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#10: U.S. History and Two Religions for the Price of One
Students in public schools and I were essentially co-worshippers in the same religion: the religion of nationalism – one with its own saints, scriptures, sacred shrines and holy days. Christian nationalism’s only innovation was to overlay Christian tenets and pretend the two religions were one.
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Liturgy of the Clock
Giver of life, Present everywhere and filling all things, Let us today savour the breeze, Gliding softly past our faces, One of countless moments We too frequently ignore…
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#9: In Christian Nationalism, Jesus is Underemployed
Sitting comfortably up there in a rolling chair, Jesus gives us a knowing wink as we get about the very messy business of day-to-day political wrangling, ready to give his blessing to our actions. And at the end of it all, he’s there to forgive us for the countless times we brazenly cross moral and…
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A Cost of Living Liturgy
Give us your eyes, that we might see beyond ourselves. Give us your hands, that we might remain generous. Give us your heart, that we might feel others’ needs. Give us your resources to meet the needs we can.
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The Led Zeppelin Liturgy
Glory to the Father of the four winds, who fills our sails As we cross the sea of years.
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Liturgy of Unheralded Saints
:July 18-24
To the One who sees: We have traversed our world unnoticed by the world. We have pursued endeavours, unlauded and unsung. We have walked by unlit roads As mere sojourners and wayfarers…
Ex-Patriot
Confronting Christian nationalism (and other bad ideas)