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May 2022

May 11, 2022

Don’t let Dissociation Keep You from Standing for Women’s Rights

There’s an old story that is often used to show how easily we can adjust...

May 04, 2022

Abortion Ban Questions Christians Should Ask Themselves

With the recent announcement of leaked information, it appears that the Supreme Court is primed...

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 08, 2022

Teacher who struck student has long history of political indoctrination

Last week, I wrote an article about the now national story of the teacher in Jimtown, Indiana...

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...

March 01, 2022

Conservative Christians, Do You Stand with Ukraine?

As events unfold in Ukraine and world-tensions continue to grow, my mind is once again...

February 2022

February 22, 2022

Christian Nationalists vs. Critical Thinking in Public Education

For decades now, education insiders have been proclaiming to the public that the far right...

August 2021

August 20, 2021

Far-Right Lawmakers are Trying to Erase the Role Models of Minorities

The truth is under attack in this country. This has been so in the battlefields...

May 2021

May 18, 2021

We Could All Be Better at Love

I've been finding it hard to write my column here lately. The reason for that...

March 2021

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,...

October 2020

October 07, 2020

An Open Letter to Justice Clarence Thomas from a Concerned Christian Citizen

Dear Justice Thomas, I am writing to you as a very concerned citizen who...

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...

September 02, 2020

Conservative Christianity Keeps Rhyming History

Trigger Warning: This article is not meant to be a condemnation of all who claim...

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....

August 07, 2020

Reprogramming our Minds to Pull Empathy from Hatred

Yesterday was our first day back to school in almost five months. As is normally...

June 2020

June 20, 2020

Hey, Let’s All Take a Deep Breath, Shut Up and Listen

The other day, I was blindsided by a thread on a Facebook post. The experience...

June 01, 2020

2020: The Year That Brought Us Face to Face with Ourselves

I haven't been able to bring myself to write much for weeks. Throughout much of...

April 2020

April 20, 2020

The Christian Right is under siege by a pandemic of hypocrisy

As the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown drags into it's second month, the country is getting restless....

April 16, 2020

The Art of the Deal…with the Devil

In 1987, Donald Trump published a book (written by Tony Schwartz) called The Art of the...

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...

March 2020

March 24, 2020

Someone to Look Down On

That quote in the image up there is one of my favorites of all time....

March 13, 2020

The Age of Trump has Prepared Us Well for Social Distancing

I write to you from my home when I would ordinarily be at work. But...

March 08, 2020

Born in Simpler Times

Born in Simpler Times March 16, 1967: That’s when I became a U.S....

March 05, 2020

We are a nation of cannibals: What changed?

Political division is nothing new. We've been a divided nation since Alexander Hamilton and Thomas...

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 20, 2020

Appalling Silence

A good friend of mine shared a Martin Luther King Jr. quote on his Facebook...

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...

January 05, 2020

Christian Trump Supporter, Are You Unaware of How Trump is Playing You or Do You Just Not Care?

It's been amazing to watch President Trump the last couple weeks. He is going deep...

December 2019

December 17, 2019

The Gift of Christmas: When Christians Live Out the Example of Christ, Politics Don’t Seem So Important

"May you have a beautiful, wonderful holiday. Your debt has been forgiven." How wonderful would...