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June 2022

June 01, 2022

Gun Rights Advocates are Focusing on the Wrong Part of the 2nd Amendment

Before I begin, let me give you a little personal background on myself. I am...

May 2022

May 25, 2022

It’s Time for Pro-Lifers to Be Pro-Life

Here we are again. Twenty-one dead in a mass school shooting in Texas, including 19...

May 19, 2022

Can a Democrat Be a Christian?

A couple days ago, a friend sent me a link to a YouTube video of...

May 11, 2022

Don’t let Dissociation Keep You from Standing for Women’s Rights

There’s an old story that is often used to show how easily we can adjust...

May 04, 2022

Abortion Ban Questions Christians Should Ask Themselves

With the recent announcement of leaked information, it appears that the Supreme Court is primed...

April 2022

April 27, 2022

Jesus and Elon Musk: America’s Income Inequality Problem

Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter has put the issue of wealth in the forefront of...

April 15, 2022

Lessons for Christians from Non-Christian, Ben Franklin

I just finished watching Ken Burns’ latest work, a brilliant two-part documentary about Benjamin Franklin....

April 13, 2022

Dear Christians, Relax, Schools Are NOT Grooming Your Kids to Be Gay or Trans

In case you missed it, in a Fox News interview with author turned politician, J.D....

April 04, 2022

A Message Lost and a Good Walk Spoiled

I’m just back from a nice week of spring break vacation. My wife and I...

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...

March 11, 2022

If I Were a Pastor

If I were a pastor, I’d create a church that reflected its community. It wouldn’t...

March 01, 2022

Conservative Christians, Do You Stand with Ukraine?

As events unfold in Ukraine and world-tensions continue to grow, my mind is once again...

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...

February 17, 2022

New Education Bills are Trojan Horses for Christian Nationalists

It is the middle of the day at the public high school in Anytown, Texas....

May 2021

May 18, 2021

We Could All Be Better at Love

I've been finding it hard to write my column here lately. The reason for that...

March 2021

March 12, 2021

Defending My Politics with My Faith: Part 5-Abortion

This is the 5th and final installment of my series called, Defending My Politics with...

March 03, 2021

“In the World but Not of the World”: The Church vs. The Equality Act-an Open Letter

Dear Church of God (Anderson, Indiana Assembly), Christians often like to use the phrase,...

March 02, 2021

Defending My Politics with My Faith Part 4: Immigration

This is the fourth installment of my series called, Defending My Politics with My Faith....

February 2021

February 19, 2021

Defending My Politics with My Faith Part 3: Homosexuality and LGBTQ Rights

This article, the third part of my series called Defending My Politics with My Faith,...

February 15, 2021

Defending My Politics with My Faith: Part 2 Racial Issues

This is part two of my series called Defending My Politics with My Faith. In...

November 2020

November 17, 2020

Dear Right Wing Christian, I’ll Never Understand Your Flag

Dear Right Wing Christians, I have found it hard to sit down and write about...

October 2020

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...

October 01, 2020

Christian Trump Supporter, You Say You Love Your Country, Will You Now Help Us Save It?

It felt like it all came to a head on Tuesday night during the...

September 2020

September 24, 2020

Trump and his Far-Right Christian Base Don’t Know What Patriotism Means

Back in July, I wrote a very popular open letter to President Trump in response...

September 08, 2020

The Truest Words Donald Trump Ever Spoke

Even a pathological liar, given enough opportunities to speak, will occasionally let the truth slip...

September 02, 2020

Conservative Christianity Keeps Rhyming History

Trigger Warning: This article is not meant to be a condemnation of all who claim...

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...