• Politics

    Towards Jesus' Politiks of Palestinian Liberation

    October 23rd, 2008
    Now that I am brandishing, in all its star-studded glory, my new JesusPolitiks blog (yes, I know I spell it my own way; it reflects my personality!), it seems the only reverent thing to do to honor Jesus would be to inaugurate my posting here with a worthy topic--liberation of the oppressed, the Palestinians. With all the press Barack Obama, our new president-elect ((Is it possible that America

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  • Theology

    Charismaniacs: Requiem for an American-jesus Empire

    November 16th, 2008
    I became a follower of Jesus through the Pentecostal/Charismatic wing of Christianity. I admit that in the earliest days of my faith, I fell prey to glamour and panache of teachings about Jesus that prima facie appeared to be unconventional. Having been crushed by the weight of a heroin and cocaine addiction, in concert with a severe alcoholic bent, I sought a relationship with God that would enab

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