James F. McGrath (ReligionProf)
@religionprof.bsky.social
Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University in Indianapolis
James Frank McGrath is an American scholar of religion. He is the Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University. He is known for his work on Early Christianity, Mandaeism, criticism of the Christ myth theory, and the analysis of religion in science fiction. .. more
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Administration Refuses Visa for Deported Babson Student
The Trump administration has refused to issue a nonimmigrant student visa to a Babson College student whom Immigration and Customs Enforcement wrongfully deported to Honduras in November. The…
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Jackasses in Jackboots: When Ice Met Minnesota Nice - 3 Quarks Daily
by Mark HarveyThe biggest hazard on my one trip to Minneapolis was being invited to too many family picnics and possibly dying from an overdose of mayonnaise.
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“I don’t think too many of us were expecting Minnesota to be our modern-day Gettysburg, when all those nice people came out onto the streets to fight Trump’s reviled brand of fascism.”
Trump’s Prescription Drug Website Exposed as a Big Fat Scam
TrumpRx is pretending like it’s helping consumers more than it is.
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Trump’s Prescription Drug Website Exposed as a Big Fat Scam
Loomer Wails Halftime Show Wasn't "White Enough" - Joe.My.God.
“What the hell is this illegal alien farm worker non English shit on my TV. Someone call ICE. Illegal aliens and Latin hookers twerking at the SuperBowl. Not a single white person or English translation...
www.joemygod.com
More explicit racism on display as Loomer wails Halftime Show wasn't "White Enough"
Kid Rock’s ‘All-American Halftime Show’ Goes Light on Politics, Feeling More Like an Old CMT Special Than Super Bowl Protest Event
Turning Point's 'All-American Halftime Show' offered almost no provocation, as Kid Rock kept it mild and country stars aired just a few lyrical complaints.
variety.com
Kid Rock lip synced at Turning Point 'All-American Halftime Show'
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/07/hegseth-pengaton-harvard-woke/
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Pentagon cuts academic ties with ‘woke’ Harvard - The Washington Post
Turning Point USA halftime show crashes and burns with only 4% of Bad Bunny views | Irish Star
Turning Point USA's All-American Halftime Show drew only 5.2 million viewers compared to the 127 million who watched Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance
www.irishstar.com
Turning Point USA’s so-called alternative Super Bowl half time show seems to have been the musical equivalent of one of Donald Trump’s parade…
Does AI already have human-level intelligence? The evidence is clear
The vision of human-level machine intelligence laid out by Alan Turing in the 1950s is now a reality. Eyes unclouded by dread or hype will help us to prepare for what comes next.
www.nature.com
LLMs do not have sentience. Can imitation of human speech patterns nonetheless justify the claim that they have "human-level intelligence"? This article seems to assume that meeting benchmarks is indicative of intelligence, a claim that is at best problematic.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Christianity and the Rise of Science - Science for the Church
Bible & Science—Ministry Resource: Close connections between Christianity and the rise of science that undercut the conflict thesis
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When it comes to the intersection of religion and science, getting the history right matters
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scienceforthechurch.org/2026/01/13/c...
Inside The Minnesota Immigration Fight's Religious Fault Lines
The Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown in Minnesota — which has led to confrontations with protesters and two high-profile shooting deaths of U.S. citizens — has dominated…
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Inside The Minnesota Immigration Fight's Religious Fault Lines
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Catholic Cardinals vs. the Trump administration. Who do you think wins?
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www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Curious Discipleship: Exploring Faith and Science Together - Science for the Church
Bible & Science—Ministry Resource: Curious discipleship means exploring faith and science and allowing them to enrich one another
scienceforthechurch.org
Faith that explores into the realm of science is something that we did in my Sunday school class today, and something that I encourage everyone to embrace in my book Beyond Deconstruction
scienceforthechurch.org/2026/01/27/c...
scienceforthechurch.org/2026/01/27/c...
Minneapolis pastor detained by ICE on the same day Renee Good was shot and killed
A Minneapolis pastor said Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents pointed a gun in his face at a protest.
www.kare11.com
Minneapolis pastor detained by ICE on the same day Renee Good was shot and killed said he was released because he was a white male
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...
Two Episcopal bishops say clergy may have to put 'bodies on the line' to resist ICE
(RNS) — ‘I’ve asked (clergy) to get their affairs in order, to make sure they have their wills written,’ said the Rt. Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld, the Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire.
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Two Episcopal bishops say clergy may have to put 'bodies on the line' to resist ICE
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religionnews.com/2026/01/15/t...
Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District – A 20-year Retrospective on Using the Law to Defend Scientific Integrity - ACLU of Pennsylvania
Twenty years ago, in December of 2005, a federal court in Pennsylvania issued a ruling in Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District that an effort to teach so-called Intelligent Design Creationism as…
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Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District – A 20-year Retrospective on Using the Law to Defend Scientific Integrity
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The Clergy Letter Project
Michael Zimmerman
www.theclergyletterproject.org
I always make sure that my congregation is on the list. I didn't know that we'd jump the gun and get there today my discussing how stories of exorcisms in the New Testament relate to modern scientific and medical knowledge!
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www.theclergyletterproject.org/rasweekend20...
Weekend Roundup, Part 2 - BiblePlaces.com
Rock carvings found in southwestern Sinai depict a killing scene and a boat. “A US-led research team has verified the first Mediterranean mass grave of the world’s earliest recorded pandemic, providing...
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Bible Places Weekend Roundup, Part 2
Homeland Security Spying on Reddit Users
Leak show feds tracking anti-ICE Reddit users like "Budget-Chicken-2425"
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Homeland Security Spying on Reddit Users
ERLC joins chorus of conservatives rebuking Trump post dehumanizing Obamas
A video reposted by President Donald Trump that depicted former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama with the bodies of apes has drawn condemnation from across the political
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The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention rebuked Donald Trump for his racist post that dehumanized the Obamas
“ChatGPT, can you revise this draft in the style of a scientific paper?”
Formalizing and deformalizing academic writing–with and without AI tools
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“ChatGPT, can you revise this draft in the style of a scientific paper?”
The Gospel Comes for a Neo-Nazi - Christianity Today
A couple’s weekly dinner invitations helped transform me from an embittered skinhead to a senior pastor.
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The Gospel Comes for a Neo-Nazi - Christianity Today
‘Decline to sign’ volunteers and GOP-paid signature gatherers clash during Prop 4 repeal effort
Utah Gov. Cox calls for respect for signature gatherers as ‘Decline to sign’ volunteers and GOP-paid gatherers clash during Prop 4 repeal effort.
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Republicans using deceit to gather signatures in Utah
MAGA Shares Fake Trump Post On Obama/Apes Video - Joe.My.God.
The New York Times reports: A fake post that was designed to look as if it were from President Trump’s social media feed spread widely online over the weekend, adding confusion to the ongoing debate...
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MAGA Shares Fake Trump Post On Obama/Apes Video
FBI Ordered Halt On Renee Good Murder Investigation - Joe.My.God.
The New York Times reports: Hours after an immigration agent fatally shot Renee Good inside her S.U.V. on a Minneapolis street last month, a senior federal prosecutor in Minnesota sought a warrant to...
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FBI Ordered Halt On Renee Good Murder Investigation