
Religious right drives young from churches
All the media attention to conservative churches' political views has redefined religion in the minds of young people, most of whom can't buy anti-homosexuality dogma.
Anthony B. Robinson was the Senior Minister of Plymouth Church in downtown Seattle from 1990 to 2004. He was also a member of the Plymouth Housing Group Board. After living for many years in southeast
All the media attention to conservative churches' political views has redefined religion in the minds of young people, most of whom can't buy anti-homosexuality dogma.
Some come West looking for a new place to settle. Others want freedom to make a buck as readily as possible.
A front-page article made something out of almost nothing.
Crosscut writers "cut across" what's been called "The Argument Culture" and its simple, polarized views. More important than choosing sides is solving problems and building community.
It's true that U.S. schools can't get involved in the practice of religion. But there's no law against teaching world religion as a subject, something Americans could use, according to a recent Pew Forum study.