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		<title>Church and Ideology</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger E. Olson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sociologists of religion have been noting for some time that many Americans are choosing a church to attend based on ideology more than theology. That is, if a person leans heavily to the “right” on the political spectrum, he or she will often choose a church that does the same. He or she will look [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Overstaying a Visa Isn&#8217;t a Crime. Here&#8217;s Why It Matters</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger E. Olson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Let’s Stop Calling Them Criminals A political advertisement on TV blasts a candidate for public office for allegedly wanting tax money to support “criminals,” referring to all illegal immigrants. That has become common discourse among those who support Trump and ICE. They are all “criminals.” They Aren’t All Criminals In fact, however, they aren’t. Many, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>What If We Are Not Alone?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger E. Olson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Well, of course, I believe we are not alone. When I was living in Germany I saw a book in a bookstore. It was entitled Wir Sind Nicht Allein (We Are Not Alone). It was by a scientist-philosopher (I forget his name) who argued that God is with us. God is with us. We are [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Should Religion Be Taught in Public Schools?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger E. Olson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My simple answer is yes—definitely and absolutely yes! Religion should be taught in public schools. Texas democrat James Talarico is reported to have said that religion should NOT be taught in public schools. So why do I say it should be taught in public schools? Simply because religion is part of social reality. It’s an [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How to Think about God: Final</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger E. Olson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here I finish our discussion of Mortimer Adler’s book How to Think about God: A Guide for the 20th Century Pagan with chapters 16, 17 and 18. If you have read the chapters, feel free to comment. If not, feel free to ask a question. In Chapter 16, How Credible Is the Conclusion We Have [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Should Christians Support Israel?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger E. Olson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Now, I sort of tricked you with that title. “Should Christians support Israel?” My real question here is “Should Christians support whatever the government of Israel does?” I am often asked about Israel, especially by Christians raised in pro-Israel churches. Christian Zionism is a big thing in American fundamentalism including Pentecostalism. I grew up in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger E. Olson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Which Christians? Which Muslims? I’m not an expert on Islam; very few non-Muslims are. However, many years ago, while a graduate student in Religious Studies at Rice University (a national, “tier one” research university), I taught an undergraduate “mini-course” on Islam. (A “mini-course” was a graduate student-led unit of Religion 101.) I went out of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Has Adler Proven God’s Existence?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger E. Olson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here I continue discussion of philosopher Mortimer Adler’s book How to Think about God: A Guide for the 20th-Century Pagan with chapters 14 and 15: A Truly Cosmological Argument and One Remaining Question. If you have read the chapters feel free to comment. If not, feel free to ask a question. In about a week [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>What Counts as &#8220;Religion&#8221; and Why It Matters</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger E. Olson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We all think we know what “religion” is, but every now and then a situation arises that shows the concept is not as clear or distinct as we think, and that attempting to make it clearer and more distinct is important. Let me share a recent example. In the city where I live, a “church” [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How to Think about God 5</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger E. Olson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here I take up for discussion Part Four, chapters 12 and 13 of How to Think about God: A Guide for the 20th-Century Pagan by philosopher Mortimer Adler. If you have read the chapters, feel free to comment. If not, feel free to ask a question. In about a week I will discuss chapter 14 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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