“Owned Libs” and Lost Souls
A couple days ago, September 13, thousands of evangelical Christians–most maskless–gathered at Memorial Park here in Colorado Springs to “worship.”
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No Doubt About It: Trump Is Evangelicals’ New Messiah
An article I recently stumbled upon confirmed my long-held contention that Donald Trump has undeniably taken over the evangelical movement
A Prominent Theologian’s Risky Rationale
Once upon a time, a president’s character counted for Christians and evangelicals. Why not with Donald Trump?
Don’t Let Trump Rise Again
After a day of off-roading in a rented Jeep on our mini vacation trip up into the mountains, my wife
When Winning Is Losing: Evangelicals’ Pugnacious Pursuits
Even during the time of my greatest evangelical fervency, I was not a fan of evangelicals’ much-revered John MacArthur, the
Fifth Avenue Fervency Fuels Fantasy Island Foolishness
When someone close, someone you really care about, manifests an unmistakable, zombie-like lack of critical thinking accompanied by unwavering devotion
America Doesn’t Have To Be Perfect … But It Must Be Good
After more than 40 years of voting exclusively for Republican candidates, I left the GOP in 2017. In 2018, for
Trumpists’ Magic Ghost Shirts
It was a hope born of desperation. After centuries of valiant resistance, the native peoples saw that their way of
Expect No Succor From Sociopaths
“Democracy is based upon empathy and the recognition that some decisions are solely for the community’s benefit without regard to
Not Even Three-Fifths Correct
During my six years as an editor in the public policy division at the far-right Christian mega-ministry Focus on the
