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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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.… 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… 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:… 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)… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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:… 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,… 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… 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… 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… No Comments
Blog 07 Jul 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… No Comments
Blog 11 May 2024 Re-issuing: How Fossil Fuel Money Made Climate Change Denial the Word of God by Brendan O'Connor August 8, 2017 WN: I decided to republish this article of seven years ago. The supreme haughty… 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… 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… 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:… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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,… 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… 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… No Comments
Blog 28 Oct 2021 Concerning “Military vs Climate Spending: A Moral Catastrophe in Three Pictures” Richard Eskow October 28, 2021 photo above: 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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: 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… 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… No Comments
30 Jan 2014 Restorative Justice SEARCH and ARCHIVES options are at the bottom of all website pages NOTE: Some of what follows is excerpted from… No Comments
