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Scripture or story; which is more important for the future?

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By Douglas Lee Miller,
May 14, 2012 at 7:30 pm
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Religions: Gay Marriage is your "Judgement of Solomon" Moment.

Religions: Gay Marriage is your "Judgement of Solomon" Moment.
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By Douglas Lee Miller,
May 10, 2012 at 8:15 am
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Two reasons every Chicagoan needs to see the new film #BlueLikeJazz in theaters this Friday.

There are at least two good reasons every person in Chicago needs to go and see the film Blue Like Jazz this weekend. Really there are more, but I wanted to keep this post from going on forever. Also, one of my colleagues at ChicagoNow.com has done a great job of talking about the film... Read more »
By Douglas Lee Miller,
April 12, 2012 at 8:50 am
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Counting the cost in freedom of will; the 3 sacred paths to marketing success.

Ordinarily, I try to use this blog to encourage dialogue about issues of faith in society today. One of the issues I think plays into how we perceive matters of faith has to do with the way marketing and commercialism has inundated our culture at large and therefore had an impact on the way we... Read more »
By Douglas Lee Miller,
March 23, 2012 at 11:17 am
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Evangelism is Violence: Why we need to change the way we talk to each other about beliefs.

Religions should not treat evangelism as persuasion because persuasion is violence. When you use rhetorical techniques to forcibly change a person’s point of view, you are forcing your will to usurp their own and this process often involves trickery. Think of how accustomed we’ve become to that trickery as acceptable. Watch a commercial or political... Read more »
By Douglas Lee Miller,
March 21, 2012 at 12:56 pm
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Santorum is Killing Religion in America

image via ChicagoTribune.com I simply cannot remain silent anymore. As someone who still considers himself to be a (strange variety of a) Christian, I cannot sit by idly on the fence and let these squeaky wheels steer the public’s perception of individuals of faith so squarely up their own asses. Never before in my life... Read more »
By Douglas Lee Miller,
March 17, 2012 at 6:22 pm
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What, if anything, should religion be focused on passing along to future generations?

This evening I had the chance to join DePaul University’s Center for Religious Engagement (http://las.depaul.edu/cie/) at a wonderful event aimed toward determining exactly what religion attempts to pass on to future generations with representatives from Catholicism, Buddhism, and Islam moderated by a DePaul professor. It was great food for thought so I decided to use... Read more »
By Douglas Lee Miller,
January 23, 2012 at 10:02 pm
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Tim Tebow and the Terrifying Tightrope of Public Piety

Tim Tebow and the Terrifying Tightrope of Public Piety
I couldn’t run this blog and have issues with public displays of faith. If I did, I would fall too easily into that Dead Zone of hypocrisy that has so soured religion for me in the first place. So let me be very clear – there is a distinct difference between public piety and public... Read more »
By Douglas Lee Miller,
January 17, 2012 at 12:15 pm
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Your Bootleg Copy of the First 6 Minutes of The Dark Knight Rises is Holy; Copying Digital Data Now a Religious Act in Sweden

img by slashgear Copying Digital Data is a Holy Act – so says the Swedish Government according to a press release issued by an organization calling itself “The Church of Kopimism.” Though this organization has no current “chapters” in the United States, how long will it be before similar folks are putting our own copyright... Read more »
By Douglas Lee Miller,
January 5, 2012 at 3:43 pm
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Why the Late, Great John Hughes is Likely the Author of the Tenets of a Secular Christmas

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles – hands down best Thanksgiving film ever. In my last few posts I’ve focused in the ways in which it could be argued that Christians ought to let Christmas go and be a fully secular holiday, picking a new day to celebrate the “Holy Day” of Christ’s birth. After all the... Read more »
By Douglas Lee Miller,
December 16, 2011 at 3:46 pm
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