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April 2022

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....

March 2022

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 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,...

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,...

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...

September 2020

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...

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....

April 2020

April 10, 2020

The Christian Right’s Long History of Driving Away Jesus Seekers: A Progressive Christian Manifesto

Some of my earliest memories are set in the small town church in which I...

February 2020

February 05, 2020

I’m Lying Everyday, I’m Not OK

On any given day, I probably get asked at least once or twice, "how are...

January 2020

January 14, 2020

Christian Trump Supporter, You Can’t Steal My Faith Away, I’m Now a SPESAC

I think I've finally reached a tipping point. I've been trying to find ways to...

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...

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 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 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...

September 2019

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 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 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...

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 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 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...

July 2019

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,...

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...

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 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...