David P. Gushee
David P. Gushee is an author at Religion News Service.
All Stories by David P. Gushee
Don’t blame Planned Parenthood for our abortion culture (COMMENTARY)
By David P. Gushee — July 22, 2015
(RNS) We are the ones who created a society in which we have become utterly dependent on abortion.
Character trumps everything: Donald Trump’s teachable moment
By David P. Gushee — July 21, 2015
We do not want a president who lacks verbal self-discipline and humility. In the end, character trumps everything.
Don’t blame Planned Parenthood for our abortion culture
By David P. Gushee — July 17, 2015
We are the ones who created a society in which we have become utterly dependent on abortion.
What if Atticus Finch turned out to be a polite racist?
By David P. Gushee — July 15, 2015
A spoonful of Atticus Finch helped white people deal with their racism. But this Atticus is harder to swallow.
More thoughts on civil disobedience, gay marriage, & all those lawsuits
By David P. Gushee — July 10, 2015
Differences of opinion over matters of religion and religious ethics are to be expected. Can we not flex a bit to learn how to accommodate each other?
Why civil disobedience is irrelevant to gay marriage (COMMENTARY)
By David P. Gushee — July 8, 2015
(RNS) It seems very unlikely that government would mandate that religious organizations change their policies on gay marriage. It might, however, withdraw tax-exempt status, not from congregations, but from religious organizations.
Why civil disobedience is irrelevant to gay marriage
By David P. Gushee — July 8, 2015
Why the nationalization of legal gay marriage does not really present the possibility of civil disobedience, despite angry rhetoric to that effect.
Understanding civil disobedience
By David P. Gushee — July 6, 2015
If a government mandates what God forbids, or forbids what God mandates, civil disobedience may be required. An analysis.
Mutual conscience-shocking in a divided America
By David P. Gushee — July 1, 2015
At the highest pitch of moral disagreement, our opinions shock each other's consciences. What do we do then?
Allow me to introduce myself
By David P. Gushee — June 29, 2015
Think of me as a dissenting center-left southern evangelical Christian.
Do we need unholy guns in holy places? (COMMENTARY)
By David P. Gushee — June 24, 2015
(RNS) Inevitably, after the massacre at Emanuel AME Church, people are beginning to talk about arming congregants for self-defense. It is a sad image: 25 souls sitting around at Wednesday night prayer meeting, some packing heat in case the next church attacker should happen to be among them.
Unholy guns in holy places
By David P. Gushee — June 24, 2015
Christian churches rarely employ armed security. Jewish synagogues almost always do. Thinking about guns in holy places.
Franklin Graham’s boycott points us toward an enclave society (COMMENTARY)
By David P. Gushee — June 12, 2015
(RNS) A society where everyone threatens everyone else with a boycott is a dystopian nightmare.
COMMENTARY: A Misplaced and Dangerous Analogy
By David P. Gushee — August 11, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) The defeat of Sen. Joe Lieberman in Connecticut’s Democratic primary on Tuesday (Aug. 8) marks yet another indication of the triumph of partisanship and the disappearance of statesmanship in the United States. The extremes prevail while the middle ground disappears. It is deeply discouraging. Lieberman is a politician that […]
COMMENTARY: Saying No to Torture
By David P. Gushee — June 20, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Last week the National Religious Campaign Against Torture released a brief statement unequivocally condemning any resort to torture (http://www.nrcat.org). It was signed by 27 religious leaders _ Jewish, Muslim, Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant. I feel honored to have been one of these 27 signatories. Among the notable names attached […]
