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Darius The Mede

Darius The Mede

Pardon me

Why do presidential pardons exist?

Aug 28, 2017

Pardon me

Aug 28, 2017

Darius The Mede

13 ways of looking at a Trumpbird (or, notes on political exhaustion)

With apologies to Wallace Stevens

Mar 28, 2017

Mar 28, 2017

Darius The Mede

Christian groups hail Cyrus by stifling dissent. It’s a problem.

“All hail Cyrus.” This is the unofficial slogan for many churches in America today, apparently. I refer to the view that Donald Trump is to…

Feb 18, 2017

Christian groups hail Cyrus by stifling dissent. It’s a problem.

Feb 18, 2017

Darius The Mede

I’m a pro-lifer. The sacredness of life doesn’t justify the state of the movement.

My earliest memories of pro-life politics involve blood and crying. As a teenager, I attended a church presentation on abortion with the…

Feb 10, 2017

I’m a pro-lifer. The sacredness of life doesn’t justify the state of the movement.

Feb 10, 2017

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A would-be Messiah and a de-Judaized Holocaust: How the Church responds matters.

Any other weekend, in any other Administration, the White House statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day would have been the top news item…

Jan 31, 2017

A would-be Messiah and a de-Judaized Holocaust: How the Church responds matters.

Jan 31, 2017

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A Tale of Two Bibles: Trump Merges a God of Fortune and a God of Wrath

After the historic Women’s March last Saturday — “the first time an entire gender has protested a President,” in Aziz Ansari’s memorable…

Jan 26, 2017

A Tale of Two Bibles: Trump Merges a God of Fortune and a God of Wrath

Jan 26, 2017

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11/9/16: A reflection

We watched the screen that night, or maybe the screen watched us. They say it’s a good idea to cover your webcam because you never know who…

Jan 17, 2017

Jan 17, 2017

Darius The Mede

When it comes to “eating its own,” nobody does it better than the Church.

“The left eats its own.”

Jan 14, 2017

When it comes to “eating its own,” nobody does it better than the Church.

Jan 14, 2017

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Introduction to Darius the Mede: Authoritarianism and Theology, Together Again

I am a Christian who believes the time is long past for us to tear down our echo chambers. Whether you share my faith or not, the current…

Jan 12, 2017

Introduction to Darius the Mede: Authoritarianism and Theology, Together Again

Jan 12, 2017

Darius The Mede

Darius The Mede

Anonymous godbotherer, exploring theology in an age of strongmen and swastikas. Alternately, strongmen and swastikas in an age of theology. Also, polar bears.

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