The Present Crisis XXIX This post is written by our co-editor Alexander J. McKelway Does Christianity pose a clear and present danger to Democracy? Jennifer Rubin of the Washington Post recently published the results of a new poll by the Public Religion Research Institute at the Brookings Institution. The poll purports to show that…

THE PRESENT CRISIS XXVIII The epitome of the present crisis is the yet unresolved outcome of the January 6th, 2021 insurrection. It is unresolved because the Republican Party has refused to acknowledge the legitimacy of any investigation into the event. …

THE PRESENT CRISIS XXVII It is Martin Luther King Day as I write this. Here, in this part of the world, it’s a bleak day, freezing rain, not much to cheer about. However, I watched a replay of President Biden’s talk at Ebenezer Baptist Church yesterday and was encouraged. The…

OUR BETTER ANGELS By AJ McKelway While no political system can represent the Kingdom of God, democracy is the best approximation of a social system obedient to the Great Commandment — that we love God with our whole heart (and not some political idol) and treat others as we would…

THE PRESENT CRISIS XXV A friend, one of our faithful readers, told me that since the mid-term elections had turned out so well, he expected something positive from us — for a change. Something positive from dour Presbyterians is a lot to ask, but here it goes. What turned the…

THE PRESENT CRISIS XXIV “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” John 8: 31–32 In these familiar words, Jesus promises his disciples that following his teachings will keep them in the realm of…

This post is written by our co-editor Alexander J. McKelway Originalism and a Broken Court “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice…

THE PRESENT CRISIS XXII There’s been much talk about how the Evangelical Right have sold their souls for power. According to the current narrative, these Christian people have embraced Donald Trump with all his flaws in order to gain power for their cause within federal and local governments. No doubt…

THE PRESENT CRISIS XXI In this brief essay, Sandy McKelway, our co-editor, points to the biblical warrant for Christian involvement in politics. He also draws our attention to the critical nature of our involvement at the present time. Democracy itself is at stake. PJL “You shall love the Lord your…