Chicago: Cursed by the Conservative Cause
On Tuesday night the president tweeted this: “If Chicago doesn’t fix the horrible ‘carnage’ going on, I will send in the Feds!” A typical conservative jibe against gun control measures is to mention the high... Read More
Those Who Oppose a Woman’s Right to Choose Are Pro-Death, Not Pro-Life
This week marks the forty-fourth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark US Supreme Court decision that gave all American women the right to legal abortions. Even though four and a half decades have passed,... Read More
Day One Down: Things I Heard at the Inauguration
On a crisp and bright January day in 2009, when Barack Hussein Obama was inaugurated as president of the United States, Americans flooded the nation’s capital in record numbers for a glimpse at a hopeful... Read More
Betsy DeVos: Friend of “the Family” and Faith-Based Education
The US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions’ hearing on January 17, 2017, with education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos serves as ontological proof that the religious right is indeed behind the wheel of... Read More
Join the Resistance: Inauguration Week Events in Washington, DC
Tomorrow, depending on where you stand, you will either be celebrating or mourning the inauguration of Donald J. Trump into office as the 45th President of the United States. Regardless of the circumstances, we do know... Read More
Divine Surveillance and the Megachurch State Messages of peace and tolerance have taken a backseat to a continuing message of solidarity with the military, consumerism, and conservative politicians
Megachurches have long been subjected to major moral inquiries, both from within the Christian community and outside of it. One of Jesus’s major principles was to shed oneself from all material wealth and to focus... Read More
Where Are the Men?
Friday is Inauguration Day, a day when perhaps one of the worst leaders in US history will be officially inducted into office as our Commander-in-Chief, the leader of the free world, the President of the... Read More