Monthly Archives: December 2012

December 26, 2012

Would I want my neighbors to decide my fate?

Peter Berger

Religion News Service on December 14, 2012, carried a story about a Southern Baptist pastor in Missouri who has been accused of child abuse. At first I glossed over the story, having had my fill of stories about clerical pedophilia … Continue reading →

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December 19, 2012

Two Old Germans Drinking Coffee

Peter Berger

The Sueddeutsche Zeitung is generally regarded as one of the two best newspapers in Germany. I don’t normally read it, but a German colleague sent me the issue of December 7, 2012, thinking that it might interest me. It did. … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholicism, Christianity, Protestantism |
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December 12, 2012

The First Amendment: An Icon Sometimes Erected in Curious Places

Peter Berger

The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States is an icon of religious freedom, and rightly so. It contains a double prohibition: no establishment of religion and no hindrance to the free exercise of religion. The two clauses … Continue reading →

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December 5, 2012

Two Sets of Keys

Peter Berger

My last two posts had the quality of academic mini-lectures. I don’t want my readers to suspect that I have gone into the business (a growing one, judging by ads all over the place) of long-distance education, so this post … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Islam, Judaism |
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