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

Atheists can be just as irrational as believers…and believers can be just as rational as atheists. [Huffington Post]

Traditional Christian notions of heaven promote a “theology of evacuation”—at least that’s what megachurch pastor Rob Bell argues. His book Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived, leads critics to call the progressive-minded Christian a heretic.  [CNN Belief Blog]

Terry Jones, the Quaran-burning preacher who has sparked violence in Afghanistan, compares himself to Martin Luther King Jr. [Miami Herald]

While Western religious traditions may focus on questions like why the earthquake in Japan happened, Eastern religious traditions focus on behavior in reaction to tragedy. [CNN Belief Blog]

In this Lenten season, Christian pastor posits that churches should stop making such a big deal out of Easter worship. [Huffington Post]