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September 2019

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 19, 2019

Don’t Hate the Sinner, Hate the Way the Sinner Treats Other Sinners

There is a well-worn phrase that conservative Christians like to use as a way to...

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 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...

June 14, 2019

Let Me Tell You About a Miracle

Do you believe in miracles? If you consider yourself a Christian, I suppose that belief...

June 04, 2019

Finding God in Yosemite Rain

Sometimes you have to travel in order to find healing new perspectives. In our work-a-day...

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...

May 08, 2019

Since Moving Left, I Like Myself Now

Ten years ago, I was right where I thought I was supposed to be. Everything...

April 2019

April 24, 2019

Christians Should Be On the Front Lines of Environmentalism-So Why Aren’t We?

"But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds of the air,...

April 21, 2019

Empty Tombs and Empty Shells

For Christians around the world, Easter is about an empty tomb symbolizing victory over death....

April 16, 2019

Tiger Woods Stands in the Breach of the American Faith and Political Dilemma

You can't escape the news about Tiger Woods the last few days. He's trending no...

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...

April 12, 2019

They Know Not What They Do

My column here is called Empathy Mining. It's an important theme that I try to weave...

April 08, 2019

Even Though

Even Though By Shane Phipps You love me even though I don’t deserve...

April 01, 2019

Conservative Christian, Please Provide us with a Handy Flow Chart of Sins

I've just come from a debate thread on my last article about Pete Buttigieg. In...

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 28, 2019

Welcome to Sameville, USA

Welcome to Sameville, USA. If you’re one of us, you’re going to like it here....

March 19, 2019

Looking for Empathy at the Intersection of Faith and Politics

I wrote an article earlier this week called The First Stone. In that introspective piece, I admitted...