Blog 19 Feb 2017 Why Do So Many Americans Fear Muslims? Decades of Denial About America’s Role in the World. Jon Schwarz February 18 2017, 6:11 a.m. photo above: During a memorial service in Baghdad, Iraqis gather around a bomb hole… Editor No Comments
Blog 18 Nov 2016 George Takei: They interned my family. Don’t let them do it to Muslims. By George Takei November 18 at 6:00 AM Follow @GeorgeTakei George Takei is an actor, activist and social media maven.… Editor No Comments
Blog 01 May 2024 Response To: Israeli Finance Minister Denounced for Calling for ‘Total Annihilation’ of Gaza Julia Conley May 01, 2024 image above: Religious Zionist head Bezalel Smotrich attends a discussion in the Israeli parliament on… Editor No Comments
Blog 01 Feb 2024 Anguished Thoughts On: Israel’s campaign in Gaza ‘plausibly’ amounts to genocide, US court finds ***NOTE: Several footnotes supply additional commentary/information*** The Guardian Middle East crisis – live updates Julian Borger Global affairs editor Thu… Editor No Comments
Blog NABLUS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - OCTOBER 17, 2023: A march in the city center of Nablus, West Bank, on October 17, 2023. The march was initiated by Fatah members, but Hamas flags (in green) also appeared in the crowd. A quarrel then broke out when Fatah members tried to push Hamas supporters to leave the demonstration. (Photo by Lorenzo Tugnoli/For The Washington Post) 24 Oct 2023 Israel says Hamas ‘is ISIS.’ But it’s not. By Ishaan Tharoor with Sammy Westfall Email image above: A march in the city center of Nablus, West Bank, on Oct.… Editor No Comments
Blog 10 Oct 2023 Theories on the Psychology of Violence WN: I met the author of the presentation below at a COV&R (Colloquium on Violence and Religion) Conference.I recall a… Editor 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 2023 Comments On: Amazing Disgrace By Sarah Posner Illustration above by Brian Reedy. Think of the illustration in conjunction with this hugely ironic quote, one… Editor No Comments
Blog 15 Feb 2023 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… Editor No Comments
15 Feb 2023 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… Editor No Comments
Blog 15 Feb 2023 Extensive Commentary On: 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… Editor No Comments
Blog 11 Feb 2023 He planned to blow up a mosque, but found salvation there instead Sheena Goodyear CBC Radio Posted: Feb 10, 2023 image above: When Richard (Mac) McKinney first visited a mosque in Muncie,… Editor No Comments
Blog 19 Dec 2022 Mary and John: Troubled Families photo above: WN: My friend Ron Dart, amongst many scholarly pursuits and prolific writing, was awarded in 2022 a Degree… Editor No Comments
Blog 12 Oct 2022 Thoughts On: The GOP Is a Cultish, Destructive Fascist Organization—Not a Legitimate Political Party Thom Hartmann October 12, 2022 image above: WN: This is indeed tragic for our neighbours to the south; and Why… Editor No Comments
Blog 11 Oct 2022 Interaction With: Looking for advice on masculinity? Try St. Joseph rather than Jordan Peterson Oct 11, 2022 by Stephen G. Adubato | Opinion Stephen G. Adubato studied moral theology at Seton Hall University and… Editor No Comments
Blog 28 Jun 2022 Opinion A question for those who say more faith will prevent gun violence: How? By Kate Cohen Contributing columnist |June 27, 2022 image above: Handguns for sale at a store in Greeley, Pa., on… Editor No Comments
Blog 11 Jun 2022 Interaction With: When the US Is Truly Run by These Fascists It Will Be Too Late Thom Hartmann June 8, 2022 image above: That single strongman Leader is the key to understanding everything else that happens… Editor No Comments
Blog 13 May 2022 The Pro-Choice Religious Community Could Be a Force to Be Reckoned With May 13, 2022 WN: Hopeful signs. I am anti-abortion and pro-choice. I am a follower of Jesus. excerpts: The Roman… Editor No Comments
Blog 01 May 2022 Reflections on: How Tucker Carlson Stoked White Fear to Conquer Cable By Nicholas Confessore April 30, 2022 WN: "Mr. Carlson asked a guest in 2017. 'Is that bigoted?' " Yes, Mr.… Editor 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,… Editor No Comments
Blog 12 Jan 2022 Read NPR’s full interview with former President Donald Trump January 12, 2022 photo above: Former President Donald Trump spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep in a brief phone interview. WN:… Editor No Comments
Blog 05 Sep 2021 9/11 was a test: Essay by Carlos Lozada Illustration above: by Patrik Svensson Sept. 3, 2021 WN: Below are excerpts from an outstanding essay… Editor No Comments
Blog 20 Jul 2021 How to worry about the Delta variant By MYAH WARD 07/20/2021 image above: wrex.com WN: I have a close relative who "won't let anybody shoot that stuff… Editor 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,… Editor No Comments
Blog 14 Jul 2021 How Tucker Carlson became the voice of White grievance By Michael Kranish July 14, 2021 photo above: patheos.com WN: What does one do with such elite entitlement; with such… Editor 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… Editor No Comments
Blog 19 May 2021 Chris Hedges: God’s Covenant in the Promised Land WN: The following video, God's Covenant in the Promised Land, was powerful in 2014. It is tragically as true now… Editor No Comments
Blog 11 May 2021 Mass Psychosis May Follow Cheney’s Ouster By Community May 11, 2021 WN: There have been many voices that point to Trump as a would-be despot, tyrant,… Editor No Comments
Blog 26 Mar 2021 America Must Understand How Bad Trump Truly Was in Order to See What’s Coming By Jake Jackson March 24, 2021 image source: Blog for Arizona WN: The situation in the U.S. continues to be… Editor No Comments
Blog 21 Feb 2021 His pastors tried to steer him away from social media rage. By Peter Manseau Feb. 19, 2021 photo above: Michael Sparks, far left, stands with other Trump supporters as they are… Editor No Comments
Blog 23 Jan 2021 Killing Nora: The Real Reason Trump Should Have Been Impeached January 22, 2021 by Nicky Reid cartoon: too true! WN: What is true of the Criminal Justice System is also… Editor No Comments
Blog 30 May 2020 Black Toronto residents 20 times more likely to be shot dead by police, study says Black people made up 61% of cases where police used force that resulted in death, Ontario human rights commission report… Editor No Comments
Blog 23 May 2020 Inside the Influential Evangelical Group Mobilizing to Reelect Trump Lee Fang May 23 2020, 3:00 a.m. photo above: politifact.com WN: These Evangelicals are very dangerous and scary--like their conservative Catholic… Editor No Comments
Blog 01 Oct 2019 Iran’s Capacity to Strike Back Should Even Make a Politically Desperate Trump Think Twice Iran’s Capacity to Strike Back Should Even Make a Politically Desperate Trump Think Twice Such a scenario means that the… Editor No Comments
Blog 21 Jul 2019 AOC’s ‘Squad’ Represents Me As An American Jew – More Than Any Republican July 16, 2019 by Shoshana Hershkowitz photo above: Getty Images WN: White American "Christian" Evangelicals, meet real (Judeo-)Christian values! Amen!… Editor No Comments
Blog 21 Jul 2019 Here’s the real reason Trump is attacking ‘the squad’: he’s scared of their politics Here's the real reason Trump is attacking 'the squad': he's scared of their politics The four congresswomen who came under… Editor No Comments
Blog 15 Jul 2019 Facial Recognition Tech Is Growing Stronger, Thanks to Your Face By Cade Metz July 13, 2019 photo above: The Brainwash database, created by Stanford University researchers, contained more than 10,000… Editor No Comments
Blog 06 Jul 2019 How Can We Celebrate “Freedom” While Kids Are in Concentration Camps? How Can We Celebrate “Freedom” While Kids Are in Concentration Camps? By William Rivers Pitt, Truthout Published July 4, 2019… Editor No Comments
Blog 15 Mar 2019 Tribunal Declares Trump and Duterte Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity Tribunal Declares Trump and Duterte Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity By Marjorie Cohn, Truthout Published March 14, 2019 photo above:… Editor 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… Editor 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.… Editor No Comments
Blog 15 Aug 2018 Trump Wouldn’t Have Let Her in the Country, But Ilhan Omar Is Likely Joining Congress Wednesday, August 15, 2018 by Informed Comment Ilhan Omar is humane where Trump is selfish. Ilhan Omar is high-minded where… Editor No Comments
Blog 23 Jul 2018 Judgment days In a small Alabama town, an evangelical congregation reckons with God, President Trump and the meaning of morality Please go… Editor 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… Editor No Comments
Blog 24 Feb 2018 The Last Real Evangelical: Evangelist Billy Graham Feb 23, 2018 photo above: Evangelist Billy Graham speaks in Dallas at the 1974 Southern Baptist Convention. (AP) by Mel… Editor No Comments
Blog 14 Feb 2018 Meet a True Story Plough Quarterly magazine 15: Staying Human Feature by Michael T. McRay Technology feeds our insatiable hunger for stories, but fails… Editor 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:… Editor No Comments
Blog Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, seen in reflection, poses for a portrait following an interview with the Associated Press at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Trump says that if he’s elected president, he’ll know within six months whether he can achieve an elusive peace accord between Israelis and Palestinians, one of the world’s most vexing challenges. But the Republican presidential candidate says he has doubts about each side’s commitment to the peace process. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) 06 Jan 2018 And the Trumpie goes to . . . By Dana Milbank Opinion writer January 5 at 7:48 PM WN: despite what the article highlights below, there is someone… Editor No Comments
Blog 12 Sep 2017 On 9/11: How We Hyped Terrorism and Slighted the Real Threat: Climate Change SEP 11, 2017 Juan Cole is the Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan and… Editor No Comments
Blog 17 Jul 2017 Pope Francis allies accuse Trump White House of ‘apocalyptic geopolitics’ Article vetted by the Vatican offers scathing critique of Steve Bannon, who is Catholic, the Trump White House and ‘evangelical… Editor 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… Editor No Comments
Blog 03 Apr 2017 Kairos Document: A moment of truth A word of faith, hope and love from the heart of Palestinian suffering April 1, 2017 WN "Kairos" is God's Time breaking into our time. We confess that Christ is Lord of Time. We… Editor No Comments
Blog 07 Mar 2017 Evangelist Franklin Graham hits perfect storm in Vancouver Douglas Todd, Vancouver Sun 03.05.2017 photo above: Thirty-three Vancouver Christian leaders wrote a public letter admonishing Graham for saying “Islam… Editor No Comments
Blog 11 Feb 2017 “I’ve Never Been So Ashamed To Be an American.” Really? These are shameful times, but the current ugliness did not start simply with Donald Trump Published on Friday, February 10,… Editor No Comments
Blog 09 Feb 2017 Trump travel ban hits major setback after judges uphold temporary restraining order Ben Jacobs in Washington @Bencjacobs Thursday 9 February 2017 23.17 GMT Complete victory’: attorney general celebrates Trump travel ban verdict Judges… Editor No Comments
Blog 06 Feb 2017 Dear Mr. Trump… Recent news about campaign by Avaaz highlighted below: With the Muslim ban, Trump has shown that the worst fears about… Editor No Comments
Blog 01 Dec 2016 The Challenge of Jubilee “…to bring good news to the poor… to proclaim release to the captives… recovery of sight to the blind …to… Editor No Comments
Blog 25 Nov 2016 Millions Will Be Harmed by Trump’s Policies, Warns Rights Advocate in Open Letter 'As president, you will have the heavy responsibility to prevent enactment of dangerous pledges and proposals that were made in… Editor No Comments
Blog 23 Nov 2016 No, Everything Is Not Going to Be Alright Published on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 by Common Dreams By Ted Rall photo above: 'Trump’s fascism,' writes Rall, 'will come… Editor No Comments
Blog 23 Nov 2016 Pope Francis Denounces Growing ‘Demonization’ of Enemies and Outsiders By David Gibson, Religion News Service 11-21-2016 an excerpt: “God has only sons and daughters,” the pope said. “We are the ones… Editor No Comments
Blog 17 Nov 2016 As a Muslim, How Do I Tell My Child the New President Doesn’t Like Us? Donald Trump’s victory has led to a surge in anti-Muslim feeling in the US. Explain that to a nine-year-old. By… Editor No Comments
Blog 10 Nov 2016 The world vs Donald Trump Dear friends, The unimaginable has happened. President Trump. And worse, there are Trumps in every town. Threatening all our democracies.… Editor 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… Editor No Comments
Blog 16 Aug 2016 Three Fact-Checking Websites of Note Image above: from Politifact: I'll highlight the All Pants-On-Fire assertions by Donald Trump - there are of course so many… Editor No Comments
Blog 15 Aug 2016 Islamic Law: Europe’s Shari’a Debate Below is a link to a nuanced scholarly article on Europe and Sharia Law, and some mention of North America.… Editor No Comments
Blog 15 Aug 2016 An ‘American Holocaust’ Dr. Stannard, by most accounts, published in 1993 a meticulously researched, powerful book about genocide against indigenous populations in the… Editor No Comments
Blog Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, seen in reflection, poses for a portrait following an interview with the Associated Press at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Trump says that if he’s elected president, he’ll know within six months whether he can achieve an elusive peace accord between Israelis and Palestinians, one of the world’s most vexing challenges. But the Republican presidential candidate says he has doubts about each side’s commitment to the peace process. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) 08 Aug 2016 The Revenge of the Lower Classes and the Rise of American Fascism Posted on Aug 8, 2016 By Chris Hedges an excerpt: College-educated elites, on behalf of corporations, carried out the savage… Editor No Comments
Blog 22 Jul 2016 Donald Trump’s Acceptance Speech Reconfirmed His Fascist Authoritarianism Friday, 22 July 2016 05:14 MARK KARLIN, EDITOR OF BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT an excerpt: "Law and order" were the… Editor No Comments
Blog 17 Jul 2016 The Most Important US Air Force Base You’ve Never Heard Of Sunday, 17 July 2016 00:00By Norman Solomon, The Nation | News Analysis photo above: The US government's far-flung system for… Editor No Comments
Blog 21 Jun 2016 Democrats’ War on Due Process and Terrorist Fearmongering Long Predate Orlando Glenn Greenwald June 21 2016, 6:45 a.m. Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert took on Attorney General Eric Holder's legal justification for… Editor No Comments
Blog 18 Jun 2016 The Foreign Consequences of Trump’s Racism Published on June 18th, 2016 | by Guest by Paul R. Pillar an excerpt: Donald Trump is waging the most… Editor No Comments
Blog 01 Jun 2016 Drone Strikes Reveal Uncomfortable Truth: U.S. Is Often Unsure About Who Will Die By SCOTT SHANE APRIL 23, 2015 photo above: The rubble of a building that was destroyed in Yemen by a… Editor No Comments
Blog 21 Mar 2015 A Partial List of Democides in the Last Hundred Years WN: Democide: "the murder of any person or people by a government, including genocide, politicide, and mass murder." While this… Editor No Comments