The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Faith

This week’s theme: Quote, unquote.

“Scripture tells you that all things shall pass,” said Mike Ditka after was fired from his Chicago Bears coaching job. That passage, however, is nowhere to be found in the Bible.  Ignorance and confusion often lead those who profess a deep faith rooted in this book to misquote it, sometimes with theologically and socially harmful results. [CNN Belief Blog]

A young, Catholic U.S. President once said, “I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute.”  Texas Governor and likely Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry, along with several other GOP candidates, don’t seem to agree.  [LA Times Op-Ed]

There is a saying in the Talmud that “a liar’s punishment is that he is not believed even when he tells the truth.” In response to Congressman Weiner’s sexting scandal and the subsequent lies that followed, four rabbis offer him faith-based advice. [Religion News Service]

Unitarian Universality minister Marilyn Sewell often hears people say “You can believe anything and be a Unitarian Universalist.” What do Unitarian Universalists actually believe?   Sewell gives  a summary of the religion’s theology. [Huffington Post]