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2026-10-02T15:14:51-04:00

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As An Evangelical Leader, I’ll Vote Democratic this Year

Last updated on: October 2, 2026 at 3:14 pm By Rev. Rob Schenck

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Why I’m Breaking with the GOP—Again For most of my 45 years of full-time Christian ministry, I stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Republicans. I believed—truly believed—that the GOP represented biblical values and godly governance. I preached it. I defended it. I voted for it. Then I began to question the unquestionable. Something changed. Or rather, something has been changing for a long time, and it’s led me to a different conclusion about the parties. I voted for Jimmy Carter in 1976 because... Read more

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2026-08-11T20:21:56-04:00

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Trump’s Use of Human Shields: A Moral Crisis

Last updated on: August 11, 2026 at 8:21 pm By Rev. Rob Schenck

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There is no problem with the Secret Service taking necessary action to protect the President of the United States, as they did justifiably in Turkey. But did their actions unnecessarily violate the rights of vulnerable civilians–and was that even a concern? Were morality, ethics, and law considered in the methods used to protect Trump? I don’t think so. When I first learned about Trump’s covert departure from Turkey last month, one thought haunted me: The President used unknowing, unarmed, untrained... Read more

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2026-07-31T12:28:22-04:00

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On Modern-Day Idolatry—And How to Fix It

Last updated on: July 31, 2026 at 12:28 pm By Rev. Rob Schenck

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In the Talmud, the great treasury of Jewish learning, there is an ancient story about Abraham as a young child. His father, Terah, was an idol maker. One day, Terah went into town and left Abraham alone in the workshop. Abraham had already begun to question how there could be more than one God. So, he lined up his father’s idols from tallest to shortest. Then he took a mallet and smashed each one, except the tallest. When Terah returned... Read more

2026-07-02T20:05:03-04:00

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How To Become an Effective Kitchen Table Activist

Last updated on: July 2, 2026 at 8:05 pm By Rev. Rob Schenck

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. . . and a faithful Christian steward in the process! Your Voice in Federal Rulemaking: Becoming a One-Person Democracy Activist is a Matter of Christian Stewardship In his first letter to the Christians of the ancient Greek city of Corinth, the Apostle Paul wrote, “it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.” (1 Corinthians 4:2) In the original language, Paul uses the term oikonomos, a reference to the manager of a household, a kind of chief butler... Read more

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2026-06-26T10:07:34-04:00

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Bonhoeffer Goes to Goose!

Last updated on: June 26, 2026 at 10:07 am By Rev. Rob Schenck

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Hey friends! I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be speaking at Wild Goose Festival this September 3-6! Wild Goose Festival is a transformational community grounded in faith-inspired social justice. It’s a one-of-a-kind gathering that brings together activists, artists, and seekers from all walks of life to explore justice, art, spirituality, and community. Just like last year, I’ll be taking my beloved posthumous companion, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, with me. He’ll help present a seminar I’ve entitled BONHOEFFER AGAINST CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM: CONJURING THE... Read more

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2026-06-19T17:58:13-04:00

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Trump’s Algae Manifests His Arrogance

Last updated on: June 19, 2026 at 5:58 pm By Rev. Rob Schenck

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God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble. – James 4:6 The Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., which stretches before the Lincoln Memorial—one of our nation’s most symbolic sites—turned an embarrassing shade of green with massive algae blooms just days after President Trump’s $14.2 million renovation was completed. The “American flag blue” coating, applied during the process and promised to make it a “beautiful, beautiful reflecting pool… the way it’s supposed to be,” is now separated from the... Read more

2026-05-25T22:07:29-04:00

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Trump Skips Rededicating America to God

Last updated on: May 25, 2026 at 10:07 pm By Rev. Rob Schenck

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For Trump, Rededicating the Country to God Is Important, but Not That Important This past May 17, thousands of MAGA-supporting evangelicals and other Christians swarmed the National Mall in Washington, DC, with the intention to “rededicate the country to God.” Meanwhile, President Donald Trump, who issued the call for the “sacred jubilee,” not only didn’t show up but also didn’t deliver the promised live video-streamed remarks to the crowd. Instead, the White House sent a recorded video clip used at... Read more

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2026-03-23T22:10:55-04:00

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Love Thy Neighbor Stations of the Cross Pilgrimages

Last updated on: March 23, 2026 at 10:10 pm By Rev. Rob Schenck

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A Spiritually Uplifting Way To Show Solidarity With Suffering Immigrants, Refugees, and Their Advocates Many people of faith are asking, How can I respond to the government’s cruel treatment of immigrants, refugees, and others who are viewed as not American enough? The horrible thing is that so many who claim to be Christians are justifying this cruelty toward the stranger, even in the name of God, with Bible quotes taken out of context! This Holy Week, we invite you to... Read more

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2025-05-06T10:36:48-04:00

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What’s Gone Wrong With American Evangelicals? #3

Last updated on: May 6, 2025 at 10:36 am By Rev. Rob Schenck

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What We Do With Jesus Determines Everything This installment in my What’s Gone Wrong with American Evangelicalism? resumes my discussion of our peculiar hermeneutic or interpretive device for understanding and applying Biblical content and generally accepted Christian moral and spiritual instruction. It may seem an arcane subject, especially to non-evangelicals. Still, it goes a long way toward explaining the extreme politicization and apparent hypocrisy of so many in my religious tribe. Most people know that mistreating desperate, marginalized, and reviled... Read more

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2025-03-28T11:19:30-04:00

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What’s Gone Wrong with American Evangelicals? Installment 2.

Last updated on: March 28, 2025 at 11:19 am By Rev. Rob Schenck

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What’s Gone Wrong with Evangelicals? A Series. Please note: I offer this series as a loving critique of my evangelical tribe. I remain an evangelical–albeit one in distress. There is a lot of good to say about my religious movement’s history as an early force for abolition, care for the indigent, children’s and women’s rights, conscientious objection to war, and social reforms. Today, evangelicals remain among the most generous donors to humanitarian causes. But over the last half-century, something terrible... Read more

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