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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...

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 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...

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....

February 2020

February 24, 2020

Christians, If You’re Planning to Go to Heaven, You Should Learn to Embrace a Little Democratic Socialism

Bernie Sanders' campaign seems to be picking up momentum. Before I go on, let...

December 2019

December 19, 2019

Why Trump’s Impeachment Fills Me with Anxiety and Dread

Some of my left-leaning friends took to social media last night and posted joyous, celebratory...

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...

November 2019

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...

October 2019

October 30, 2019

Public Education is in a Critical Crisis and the Solution Could Be So Simple

The current state of public education in America is an extremely serious crisis. The vast...

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 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 20, 2019

An Open Letter to My Haters

A lot of the things I write get shared on some large social media platforms....

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 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...

August 2019

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,...

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...

May 2019

May 03, 2019

We the Puppets

Donald Trump is my employee, as are all the members of Congress. They all work...

April 2019

April 13, 2019

My Name is Shane. I’m a Recovering Conservative Christian

THE TWELVE STEPS FOR RECOVERING CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS ONE We admitted we were powerless...

April 12, 2019

Policies vs. People, the Message Lost in the Pence/Buttigieg Squabble

Pete Buttigieg has cannonballed into the national political pool and made a remarkable splash. I...

March 2019

March 31, 2019

Pete Buttigieg puts Conservative Christianity on Damascus Road

As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him....

March 13, 2019

Empathy Mining’s Top 10 Most Popular Articles

From time to time, I like to dig back through the Empathy Mining archives and...

March 12, 2019

Donald isn’t looking too good, and I’m not feeling so great myself

I must admit, as I sit down to write this, I'm not exactly sure where...

February 2019

February 24, 2019

Faith and the Pursuit of Happiness

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they...

January 2019

January 30, 2019

Democrats Need to Pull Their Heads Out of Their Mascots and Focus on a Winning Strategy

Trying to support the Democratic Party can be quite vexing. I believe a progressive political...

January 14, 2019

Go West, Young Man: One Man’s Long Strange Journey toward the Political Left

When you look at most maps, as you go to the left, you go west,...

November 2018

November 26, 2018

Is It Time for America to Move to Compulsory Voting?

I was sort of excited at the reports of larger than normal turnouts at the...

November 13, 2018

Sometimes I Wish I Were a Conservative Christian

My life could so much simpler--so much less stressful--so much more carefree. I live in...