Questions about Faith

Jesus is Coming May 21?  We read it in the Washington Post.  “Save the date!” say the billboards.  That’s also our wedding anniversary.  Maybe we should invite him.  (Short op-ed; by Rusty Wright and Meg Korpi)

Americans Flunk Religion 101.  Think you know a lot about religion?  Pew Research Center says many atheists and agnostics know more about world faiths than do believers.  I once flunked an important faith question and learned that what you don’t know might hurt you.  (Short op-ed)

Freudian Slip:  The father of psychoanalysis had some compelling personal reasons for disliking Christianity.  What belief barriers and faith factors might have influenced him? (Probe radio series transcript.)

Mel Gibson’s Passion Film Ignites Passions.   Is Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ anti-Semitic?  Did Jewish people kill Jesus?  Are all Jewish people guilty of his death?  (Short op-ed)

When the Good Guys Don’t Win.   Though nice guys don’t always finish last, they don’t always finish first.  How to cope when your dreams don’t come true, or when life hammers you in spite of your best efforts.  (Magazine article)

Hope for a World Gone Bad.  Life can be messy.  Maybe you’ve felt like giving up.  Here are some reasons for hope.  (Magazine article)

7 Questions Skeptics Ask.  How we can “be prepared to give an answer.” (Probe radio series transcript.)