January / February 2011

EDITOR’S NOTE

by: Jennifer Bardi
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UP FRONT

Chipping Away at the Bench

How we failed the judiciary in Iowa

by: Amanda Knief
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Features:

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Plato, Romance, and Self-Inquiry

by: John Bardi

We all know the unexamined life isn’t worth living (or so says Socrates), but is the unloving life even worth examining?

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Pastors & Politics

by: Larry Keller

Speaking to his congregation at Fairview Baptist Church in Edmond, Oklahoma, in September, Pastor Paul Blair proclaimed himself a “God-fearing Oklahoman” and a “patriotic American.” As such, he said, “I will be casting my ballot for Representative Mary Fallin for [Read More...]

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Gay Suicide and the Ethic of Love: A progressive Christian response

by: Eric Reitan

“If your theory about the Bible leads you to ignore or refuse to hear the suffering cries of your gay and lesbian neighbors, wouldn’t that be a reason to rethink your theory?”

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Matches Made on Earth: Why Family Values are Human Values

by: Nancie L. Gonzalez

An anthropologist shows that marriage and family are nothing new, and neither is the wide diversity of their makeup.

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PHYSICS WATCH

The Nature of Great Coincidences

by: Andrew Zak Williams
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THE GOOD BOOK

What Next for Gay Marriage?

by: Kenneth W. Krause
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BOOK REVIEW

Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World without God By Greg Graffin & Steve Olson

Review by: Jende Huang
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