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Liberalism, Conservatism and spirituality, Part III: the crisis of nihilism and the decline of liberty

Posted on September 13, 2013September 13, 2013 by Gus

Witches and Pagans now has Part III of my essay on liberalism, conservatism, their intellectual and moral collapse and what spiritualities of immanence might be able to do to revitalize them. If you wonder why liberals are so weak and … Read more

Understanding Conservatism and Liberalism

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Gus

One of the most frustrating dimensions of political discussion today is how many people using terms such as liberalism and conservatism, and identifying with one of them, have no clear understanding of how they relate to one another, or even … Read more

A Pagan perspective on abortion, Part III

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Gus

The most vociferous and sometimes violent opponents of women’s right to choose claim they act in the name of Christianity and of life. The truth seems to me to be very different. As it turns out historically the Bible has … Read more

A Pagan perspective on abortion, part II.

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Gus

Recently I received an email from a woman who wrote me: “…[Y]ou don’t have to be Christian to have found out that abortion does in fact feel like murder — those fetuses’ spirits were already talking to me, and yes, … Read more

A Pagan perspective on abortion, part I.

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Gus

In my opinion the strongest argument against abortion shares an insight with those of us who love the other-than-human. Recently a woman sent me an e-mail to that effect. I want to use the points she raised to begin exploring … Read more

The fascinating link between where most stand on abortion and where they stand on environmentalism

Posted on August 2, 2013August 11, 2013 by Gus

Abortion and environmental issues constitute the two major ethical questions of our time. Over at Patheos I just posted why usually people who support environmentalism also support a woman’s right to choose and why people who oppose environmentalism also oppose … Read more

An argument for why abortion should be the right of the woman, and everyone else has no standing at all on the issue.

Posted on July 15, 2013July 15, 2013 by Gus

I have been on a long trip these past few weeks. During it a woman sent me a thoughtful email explaining why she thought abortion was wrong. As I agreed with her premises, but not her conclusion, I decided to … Read more

Dixie: America’s First Counter Culture

Posted on May 8, 2013November 28, 2020 by Gus

Southern Baptists are the religious right’s most powerful component. Yet at one time Baptists were considered one of the most progressive Protestant denominations. Early in our history, when the principles of our Declaration still lived in the hearts of many, … Read more

The Transforming Power of Pagan Religion

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Gus

Enough of critiques! I have a new post up on Patheos that looks at how Pagan spirituality is a corrective to serious blind spots in much Christian and secular thinking about people and the world.… Read more

The Pagan community neeeds to repudiate libertarianism as it currently exists

Posted on April 5, 2013April 10, 2013 by Gus

After some frustrating encounters with Pagans who called themselves libertarians I decided to write why Pagans once had a libertarian connection and why there really is no longer any reason to do so until libertarians do a thorough house cleansing … Read more