Ran across this perennial social-media favorite, on Facebook, about Christian voters: It’s a little unfair to describe them as “Christian voters,” though. Really, these are Christian nationalist voters. (Most progressive voters are also Christian. Don’t they count? Joe Biden is a Christain, for crying out loud, to the point that it annoys me.) The Christian… Continue reading Christian Nationalist Voters
Peaceful protesters were tear-gassed in Lafayette Park so that Donald Trump could have a photo-op with a Bible outside St. John’s Episcopal Church. Said Rev. Gini Gerbasi: “I was coughing with tear gas in my clergy collar, and my gray hair, and my old lady reading glasses, so that that man could stand there and… Continue reading Please Don’t Actually Follow the Bible
I saw this flag flying by a house along the road today: “Proud American Christian.” You might wonder why a Christian, a member of the most popular religion in the US, would need to display their pride. And the reason is that this has nothing to do with Christianity. Rather, it’s a dog whistle to… Continue reading “Proud American Christian”
I was just watching political commentators from yesterday talking about how they believe Trump’s defense is short-sighted. His legal team in the Senate trial claims that there was no quid pro quo and that everyone who talked directly to the president knew that. We of course already know that this is false. But additionally, they… Continue reading The Republican Fundamentalist Cult
Today I unfriended two more people from Facebook, both for political posts. One of them was complaining about the Bernie Sanders / Elizabeth Warren kerfuffle at this week’s Democratic presidential primary debate. This person was very clearly on team Bernie. But what bugged me was not which side he was on in the argument—although I… Continue reading What Friends Do I Want on Facebook?