Tuesday Reading

"Does God Buy Off the Rack?: BlackAmericaWeb.com columnist Joseph C. Phillips challenges the wisdom and integrity of the prosperity gospel.

Faith of our fathers: The current Newsweek features an excerpt from Jon Meacham's new book American Gospel. Meacham writes, "Yet to claim that religion has only recently become a political force in the United States is uninformed and unhistorical; in practice, the "wall" of separation is not a very tall one. Equally wrongheaded is the tendency of conservative believers to portray the Founding Fathers as apostles in knee britches."

"Road to Westboro: The Wichita Eagle on Fred Phelps, his story, his beliefs, and his mission.

Nigerian soccer officials allowed to take bribes: According to Reuters, "Football referees in Nigeria can take bribes from clubs but should not allow them to influence their decisions on the pitch."

Discussions of God's gender are always fun: Join the party over at Wesley Daily.