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TEXAS FAITH: Would you want to live to 120 years old? 14 Aug 2013 | 01:31 am
Would you want to live forever? Okay, maybe not forever. But what do you think about what’s called “radical life extension?” The Pew Research Religion and Public Life Project recently polled America...
TEXAS FAITH: What relevance does Pope Francis have beyond the Catholic Church? 7 Aug 2013 | 02:23 am
Pope Francis made quite a splash when he said last week in response to a question about a priest being gay: “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” As y...
TEXAS FAITH: Is it more important to do the right thing or to have the right beliefs? 30 Jul 2013 | 10:34 pm
What does it mean to be a religious person? Is it about what you do or what you think? A new study finds that about two-thirds of Americans say being a religious person “is primarily about living a go...
TEXAS FAITH: How hard should evangelicals push for immigration reform? 23 Jul 2013 | 08:55 pm
Leaders of the Evangelical Immigration Table will meet on Capitol Hill Wednesday to continue praying for and advocating for a broad immigration reform. In other words, they want a package that goes be...
TEXAS FAITH: Do the political comebacks of scandal-marred politicians mean we’re forgiving or indifferent? 16 Jul 2013 | 11:32 pm
Whatever happened to shame? It wasn’t that long ago that a politician tainted by a sex scandal or caught cheating on a spouse was finished in public life. But a couple of political comebacks this year...
TEXAS FAITH: Was it moral to shut down the Texas Senate? 3 Jul 2013 | 05:32 pm
Last week’s week’s filibuster in the Texas Senate stopped an abortion bill and catapulted Sen. Wendy Davis to national political attention. Television stories beamed pictures of hundreds of cheering, ...
TEXAS FAITH: Is belief overrated? 26 Jun 2013 | 01:47 am
Let’s return to an issue that we dealt with back in April, when I asked you all a question about belief. The question dealt with what it means that we may believe differently about different things. Y...
TEXAS FAITH: Are Interfaith Marriages Good for Couples? 19 Jun 2013 | 02:59 am
Naomi Schaefer Riley has a new book out with the title Til Faith Do Us Part: How Interfaith Marriage is Transforming America. You can read about that book at this link and then this link. Interestingl...
TEXAS FAITH: What does it mean to be an American today? 12 Jun 2013 | 02:43 am
What does it mean to be an American today? This question is more than an academic one. It goes to the heart of the immigration debate that is growing hot in the Senate this month. The Senate is debati...
TEXAS FAITH: Where’s the outrage over the atrocities in Syria? 5 Jun 2013 | 04:42 am
What about Syria? Why aren’t we hearing many protests from religious leaders in the U.S. about the atrocities that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is bringing down upon his people? As this Reuters re...
