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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...

March 2022

March 04, 2022

Viral Video of Teacher Slapping Student Shines Spotlight on Our Mental Health Problem

Chances are you’ve seen the shocking video from Jimtown, Indiana that shows a veteran teacher...

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....

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...

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,...

September 2019

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...

August 2019

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...

June 2019

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...

May 2019

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...

March 2019

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...

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...

February 2019

February 22, 2019

What America Needs is A la Carte Democracy

This is my fantasy: For 24 hours, I've been given supreme power to make any...

February 17, 2019

The “Sin” of Liberalism

Look at that guy sitting in the pew over there. Who does he think he’s...

February 03, 2019

Conservative Christian, I Really Need to Ask You Some Things

As one who's been on both sides of the political spectrum, I try my best...

August 2018

August 10, 2018

Love Will Come Riding a Blue Wave

Just look at what we have become. Every day, there is a new batch of...

July 2018

July 10, 2018

Stop Saying We Are a Christian Nation and Act Like One

I hear it all the time and it never fails to make me cringe--this is...

June 2018

June 06, 2018

Christian, Are You Pro-Life or Pro-Real Life?

It is among the most frustrating things in the always frustrating amalgamation of Christianity and...

May 2018

May 04, 2018

Dear Franklin Graham, Do You Think I’ll Burn in Hell?

Dear Franklin Graham, Do you think I am a Godless heathen? Do you believe I...

March 2018

March 28, 2018

An Open Letter to the Founding Fathers

Dear Founders, I'm writing to you from 2018. You might be happy to know that...

March 13, 2018

A Meme is Worth a Thousand Words–How Nationalism Blinds Conservative Christians

This week, I have had two different conservative Christian social media friends share memes that...

February 2018

February 20, 2018

Faith is a Shield, Not a Weapon

Faith is a mysterious and fickle thing. Everyone on earth puts their faith in something....

February 06, 2018

America’s Systemic, Organizational Cancer

Is there anything more toxic and depressing than systemic, organizational cancer? Anyone who has ever...

January 2018

January 19, 2018

How Did We Get Here?

Welcome to Bizarro World. For more than a year now, millions of Americans have been walking...

September 2017

September 30, 2017

Christian Trump supporter, what’s it going to take?

Legendary publisher, Hugh Hefner died this week at the age of 91. The nature of...

September 03, 2017

What a Utah Nurse’s Arrest Reveals About White Privilege

What is different about this case is the sort of people that are outraged by...

July 2017

July 19, 2017

America’s disease lurks and seethes in comment threads

I have a love/hate relationship with social media. For better or worse, if I'm honest,...

July 16, 2017

Master Moves Made by the Far-Right Have Dominated the Game

Politics is a chess game--a cold-blooded, high-stakes, winner-takes-all game. For the past few years, the...

July 09, 2017

Left Undone

Most merciful God, I confess that I am by nature sinful and unclean. I have...

July 08, 2017

A Simple Proposal to End Congressional Insider Trading

The other day, a friend posted an article on Facebook about how some Republicans in...

June 2017

June 30, 2017

Christian Trump Supporter, Can You See the Emperor Has No Fruits?

Photo Credit: Conservative Daily News Conservative Christian who still supports President Trump, I am going...