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May 2017

May 13, 2017

As we watch Trump abuse and debase the office of president we see a spiritual problem unfolding: the loss of the American soul.

In Calvinism, the theological cult of an angry God in which I was raised, humans...

May 09, 2017

We Will Resist the Trump Clan of Con Artist Crooks and Win: Here’s Why (Hint, History Is on Our Side Don’t Give Up)

Please WATCH my 6 minute video commentary on just why we Americans will win against...

April 2017

April 26, 2017

Trump Voters Were Fact-Free and Now It Looks As If They Are Also Willingly Even Proudly Stupid: A New Poll Shows They’d Elect Trump– Again!

Trump voters have changed the old saying “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me...

April 25, 2017

Free: Read a sample chapter from my new forthcoming book “Letters to Lucy”

"Letters to Lucy" is a multimedia project I've worked on for 3 years. Now...

April 15, 2017

My “Easter Sermon” and Video Rant: Trump is a symptom. We’re losing our souls…

Trump is a symptom. We’re losing our souls. Silicon Valley billionaires think they will live...

March 2017

March 28, 2017

“Dear Frank, While I was in therapy recovering from the literal brain damage I experienced due to evangelical fundamentalism plus incest”…

Hi Frank, While I was in therapy recovering from the literal brain damage I...

March 20, 2017

America Dishonored

I had never thought about ancestry much until Trump was elected. His fanning the flames...

March 15, 2017

I’m a white male in North America’s upper middle class

I’m a white male in North America’s upper middle class. This inglorious inheritance of slaveholders,...

March 08, 2017

Is Franklin Graham gay “but in a state of denial, self-loathing and shame?” asks John Allyn Welch

(Photo YouTube) Is Franklin Graham gay "but in a state of denial, self-loathing and shame?"...

January 2017

January 22, 2017

DO NOT MISS this SNL shirtless Vladimir Putin’s “celebration” of Trump’s Inauguration With a Comforting message for the American people: “Relax. I got this.”

(Photo YouTube) Donald John Trump is President of the United States. This week’s “Saturday Night...

January 16, 2017

Riffing once again on the ironic absurdity of fundamentalist religion and political fallout

These days—as is reflected in the series of paintings I’m doing (as I write...

January 09, 2017

Please take 4 min and WATCH my latest rant: This is Way Past Politics– America Now Has 2 Governments a Dangerous Conman and Mike Pence (BTW If Trump Had Run as a Liberal Democrat He’d Still be a Fatal Mistake)

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January 08, 2017

For the next 58 minutes please let me rescue you from thinking about Trump and your problems and turn your mind to the real and most wonderful questions there are… WATCH and share. Thank you!

Jesus planted an empathy time-bomb. Let me tell you about it and take your mind...

January 02, 2017

A sneak peek at the new painting series I’m working on called, “More Useless Miracles by an Absurd God for People Dumb Enough to Vote For Trump.” Please WATCH

A sneak peek at the new painting series I'm working on called, "More Useless...

November 2016

November 21, 2016

DO NOT MISS SNL’S “the bubble” : It’s for “like-minded free-thinkers… and no one else!”

(Photo YouTube) WATCH this hilarious sketch--"The Bubble" from Saturday Night Live. It imagines a place...

November 14, 2016

Here is my latest interview on NPR today please listen as I explain the evangelical vote for TRUMP

Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric was at times sexist and racist in nature, putting voting blocs...

November 01, 2016

Do not miss this! NEW & Spooky/Funny President Barack Obama (best president in the last 50 years) on Full Frontal interviewed by my friend Samantha Bee (most perceptive news person in non-news-comedy) WATCH

(Photo Facebook) When Samantha Bee's show interviewed me I had a lot of fun... great...

October 2016

October 31, 2016

#HillaryIsGreat

(Photo YouTube) Four years from now you'll admit I was right. Hillary is great. WATCH...

October 22, 2016

Once in a While my Friend Rachel Maddow hits One Out of the Park: Want to Know Just How Sick and Sloppy FOX News and the Right Wing Myth Machine Is in Its “Journalism”? WATCH RACHEL DESTROY THEM WITH ONE STORY

(Photo YouTube) I've been on the Rachel Maddow show many times but this show without...

October 21, 2016

I think it is time we talk to our “enemies” when we can… When Trump is gone, what’s left? We have to rebuild… so I’m starting a new blog with a self-described redneck evangelical (Luke Moon). We plan to act as if we can get along and have a rational discussion about life, faith and politics. Here’s our first joint effort. I hope you follow us.

I think it is time we talk to our “enemies” when we can… When Trump...

October 17, 2016

#HopeAfterTrump

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October 10, 2016

My Video Rant on Donald Trump: Flag-Burning Woman-Molesting Fascist: This is the END (&BTW MY Family Knew Reagan and He’d have decked this SOB)

(Photo YouTube) Please WATCH my video rant on Trump Flag Burner... `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` P.S. If you...