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Category Archives: in the news
Embracing evil
When some Christians talk about Jesus, they are simply wrong. Their politics are more important than the actual teaching of Jesus, and so they’ve twisted Jesus into something that’s not in the Bible and clearly not the message of Jesus. … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, culture, Faith, in the news, Prayer
Tagged evil, Franklin Graham, James Dobson, Paula White, Trump
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“President Carter, am I a Christian?”
I love President Carter. I’ve written about him here: President Carter and here: The desire to find peace on Memorial Day and here: You met a president New York Times reporter Nicolas Kristof had a great e-mail interview with … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Faith, in the news, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, Nicolas Kristof, President Carter, The New York Times
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United
People yelled as they witnessed a man being assaulted. Most of us have seen the video of a passenger being dragged off a United Airlines flight. Video and news story A very few, as some usually do, blame the victim … Continue reading
Republican Christians
Not since the Reformation has the choice been so clear. On one side, Christians who read the red letters of the Bible and find in the teachings of Jesus a call to help the poor, support widows, orphans and aliens, … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Faith, in the news
Tagged Jesus, Red Letter Christians, Republican Christianity
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Shacking up
The Shack, the book and movie, is another stark example of the differences among modern Christians. Some Christians are quick to discredit and criticize a movie they’ve never seen about a book they’ve never read. They casually toss around words … Continue reading
Anne Frank
People are suffering. Seeking freedom and the American Dream. Searching for safety and security. Many American Christians have gotten so used to not seeing the poor at their church doors, that they can no longer see the refugees at our … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, in the news, Uncategorized
Tagged American Christians, Anne Frank, Muslim ban
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His name was Alan Kurdi
He drowned in the Mediterranean Sea on Sept. 2, 2015. He was three years-old. Photos of his body on the beach continue to illustrate the refugee crisis in Syria. As the parent of a three year-old, it’s too painful to … Continue reading
“What you do for the least of these, you do for me.”
On the day the world recognized International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the White House issued a statement that ignored six million murdered Jews, the president signed an executive action that will ensure the deaths of innocent people. The order triggered … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, in the news, Uncategorized
Tagged Alt-right bigots, Donald Trump, Holocaust, Muslim ban, Stephen Bannon, syrian refugees
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A racist message in plain sight
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Trump White House released a statement that made invisible six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. How do you issue a statement about the Holocaust and not mention Jewish people? Racist antisemitism, hidden in … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, in the news, Uncategorized
Tagged Bigotry, Donald Trump, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Steve Bannon
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Inauguration Day 2017
Some Conservative Christians hated President Obama so much, that after eight years they’ve completely divorced themselves of every message in the Bible. The idea of following the actual words of Jesus has long been on the fringe of the faith. … Continue reading
A question of character
On the anniversary of the birth of Alexander Hamilton it’s ironic that there were new revelations of president-elect Donald Trump’s moral failings. The Broadway play thrust Hamilton back into the cultural spotlight, but in 1797 the former Secretary of the … Continue reading
Do not be afraid
As a year ends and another begins, I pause to reflect upon the year gone by and consider the year to come. The Roman god Janus was the god of gates, halls, doors, and doorways. The god of beginnings and … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Faith, in the news
Tagged Donald Trump, Election 2016, Janus, Jesus, New Years 2017, Roman god Janus
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Saint Nicholas’ Day
Last weekend at the Mall of America in Minnesota, Larry Jefferson donned his Santa apparel, talked with children, and posed for photos. The internet trolls turned out in force because jolly old St. Nicholas was being portrayed by a black … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, culture, Faith, in the news, Uncategorized
Tagged black Santa, Santa, St. Nicolas
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