The sad irony of the IRS and AP scandals
There has never been a time when somebody in our government was not misbehaving in some kind of way, whether it’s overthrowing democratically elected presidents of other countries or tailoring...
View ArticleDemocracy will save the brown people except when it doesn’t and then it’s...
David Brooks really fired me up today with this zinger about how Egypt’s turmoil proves that “Islamists… lack the mental equipment to govern.” America’s moralistic self-justification for every time we...
View ArticleNope, no racism in America…
An official clown at the Missouri state fair wearing an Obama mask with a broom stuck up his butt. The announcer whipped the crowd into a frenzy asking if they wanted to see the Obama clown get run...
View ArticleWill you pray with Francis for peace?
American politicians are eager to use the Catholic church when it comes to certain topics related to sexuality. But what about when the pope calls upon the whole world to fast and pray for peace in...
View ArticleWould you refuse to negotiate if…?
Whatever your opinion about whose fault it is, our government has gotten beyond ridiculous. Many people from my church are out of work because of the government shutdown. So I thought for the sake of...
View ArticleThe God of no compromise and the government shutdown
For many of us who grew up evangelical, the word “compromise” has always been a bad word. It means to allow non-Christian values and influences to corrupt your devotion to Biblical truth. Frank...
View ArticleWould Obama be “winning” in the Ukraine if he “baptized” more terrorists?
Sarah Palin told a recent crowd at an NRA rally that “if [she] were in charge, they would know that waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists.” It’s a quote that’s gotten a lot of attention in the...
View ArticleIf you need for undocumented immigrants to be punished, then you don’t...
We have a broken immigration system. And it’s broken in a way that is incredibly unfair to people from south of our border who have the wherewithal and the work ethic to come up to the United States...
View ArticleObama, Pope Francis, and the Internet’s hatred of nuance and context
During the past week, both President Obama and Pope Francis generated Internet controversies that exemplified how the Internet distorts truth. Because Obama mentioned crusades and racism as part of a...
View ArticleWhat will happen if Pope Francis gets a selfie with the gays?
The latest drama manufactured by the culture war industrial complex is a tiff over the White House’s guest list for Pope Francis’ welcome appearance today. Apparently there are some queer people among...
View ArticleSo what about those values in Melania’s plagiarized speech?
I’m used to treating political speeches like fluff. I don’t expect them to actually be inspiring or teach moral values that are worth emulating. But as I’ve been looking at lines that Melania Trump’s...
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