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

 Has American society shifted from deep sectarianism to “liberal whateverism”?  Sociologist Christian Smith argues that both should be rejected in favor of “authentic pluralism.” [Huffington Post]

In Mississippi, the state with the highest obesity rate, one pastor bans fried chicken from church events in an effort to live according to the gospel of healthy eating. [NPR]

Is God a Christian?  Here’s a review of R. Kirby Godsey’s recently published book about “creating a community of conversation” around that question. [Patheos]