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December 2019

December 15, 2019

An Open Letter to all the Conservative Christian Friends I’ve Unfollowed During the Coup

Dear friends and family that I've unfollowed recently, You won't be reading this directly off...

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...

December 02, 2019

How America’s Anti-Gay Bigotry Manipulated the “Infallible Word of God”

For years, I've struggled with this. We are told that we are all created in...

November 2019

November 18, 2019

The Biggest Misconception in Our Nation Fuels Most of Our Fires

American conservative Christians keep screaming about how their beliefs are under attack. In doing so,...

November 13, 2019

Christian Trump Supporter, Stephen Miller Just Blessed You with Another Sign, What Will You Do With It?

Over the last couple years, progressive Christians have been shouting to anyone who would listen...

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 11, 2019

I Really Wish Christians Would Start Paying Attention to Jesus Again

My most recent piece, I Dreamed I Was Dreaming, received quite a few comments on...

October 10, 2019

I Dreamed I Was Dreaming

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

October 03, 2019

Christian Trump Supporters, You’d Better Start Praying for Your Guy

Anyone with an ounce of objectivity has been aware that President Trump has been slipping...

September 2019

September 30, 2019

I’m for Impeachment, But It Still Greatly Concerns Me

Donald Trump is in big trouble, and for many good reasons. As the House pushes...

September 25, 2019

Dear Donald, I’m Going to Miss You

Dear Donald, You may be surprised to hear this from me, given how much I've...

September 11, 2019

Sins of Our Fathers: The Ongoing American Tragedy

I've often written about the myth of the Good Ol' Days. It is a fundamental...

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 05, 2019

Deplaned in Phoenix: My first hand story of racism and its repercussions

This story actually happened and I actually witnessed it. I chose to tell it in...

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 21, 2019

President Yo-yo Boomerang

Yo-yos and boomerangs head off in one direction and swiftly return in the opposite direction....

August 16, 2019

Christian Trump Supporter, Your Clandestine Wish has Been Revealed

Well, Christian Trump supporter, I think I finally understand you. That's not particularly comforting but...

August 16, 2019

It’s High Time to Reinstate the Ban on Rapid-Fire-Death-Spraying-Machines

I don't like the term "assault weapon." In fact, I hate it. It's vague, ominous,...

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 23, 2019

Going Back to Where We Came From

Trump has the whole country in a tizzy again. When the master distractor resurrected the...

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...

July 13, 2019

Love is Not a Sin

It's high time for me to come out of the closet. No, I'm not gay,...

July 10, 2019

The Fog of War

It is amazing what kinds of fireworks people can now obtain for personal use. We've...

July 05, 2019

Conservative Christian, Do You Stand with Jesus on Income Inequality?

I know, I know, this is supposed to be the "Empathy Mine". I'm supposed to...

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...