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RE: “Distracted” – Satan Didn’t Post That Picture, I Did.

29 March 2013by Allen O'Brien 6 Comments

DEAR CAITLIN, Your post blew up today. Christians on Facebook and Twitter have been reposting your article like crazy, which I’m sure has pleasantly surprised you. You are probably both a kind […]

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Politics, Theology
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5 Reasons Why Atheism Should Be Illegal

28 March 2013by Allen O'Brien 25 Comments

“Our culture has accepted two huge lies: The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear them or hate them. The second is that to love […]

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Politics, Theology
Trump, speaking at CPAC in Washington D.C. on February 10, 2011. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Petition Donald Trump: Give the $5 Million Regardless

25 October 2012by Allen O'Brien 1 Comment

Donald Trump launched his “bomb” yesterday; if Barack Obama would release his college transcripts and passport application, Trump would donate $5 million to a charity of Obama’s choice. You can […]

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“Corpor-a-munion”

6 August 2012by Allen O'Brien Leave a comment

————————- Related Articles Some words for Christians on both sides of the Chick-fil-A war (Rachel Held Evans) 5 Reasons Why the Church Failed Yesterday (Matthew Paul Turner) Royal Confusions about the […]

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ireni-comics, Politics, Theology
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Dan Savage’s Bible-Speech is Wrong, and Kind of Right.

29 April 2012by Allen O'Brien Leave a comment

A short video of several highshcool journalists walking out of a lecture by Dan Savage is going viral and it’s eliciting intense responses; I believe Savage’s main point is correct, […]

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Education, Politics, Theology
The First Step Of Christian Ethics Is Out Of Your Shoes

The First Step Of Christian Ethics Is Out Of Your Shoes

23 September 2011by Allen O'Brien Leave a comment

My politics and ethics tend to side with the poor, the outcast, the convict, the disenfranchised, and the oppressed because I believe God has sided with me, an outcast.  Such […]

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Politics, Theology

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