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Being the Gospel

Gary Furr

It isn’t conservative, it isn’t Christian, it isn’t even the best of being American. What is this boiling pot of rage and hatred against the weakest and most frail of God’s children? How is it that we who bear Christ’s name are so indistinguishable from local culture and the latest bubbling fear? Time to go back, not to the beginnings we imagine them to be, but the foundations that, in fact, we may need to encounter afresh or for the very first time. “What is true in the position of the social activists is that a Church which exists only … Continue reading Being the Gospel

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Native Americans Sue to Reclaim American Land, Deport Europeans

Gary Furr

(IPS, Imaginary Press Release) The immigration crisis in the United States took an unexpected turn today when Native Americans launched a lawsuit to deport all European descendants from the US back to their homelands. Following recent Supreme Court decisions on immigration, leaders representing all the major tribes gathered at Little Big Horn to announce an impending lawsuit. They are seeking a lawsuit to remove all European Americans whose ancestors emigrated to this country illegally during the past 300 years, claiming that they had illegally squatted on tribal land, brought a plague of drug and alcohol abuse, took jobs that unemployed … Continue reading Native Americans Sue to Reclaim American Land, Deport Europeans

America, Bill of Rights, Christianity, Citizenship, Constitution, Culture, Ethics, Evangelicalism, Faith, fear, First Amendment, Fundamentalism, Institutions, Interfaith Dialogue, Justice, Politics, Politics, spirituality, Story, Theology and Life, worldview

No Religious Test Doesn’t Mean No Religion

Gary Furr

We are entering in full the campaign season, where quackery and hyperbolic fear-mongering fills our ears and screens. Communists, fascists, atheists, Nazis, terrorists abound. Apparently they have crawled forth to seize our poor nation and kill it off at last unless we elect old Joe, who at 96 years old is the last hope if we’ll just give him that twelfth term in a row. Sure, he’s barely breathing, but otherwise it’s the Fall of the Roman Empire and the Alamo rolled into one. At the same time, there are profoundly serious questions rumbling the foundations that should indeed rouse … Continue reading No Religious Test Doesn’t Mean No Religion

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Coalition Launches NO KID WITHOUT A BED Initiative

Gary Furr

The Alabama Coalition for Healthy Mothers & Children and Perry County School System Launch NO CHILD WITHOUT A BED. Community partners seek donations, sponsors, and volunteers to help provide safe sleeping spaces for children and strengthen family well-being across Perry County The Alabama Coalition for Healthy Mothers & Children (ACHMC), in partnership with the Perry County School System, is proud to announce the launch of the Perry County No Child Without a Bed project , a countywide program to by provide beds for children who do not have one. The initiative was strengthened by a generous grant of $20,000 by the Mark Cuban Foundation.  Mr. Cuban … Continue reading Coalition Launches NO KID WITHOUT A BED Initiative

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Pilgrims and Tourists in a Strange Land – Auburn First Baptist Church

Gary Furr

Pilgrims and Tourists in a Strange Land – Auburn First Baptist Church — Read on http://www.auburnfbc.org/sermons/pilgrims-and-tourists-in-a-strange-land/ I had the great privilege to preach for Dr. Tripp Martin today as he was awarded for the wonderful people of First Baptist Church of Auburn, a special congregation to our family. Perhaps this message will offer some inspiration to you. Hang in there, friends. Continue reading Pilgrims and Tourists in a Strange Land – Auburn First Baptist Church