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belief-o-matic, beliefnet, fox news, UU
Whither the Belief-O-Matic?
12.05.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Whither the Belief-O-Matic?

Most every time I lead a new member workshop, I ask if anyone found out about us by taking the Belief-O-Matic quiz over at Beliefnet.com.Â Invariably, some folks sheepishly raise their hands. I didn’t find out about UUism from it, but it did help push me over the “I’m not really UU, am I?” edge.Â […]
baptists, denominations, dissent
Should ministers air dirty denominational laundry on their blogs?
12.03.07 | Permalink | 17 Comments

A Southern Baptist minister in Enid, Oklahoma, (Silver Tongued Devil’s hometown) is airing the International Mission Board’s laundry on his blog, and the IMB has censured him for his posts. Â Here’s the report in the local paper, and here’s his response on his blog. Curiously enough, one of the IMB rules he is publicly […]

Whither the Belief-O-Matic?