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December 2020

December 13, 2020

Trump Laid Bare the Gullibility of the Church

Around the time that American conservatives lurched overnight from hating Donald Trump to loving him,...

April 2020

April 09, 2020

How ‘Be Not Afraid’ Endangers Us All

I think I've finally put my finger on what's beneath my frustration with my fellow...

March 2020

March 05, 2020

The Coronavirus and a Better Gospel

As you may already know, last night President Trump phoned in an interview to Hannity and brazenly disagreed...

January 2019

January 15, 2019

Why the Book of Revelation is Suddenly Relevant

What if I told you the book of Revelation really does have something to say...

October 2018

October 04, 2018

You Do It, Too: How Whataboutism Teaches Us Not to Trust You

People use a lot of bad arguments online, but few frustrate me more than the...

August 2018

August 10, 2018

Why the Church Keeps Falling for “Bad Information”

A few years back I had the pleasure of thinking-out-loud-together with Phil Vischer, co-creator of...

June 2018

June 24, 2018

Evangelicals and the Whitewashing of Jesus

Nothing within white evangelical Christian theology explicitly says that people with brown skin are bad,...

June 04, 2018

How Trump’s Legal Defense Mimics Christian Apologetics

This week during season two of The Trump Show in an episode entitled "How Far Will...

January 2018

January 31, 2018

The Real Reason Trump Was Elected

If you're like me, over the last few months you overdosed on political discussions, opting instead...

November 2016

November 09, 2016

Coming to Terms with a Donald Trump Presidency

If you were able to go to sleep last night, you woke up this morning...

October 2016

October 23, 2016

What Does the Bible Say About Abortion?

When evangelical Christians first began debating the issue of abortion, they were nowhere near as...

October 03, 2016

Duck Dynasty Patriarch: God’s Not Dead, and He’s Mad as Hell

This weekend, the Political Action Committee (PAC) Citizens United (yes, that same Citizens United) releases in...

September 2016

September 21, 2016

“Why Do You Go For A Murderer?” Children and Indoctrination

Every time I drive past a sign saying, “Trump/Pence 2016: Make America Great Again!” my...

August 2016

August 01, 2016

Without Evangelicals, the Republican Party Would Be History

I'm going to eventually get back to writing more directly about religion, I promise. Soon...

July 2016

July 25, 2016

Why I Think Hillary Clinton Will Be Our Next President

Over the last 48 hours or so I’ve witnessed panic and despair cascading down my...

July 17, 2016

Ginsburg Was Right: Trump Is Faking It

Here on the eve of the start of the Republican National Convention, I've finally turned...

July 03, 2016

When Being a Good Christian Means Being a Bad American

I have to admit, I'm enjoying just a little bit of schadenfreude watching evangelical Christians...

December 2015

December 11, 2015

Donald Trump and the Missing White Voter

Ordinarily I try not to become too mired in political debate on this site because,...