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Note: this essay began in a series of personal correspondence between me and my eldest son as he was going through Basic and Advanced Infantry training. As my four sons were growing up, I had only two vocational goals for all of them; never to go into the ministry, nor serve in the armed forces …

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One of the recurring features of popular evangelical eschatology is the almost unconditional support for the nation of Israel based on what is claimed to be Biblical prophecy. The argument goes something like this; since the Jews are God’s chosen people, and God gave the land of Israel back to modern day Jews in …

I once watched a PBS debate on the topic of whether the Religious Right was a threat to American democracy. William F. Buckley, Pat Robertson and others pleaded that they were four square in favor of the flag, Mom’s apple pie and the American way. The Religious Right cried for “Principled Pluralism” …