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March 2022

March 24, 2022

Christian Pre-School Teacher Leads 4-Year-Olds in Anti-Biden Chant

Imagine walking into a preschool classroom full of precious and impressionable little children. The teacher...

March 21, 2022

Gas Prices: What Would Jesus Pay?

Many of my conservative Christian friends have been having a field day on social media...

March 15, 2022

Jesus Was a Social Deviant: A Brief History of WASP-y Assimilation in America.

Americans like to say that this country was founded on the ideals of religious...

February 2022

February 22, 2022

Christian Nationalists vs. Critical Thinking in Public Education

For decades now, education insiders have been proclaiming to the public that the far right...

October 2020

October 26, 2020

A Brief History of the Radical Left: A Primer for Conservative Christians

Lately, I’ve heard the term, “The Radical Left”, used more and more often. Through my...

October 07, 2020

An Open Letter to Justice Clarence Thomas from a Concerned Christian Citizen

Dear Justice Thomas, I am writing to you as a very concerned citizen who...

August 2020

August 27, 2020

Right Wing Christian, You’ve Told Me Why You Can’t Vote for a Democrat, Let Me Tell You Why I Can

I’m sick and tired of being guilted by conservative Christians for having empathy and compassion....

August 07, 2020

Reprogramming our Minds to Pull Empathy from Hatred

Yesterday was our first day back to school in almost five months. As is normally...

June 2020

June 01, 2020

2020: The Year That Brought Us Face to Face with Ourselves

I haven't been able to bring myself to write much for weeks. Throughout much of...

March 2020

March 05, 2020

We are a nation of cannibals: What changed?

Political division is nothing new. We've been a divided nation since Alexander Hamilton and Thomas...

February 2020

February 03, 2020

Dear Franklin Graham and Conservative Christians, you don’t get to be outraged by the Halftime Show

It was all over my social media feed last night. I saw dozens of conservative...

January 2020

January 24, 2020

What if Roe v. Wade Were Overturned? A Progressive Christian Perspective

When asked about my stance on abortion as a Progressive Christian, my general response is...

January 14, 2020

Christian Trump Supporter, You Can’t Steal My Faith Away, I’m Now a SPESAC

I think I've finally reached a tipping point. I've been trying to find ways to...

December 2019

December 09, 2019

Conservative Christians, It’s Time to Step Up: Where are Your Good Samaritans?

Our nation lies stripped and beaten. We've been left for dead, lying in a roadside...

November 2019

November 11, 2019

Conservative Christian, You Don’t Own Patriotism-You Might Not Even Understand It

As we all pause to appreciate our military veterans today, I've been thinking about the...

October 2019

October 22, 2019

This is the Church–Or Should Be

I'm pretty tired of what the Church has become. As far as I can tell,...

October 10, 2019

I Dreamed I Was Dreaming

I dreamed I was dreaming when an unscrupulous, misogynistic, billionaire reality tv star announced his...

September 2019

September 16, 2019

How Can a Conservative Christian Help Us Put Trump in the Trash Bin of History?

Hey, conservative Christians, let's talk. First, let me say this, if you are proud of...

September 08, 2019

You Aren’t Following Christ if Your Political Agenda is Selfish and Bigoted, Jesus Said So

Before I begin, let me just say, I understand that I run the risk of...

September 05, 2019

Right Wing Christian, You Can’t Judge Anyone When You Support a Pathological Liar

As Donald Trump's poll numbers continue to plummet, the most conservative Christians continue to be...

September 03, 2019

The Christian Right is Attacking the Very Thing that Allows Them the Freedom to Their Own Bigotry

The Christian Right is attacking the very thing that allows them the freedom to their...

August 2019

August 27, 2019

The Biblical and “Family” Roots of Conservative Christian Whataboutism

I've been watching the new Netflix documentary series, The Family, this week. If you are...

August 23, 2019

Was Trump Just What America Needed?

Hopefully, the title of this article didn't cause you to have a stroke. Equally hopefully,...

August 22, 2019

We Will Never Be What We Claim to Be Until We Face Who We Really Are

Have you heard about the brouhaha over "The 1619 Project" from the New York Times?...

August 05, 2019

Yes, We Have a Mental Health Crisis in America. It Starts in the White House.

I've had it. I've absolutely, freaking, had it. I've had it with the mass shootings....

July 2019

July 19, 2019

7 Signs Donald Trump (and His Supporters) Hate America

Just when you think the Trump circus couldn't get worse, he ramps it up another...

June 2019

June 25, 2019

My Neighbor is a Sinner

Man, you ought to see my neighbors! I can't find a righteous one in the...

June 20, 2019

Conservative Christianity and the Oligarchy of Freedom

It's apparent that most conservative Christians don't understand the Constitution. Either that, or they intentionally...

May 2019

May 13, 2019

How Would the Great Teacher, Jesus, Grade Trump’s Presidency?

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. --John 1.5...

April 2019

April 13, 2019

White Privilege: what it is, what it isn’t, and why so many of us don’t want to talk about it.

Andy and I grew up in a small, all white town in Indiana, smack in...