Blog 08 Jun 2022 Thoughts on: With the Buffalo massacre, white Christian nationalism strikes again Perspective by Samuel L. Perry Philip S. Gorski May 20, 2022 image above: Hundreds of white nationalists marched on the… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 26 Feb 2022 Liz Theoharis, The Rise of White Christian Nationalism: Which Way America? By Liz Theoharis Liz Theoharis, a TomDispatch regular, is a theologian, ordained minister, and anti-poverty activist. Co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 28 Jan 2022 How the Capitol attacks helped spread Christian nationalism in the extreme right By Jack Jenkins January 26, 2022 photo above: Right-wing podcaster Nick Fuentes, center, speaks to Trump supporters during a march… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 10 Feb 2021 Reckoning with the Toxicity of Christian Nationalism By Bill Berkowitz February 8, 2021 WN: The article highlighted below is very disturbing for followers of the one Mark… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 13 Feb 2022 Christian Pacifism and Its Cultured Naysayers ***NOTE: Many footnotes add detail and background to the text.*** WN: The Problem I have a good friend who loves… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 05 Feb 2022 A Look At: Despite Their Pastors Dying, Between 30-40% of American White Evangelical Christians Remain Anti-Vax February 4, 2022 WN: To understand some of this phenomenon, please see my Book Review of: Jesus and John Wayne:… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 21 Apr 2021 What white Christian support for Trump reveals about systemic racism By Robert P. Jones | November 12, 2020 WN: Beyond tragic the pullquote to the right, this means four-fifths of American… Wayne Northey No Comments
19 Jan 2020 Book Review of Christianity and Pluralism, Ron Dart and J. I. Packer, Lexham Press, 2019; 70 pages Book Review of Christianity and Pluralism, Ron Dart and J. I. Packer, Lexham Press, 2019; 70 pages WN: This brief… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 21 Jul 2019 Donald Trump has made it clear: the only ‘real Americans’ are white and Christian Donald Trump has made it clear: the only 'real Americans' are white and Christian In a recent tirade from his… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 28 Dec 2017 “Fox Evangelicals” Embrace Trump’s White Nationalism Wednesday, 27 December 2017 07:36 BILL BERKOWITZ FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 17 Feb 2017 If Being a Christian Means XYZ, then I am not a Christian. February 15, 2017 by Kimberly Stover WN: I have copied the entire posting below, with a link at the end… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 21 Jun 2022 How Franklin Graham pushed a domestic abuse victim to return to her husband By Sarah Pulliam Bailey June 20, 2022 image above: Naghmeh Panahi is pictured outside of her house in Boise. (Kyle… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 21 Jun 2022 Focus On: The Rise and Cost of He-Man Politics By Bill Donahue June 20, 2022 image above: (Van Saiyan for The Washington Post) WN: This article is about sick… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 21 Jun 2022 Reflections On: Opinion Doug Mastriano’s unhinged ‘Nazi’ claim signals deeper danger ahead By Greg Sargent, Columnist June 2, 2022 image above: thedispatch.com WN: The U.S. has become increasingly unhinged--thanks in significant part… Wayne Northey No Comments
14 May 2022 Captain America; The Armageddon Factor (Two Reviews Together) Captain America and the Crusade Against Evil: The Dilemma of Zealous Nationalism, Robert Jewett and John Shelton Lawrence, Grand Rapids:… Wayne Northey
Blog 25 Feb 2022 Spotlight on: Putin’s spiritual destiny Giles Fraser is a journalist, broadcaster and Rector at the south London church of St Mary’s, Newington image above: ft.com… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 26 Oct 2021 Reflections on “God, Trump and the Closed-Door World of a Major Conservative Group” By Robert O'Harrow Jr. October 25, 2021 image above: Nick Ogonosky WN: There is a telling quote in the article… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 15 Sep 2021 How America Fractured Into Four Parts By George Packer July/August 2021 Issue The Atlantic image above: Lucy Jones WN: Wow! The essay is stunning as it… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 12 Jun 2021 Book Review of: Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation Book Review of: Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation Kristin Kobes Du… Wayne Northey No Comments
03 Nov 2020 Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2020, 356 pages WN: This is one of the few times I also… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 13 Jul 2020 The Price of White Evangelical Patriarchy By Eric C. Miller | July 7, 2020 photo above: Donald Trump stands near a statue of John Wayne during… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 27 Dec 2016 If You Think Jesus Was White, Here Are Five Reasons You’re Wrong Posted on Dec 26, 2016 By Juan Cole Jesus is the polar opposite of Donald Trump. And sadly, so are some Trump… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 30 Mar 2015 When Billy Graham Planned To Kill One Million People photo above: Billy Graham visited troops in Vietnam around Christmastime 1966 and returned in 1968. His son Franklin Graham, CEO… Wayne Northey No Comments
22 Apr 2014 Captain America; The Armageddon Factor (Two Reviews Together) Captain America and the Crusade Against Evil: The Dilemma of Zealous Nationalism, Robert Jewett and John Shelton Lawrence, Grand Rapids:… Wayne Northey
14 Mar 2014 Book Reviews List SEARCH and ARCHIVES options are at the bottom of all website pages. A Farewell To Mars: An Evangelical Pastor's Journey… Wayne Northey No Comments
07 Jun 2022 “There Is No Way to Peace, Peace Is the Way”: A.J. Muste and American Radical Pacifism Review of American Gandhi: A.J. Muste and the History of Radicalism in the Twentieth Century, Leilah Danielson, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog Anti-riot police give signal to be ready. Government power concept. Police in action. Smoke on a dark background with lights. Blue red flashing sirens. Dictatorship power. Selective focus 06 Mar 2022 Is Violence Master of Us All?: Fight, Flight or Just Peacemaking WN: The host was the affable lawyer Gerry Palmer, quite well-known in Abbotsford for his work with numerous non-profit organizations,… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 11 Nov 2021 Commentary on: “Gomez, painting Catholics as victims, goes after his woke oppressors” Nov 10, 2021 by Thomas Reese, Religion News Service Opinion Politics photo above: Wikipedia WN: I felt gobsmacked by the… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 04 Oct 2021 On A letter from Hell By Robin Schumacher, Exclusive Columnist photo above: pxhere.com WN: It is interesting that the photo chosen for the article highlighted… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 30 Sep 2021 Josh McDowell steps back from ministry after controversial remarks on black families By Michael Gryboski, Christian Post Reporter September 23, 2021 photo above: Josh McDowell speaks at Talbot Chapel at Biola University… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 01 Aug 2021 This Is Why America Needs Catholicism By Matthew Walther Mr. Walther is the editor of The Lamp, a Catholic literary journal, and a contributing editor at… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 17 Jul 2021 Tucker Carlson’s Manufactured America By Megan Garber July 12, 2021 WN: Sick . . . Please also see an earlier piece by Timothy Karr,… Wayne Northey No Comments
23 May 2021 I Was a Catholic Zionist: A Biblical Challenge to Tribalism and Idolatry WN: This review is from THE AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR JUDAISM Review: "I Was a Catholic Zionist"--An Eloquent Exploration of Judaism's… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 06 May 2021 Ron Dart Interviewed by Lauren Southern WN: Lauren Southern is vilified by the Left because of much of her past activism: a Canadian alt-right political activist,… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 16 Oct 2020 Trump loves white men. These ‘recovering Republicans’ no longer love him back. Trump is never going to stop playing the role of the male champion on TV. But at least some men… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 05 Dec 2019 In a polarized world, dialogue is a radical act Julie Schumacher Cohen Julie Schumacher Cohen is Director of Community and Government Relations at The University of Scranton. She is… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog Ron Dart, amongst many scholarly pursuits and prolific writing, is an enthusiastic mountaineer! 26 Mar 2019 The Journey to the East by Herman Hesse (1956): Part I/The Journey to the East: Part II WN: My friend Ron Dart is a prolific writer with wide-ranging subjects and invariably demonstrable wisdom. These two reflections again… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog People mourn the loss of life as they hold a vigil for the victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 27, 2018. REUTERS/John Altdorfer 07 Feb 2019 Anti-Semitic Violence Erupts in America Anti-Semitic Violence Erupts in America By Joseph Kishore October 29, 2018 photo above: Reaction to anti-Semitic violence in Pittsburg, October… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 22 Jan 2019 ‘Preaching Is More Than Words’: Rev. William J. Barber II Delivers Soaring Sermon in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. 'Preaching Is More Than Words': Rev. William J. Barber II Delivers Soaring Sermon in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr.… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 02 Aug 2018 Pope revises catechism to say death penalty is ‘inadmissible’ Commits the church to working toward its abolition worldwide((There is clearly moral ambiguity on this issue. I greatly appreciate this… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 04 Jul 2018 Enough Bombs Bursting in Air. We Need to Love One Another. By William Rivers Pitt Truthout, Published July 4, 2018 WN: I love it when people not necessarily in the faith… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog Attendees came from 18 different nations. 25 Jun 2018 Rwanda Dispatches May 18 to July 12, 2018 WN: The idea of “Rwanda Dispatches” came from my friend Flyn Ritchie, editor of the online journal, Church for Vancouver,… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 21 Apr 2018 How Martin Luther Paved the Way for Donald Trump To understand why evangelicals support the president, look to the first Protestant. By Michael Massing April 19, 2018 illustration above… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 07 Feb 2018 The Doctrine of Discovery, Manifest Destiny, and American Exceptionalism Posted on July 21, 2015 by christian hegemony Challenging Christian Hegemony Practical tools for recognizing and resisting Christian dominance WN:… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog Ron Dart, amongst many scholarly pursuits and prolific writing, is an enthusiastic mountaineer! 24 Sep 2017 Deuteronomy, Jewish Prophets and the Sermon on the Mount: Moral Formulas, Comedy and Tragedy: Monophony or Polyphony? photo above: Ron Dart, amongst many scholarly pursuits and prolific writing, is an enthusiastic mountaineer! WN: Ron sent me this… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 15 Jun 2017 White Supremacy Is Anti-Gospel. I’m Glad the Southern Baptist Convention Agrees WN: I copied the entire article below. It is about an historic decision by the Southern Baptist Convention. Russell Moore… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog “We put God right at the center of the White House.” —Paula White, speaking at an Evangelicals for Trump event at Solid Solid Rock Church, Ohio, March 6, 2020 25 Mar 2017 Amazing Disgrace By Sarah Posner Illustration above by Brian Reedy. Think of the illustration in conjunction with this hugely ironic quote, one… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 14 Feb 2017 For America’s Sake, We Need Answers about Russia. Now. Why we must now ask famous questions that so bedeviled Richard Nixon: What did Donald Trump know and when did… Wayne Northey No Comments
Blog 10 Nov 2016 Hugh Hewitt Questions Ben Carson If He Was Ruthless Enough to Kill Thousands of Innocent Kids in War December 16, 2015 Watch Full Show DemocracyNow! WN: The audience booed when conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt asked evangelical neurosurgeon… Wayne Northey No Comments
24 Jan 2015 The Myth of Religious Violence and Migrations of the Holy The Myth of Religious Violence and Migrations of the Holy My thanks to Oxford University Press for a review copy… Wayne Northey
Blog Original Cinema Quad Poster - Movie Film Posters 29 Apr 2014 WAR AND HELL – and Exception-Clause Footnote Theology WN: War and Hell is an interactive essay with a movie and a book. The movie: Saving Private Ryan. The… Wayne Northey No Comments
