Blog 25 Jul 2023 The American Evangelical Church Is in Crisis. There’s Only One Way Out. By Russell Moore July 25, 2023 image above: Religion and Right-Wing Politics: How Evangelicals Reshaped Elections - The New York Times… Editor No Comments
Blog 20 Mar 2023 Thoughts About: Why white Christian nationalists are in such a panic By Jennifer Rubin | March 19, 2023 WN: In response to the article highlighted below, I quote Scripture (Philippians 2)… Editor No Comments
Blog 06 Mar 2023 Comments On: Jimmy Carter embodies the ‘road not taken’ by many White evangelical Christians Story by John Blake: He is the author of the forthcoming: More Than I Imagined: What a Black Man Discovered… 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 30 Jul 2022 Response To: The backlash to Christianity: Republicans are now panicked — but they only have themselves to blame July 29, 2022 By Amanda Marcotte, Senior Writer image above: rightwingwatch.org WN: This line in the highlighted article below stands… Editor No Comments
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… 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 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… Editor 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:… Editor No Comments
Blog 12 Jul 2021 An American Kingdom By Stephanie McCrummen July 11, 2021 photo above: Mercy Culture Church in Fort Worth. (Dylan Hollingsworth for The Washington Post)… Editor No Comments
Blog 16 Dec 2020 Jesus Was a Victim of Empire. Acknowledging This Should Transform Christianity. Jesus Was a Victim of Empire. Acknowledging This Should Transform Christianity. By Christine Mungai, Truthout Part of the Series: Religion's… Editor 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… Editor No Comments
Blog 22 Apr 2019 Good Riddance to Cultural Christianity Good Riddance to Cultural Christianity April 19, 2019| nones, Religious Right, voluntary association photo above: Pat Robertson speaks at the… Editor No Comments
Blog 12 Mar 2018 Billy Graham & The Cold War Before the Culture War – White evangelical voters, Donald Trump, and the evolution of the religious right The Cold War before the culture war March 6, 2018 by Fred Clark WN: What emerges with great clarity in… 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 19 Aug 2017 Christianity Does Not Justify Trump’s ‘Fire and Fury’ Steven Paulikas THE STONE AUG. 14, 2017 photo above: Jeff Swensen for The New York Times excerpts: Jeffress told The Post,… 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 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… Editor No Comments
Blog 22 Mar 2015 Billy Graham – Echoes in the Shadows This was written by Bill C. Davis. WN: Billy Graham has been the most known representative Evangelical for the last… Editor No Comments
Blog Attendees came from 18 different nations. 08 Apr 2024 Rwanda Dispatches May 18 to July 12, 2018 At 30 years on to this day, April 7, 2024, the Rwanda Genocide broke out, that saw more than 1… Editor No Comments
Blog 29 Mar 2024 Easter Song and Reflections on the Resurrection ***NOTE: Please check out the footnotes for additional, more detailed commentary. Also, there are poetry and songs in the final… 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 05 Mar 2024 Thoughts On: Where Did Evangelicals Go Wrong? By Peter Wehner March 3, 2024 Illustration above by Brian Reedy. WN: Think of the illustration in conjunction with this… Editor No Comments
Blog 31 Jan 2024 The ‘Profound Influence’ of Christian Extremists on Mike Johnson Roger Sollenberger Jan. 31, 2024 image above: WN: Dominionism is at root a fundamental disavowal of Jesus' life and ministry… Editor No Comments
Blog 11 Oct 2023 Reflection on: Everything I thought I knew about Israel and Gaza was wrong Editor in Chief Jodi Rudoren October 9, 2023 --source of image above NOTE: Please see too: Agonizing: U.S. Vetoes… Editor No Comments
19 Sep 2023 Front Page Copy Welcome <h2 style="text-align: center;">SEARCH and ARCHIVES options are at the bottom of all website pages.</h2><p style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 20px;… MasterEditor 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 18 Mar 2023 Christian Pacifism and Its Cultured Naysayers ***NOTE 1: Many footnotes add detail and background to the text.*** ***NOTE 2: The PDF academic version is here.*** WN:… Editor No Comments
Blog 16 Jan 2023 Following in MLK’s Footsteps Means Resisting Christian Nationalism By Nicholas Powers | Truthout January 16, 2023 WN: In the excellent article highlighted below, the author writes: Today the… Editor No Comments
Blog 01 Nov 2022 Thoughts On: If today’s GOP baffles you, consider what motivates its base By Jennifer Rubin November 1, 2022 image above: Illustration above by Brian Reedy. Think of the illustration in conjunction with… Editor No Comments
Blog 23 Sep 2022 The online incel movement is getting more violent and extreme, report says Taylor Lorenz Updated September 23, 2022 image above: CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANITY’S “COME TO JESUS” MOMENT IN WAKE OF ELLIOT RODGER SHOOTINGS… Editor No Comments
Blog 13 Aug 2022 All the Marys July 18 2022 by Diana Butler Bass WN: The sermon by the above historian is revolutionary in terms of the… Editor No Comments
Blog 04 Aug 2022 Thoughts on: Opinion | Josh Hawley’s problem with masculinity By Jonathan Capehart Columnist| August 3, 2022 image above: The House Jan. 6 committee shows a photo of Sen. Josh… Editor No Comments
Blog 30 Jul 2022 Pope Francis says Catholic Church committed cultural ‘genocide’ of Canada’s Indigenous peoples Jul 30, 2022 by Christopher White Christopher White is the Vatican correspondent for NCR. His email address is [email protected]. Follow him… 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 04 May 2022 Commentary on: Faith, Science, and Francis Collins By Dhruv Khullar April 7, 2022 photo above: Wikipedia--Francis Collins is the only Presidentially appointed N.I.H. (National Institutes of Health) director… Editor No Comments
Blog 05 Apr 2022 Thrilling to: The Dissenters Trying to Save Evangelicalism From Itself By David Brooks Opinion Columnist Feb. 4, 2022 image above: Concept by Jason Sfetko, Illustration by Justin Metz WN: The article… Editor No Comments
Blog 28 Mar 2022 Capitalism and Racism WN: We have been studying an excellent book in this discussion group: How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger and… 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 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… Editor 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… Editor No Comments
Blog 28 Oct 2021 Concerning “Military vs Climate Spending: A Moral Catastrophe in Three Pictures” Richard Eskow October 28, 2021 photo above: Editor 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… Editor No Comments
Blog 23 Oct 2021 Going “Inside the Effort to Create a ‘Christian Nationalist’ Internet” Jack Jenkins October 20, 2021 WN: What more is there to say? The subtitle of a book by Kristin Kobes… Editor No Comments
Blog 21 Oct 2021 Mapping the Evangelical Mind By Abbie Storch October 20, 2021 WN: The review of Reading Evangelicals: How Christian Fiction Shaped a Culture and a… Editor No Comments
Blog 20 Oct 2021 Legacy of Shame: October 19, 2021 by Kenn Orphan photo above: Photograph Source: Reagan White House Photographs – Public Domain WN: Saint Augustine… Editor 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… Editor No Comments
Blog 01 Oct 2021 They Went to Bible College to Deepen Their Faith. Becca Andrews September 30, 2021 photo above: yelp.com WN: The article highlighted below begins with Megan Wohlers telling her story… Editor 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… Editor 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… Editor 2 Comments
19 Jul 2021 Front Page Augustine recounts this story of Empire: The king asked the fellow, “What is your idea, in infesting the sea?” And… Editor No Comments
Blog 13 Jul 2021 This entire country is haunted By Alicia Elliott July 12, 2021 photo above: The Mohawk Institute Residential School, referred to by former students as ‘the… Editor No Comments
Blog 10 Jul 2021 The Christian Right Is in Decline, and It’s Taking America With It Opinion Michelle Goldberg July 9, 2021 photo above: Mark Peterson/Redux WN: To the first part of the title: Amen!!!((This article… Editor No Comments
Blog 29 May 2021 Opinion: It’s ‘The Code’ of the NHL, and it has no cure for stupid Opinion by Ken Dryden May 27, 2021 photo above: Toronto center John Tavares is taken from the ice on a… Editor No Comments
Blog 26 Feb 2021 There Is No Christian Case for Trump January 30, 2020 Peter Wehner Contributing writer at The Atlantic and senior fellow at EPPC photo above: President Trump speaking… Editor 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… Editor No Comments
Blog 08 Aug 2020 Life Under the Bomb Means a Life of Resistance Published on Thursday, August 06, 2020 by Common Dreams by Rev. John Dear photo above: "Our message over the years… Editor No Comments
Blog 17 Oct 2019 Our Mad Dog President—and His Bible-Thumping Kennel Pals Published on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Common Dreams by Michael Winship The White House theocrats may be the biggest danger… Editor No Comments
13 Dec 2018 Justice That Restores, Charles W. Colson, Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2001. 172 pages WN: Charles Colson’s book seems so out of place in the Age of Trump. Colson was of course a conservative… Editor No Comments
Blog 30 Aug 2018 Millennial Evangelicals Diverge from Their Parents’ Beliefs The separation of families at the border, climate change, and various progressive causes have galvanized young Christians. By Eliza Griswold… 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 22 Mar 2018 The Last Temptation How evangelicals, once culturally confident, became an anxious minority seeking political protection from the least traditionally religious president in living… Editor No Comments
Blog 21 Feb 2018 Billy Graham and the Gospel of Fear February 21, 2018 byCecil Bothwell Photo above by Richard Bromley | CC BY 2.0 [NOTE: For a differing view with… Editor No Comments
Blog 21 Aug 2017 The Fundamentalists Holding Us Back from a Climate Change Solution The evangelical Christian movement has been at war with environmentalism for decades—but the stakes have never been higher. By ALLIE… Editor No Comments
Blog 12 Aug 2017 How Fossil Fuel Money Made Climate Change Denial the Word of God Brendan O'Connor Tuesday 12:35pm Filed to: ANOINTED BY BIG OIL WN: The supreme haughty superiority of Christians who just know all… Editor No Comments
Blog 25 Feb 2017 Trial of the Century Pits Trump Climate Denialism Against ‘Right to a Climate System Capable of Sustaining Human Life’ Published on Friday, February 24, 2017 by Common Dreams photo above: The climate kids asked the court to declare that… Editor No Comments
Blog 20 Jun 2016 Cornel West and the Fight to Save the Black Prophetic Tradition Monday, 09 September 2013 09:17 By Chris Hedges, TruthDig | Report photo above: Cornel West. (Photo: Editor No Comments
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… Editor No Comments
Blog 26 Feb 2014 “Not Enough!” and International Restorative Justice Colloquium on Violence & Religion (COV&R) Presentation, May 31 – June 4, 2006, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada WN: When I finally… Editor No Comments
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