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Our Fundamentalist Neighbors: A Rebuttal
Guest Post by Jonny Scaramanga I am very happy to welcome a guest post today by Jonny Scaramanga. Jonny’s blog, Leaving Fundamentalism, is a must-read for everyone interested in issues of conservative...
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Charter Schools Teach Fundamentalism
Can fundamentalist Protestant educators change their packaging and call their new schools charters? Leaving Fundamentalism’s Jonny Scaramanga argued recently in the pages of Salon that some...
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Should Adults Lie to Children?
I’ll say it: Lying to children is a vital part of a good education. Adults lie to children all the time. Santa Claus. Easter Bunny. Tooth Fairy. Daddy will eventually come home again… But can such...
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Fundamentalism’s Roots: A Review
What does it mean to be a “fundamentalist?” At his lively blog Leaving Fundamentalism, Jonny Scaramanga has offered a review of my 1920s book that puts this question squarely at the center. As...
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Evolution Rock
I ran into some mysterious evolution-related lyrics in a trademark song by my favorite band ever. Of course, this is not the first time rockers have messed with evolutionary themes. ILYBYGTH readers...
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Child Abuse or Church Camp?
The way we ask the question says a lot. We could ask it this way: Is it abusive to encourage children to have certain religious experiences? Or we could put it like this: Should children and toddlers...
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Children Must Submit
HT: MM What is the role of the child in school? Many conservative thinkers, now and in the past, have insisted that children must learn to submit to teachers’ authority. Before they can learn to read...
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Christian School Causes Student to Abandon Creationism
How can parents make sure their children don’t lose their faiths? Enrolling them in religious school is not enough. As a recent story from the BioLogos Forum makes clear, education ranges far beyond...
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Getting Stoned at Bob Jones University
Is it now okay to be gay at fundamentalist Bob Jones University? Last week, former president and current chancellor Bob Jones III apologized for vicious anti-gay rhetoric from 1980. But this does not...
View ArticleWhat Vouchers Can Do: Florida Tax-Funded Fundamentalism
I guess we shouldn’t really call it an “exposé” because it doesn’t tell us anything we didn’t expect. Still, it can be eye-opening to see the sorts of things voucher programs can do. This week, the...
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