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The debate surrounding truth in America has extended to differing interpretations of Christianity, particularly highlighted by Bishop Budde’s sermon advocating mercy for the LGBTQ+ and immigrant communities. This polarized response reflects a larger issue: the recognition of Progressive Christianity, which, contrary to assumptions, constitutes a significant minority within American Christianity.
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A new song of resistance, in honor of the Inauguration Day of Trump 2.0.
I wrote this song the day after RFK’s ridiculous McDonald’s plane ride with all the Trump Bros. Tracked and released for you today.
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“If not for thirty years of God’s grace, the forgiveness of friends, and a near constant repentance for my sins, I could be a Trump voter.
I think about this a lot. I think about the White men who will be voting for Trump, and everyone else in his “post-Republican Party coalition.” I’d like to speak to them one final time before this election…”
If all goes according to plan, this will be my final writing before the 2024 election.I find myself not only anxious about the election itself, but about what might be coming after.So, instead of political election talk, I’d like to turn to societal and theology talk. It was probably in the early 1990s that I […]
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Look, I’m on the broad political left. So I get that if you’re a conservative voter and have read this far, you probably think I’m overblowing all of this.
But I’d ask you consider how his former Chief of Staff, General Mark Milley, has called Trump “Fascist to the core…”
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If you want to know the kinds of “chilling affects” pastors deal with today…trying to balance speaking truth and keeping their jobs…Google the name “Brent Leatherwood.” Leatherwood is a Southern Baptist layperson, whose current job is working for the Southern Baptist Convention. No thinking person would doubt his conservative bona fides, having previously been head […]
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Today, I am remembering the one and only time I ever met Joe Biden at a political event, and how somehow it did not dawn on me to get picture with him. It was 2005.Dennise had made history the year before, becoming the first elected Latina State District Judge in the history of Dallas County, […]
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“What happened to JD Vance?” This is a question I’ve heard a lot these past few days. And I’d like to offer both an opinion, and some evidence to back up that opinion. Many have suggested that JD Vance has “gone full MAGA” with his support of Donald Trump, and his willingness to be nominated […]
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We saw the “Tina Turner Musical” this week, and a brief moment of the narrative has stayed with me, touched me deeply, and seems to speak deep truth about our need to be entertained, and perhaps even our continued fascination with Donald Trump. I know, that’s a lot. You might think the Trump association has […]
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Section Eight of WH Auden’s “For The Time Being.” (FTTB) And so, after the theological/philosophical ramblings of the last section, WH Auden returns us to the characters again.Let’s get to it. First, as I’ve done with other sections, a few words of what we know of the actual King Herod…. Herod was a puppet king, […]
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