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
Category: Jerry Gramckow
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
Good Riddance
Redskin {red-skin} noun Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive *a contemptuous term used to refer to North American Indian My friend
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
Red Lives Matter
With no disrespect to the Black Lives Matter movement nor to any person whose skin hue likewise often places them
Evangelicals’ Dangerous Defiance
“I’m gonna kill myself or die trying.” – Homer Simpson American evangelicals appear to be hell-bent on committing mass suicide,
My Parting Shot
Okay, I’m back. I’ve learned to walk and chew gum. I can volunteer in defeat-Trump programs (you can watch my
Evangelicals Need an Integrated Faith
During my most dedicated years as a conservative evangelical, among the most irksome experiences to me was being labeled a
