  Holy Adventure, by Bruce Epperly, assumes that we are a part of God's holy adventure just as much as God is a part of our "holy adventure" Each of our lives, therefore, is an unfinished, surprising and exciting... MORE | ORDER

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