Christian Nationalism

(The Prophets Before You, Part 3) I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets and the Lord would put his Spirit on them. (Moses, Numbers 11:29.) When the average person hears the word “prophet,” it conjures up all kinds of images. Long-haired, wild-eyed crazies, living off the grid or…

(The Prophets Before You, Part 2) The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. (Revelation 19:10) Who are the prophets? Are they really those men and women whose words are written on the subway walls: overlooked, ignored, disdained, excluded, and ostracized by the prevailing institutional religious community?¹ I’m certain…

Could it be that the words of the prophets really are written on the subway walls? Is it possible that God’s seers today are overlooked, ignored, disdained, excluded, and ostracized by the prevailing institutional religious community? Absolutely. The testimony of scripture and the words of Jesus make this abundantly clear…

“Separation of Church and State” — a phrase as infamous as it is misunderstood. The sage advice, courtesy of Thomas Jefferson, has become a battleground between those advocating a secular approach to governance and others rallying around Christian nationalism. …

“Hey, Bud. You too good to say the pledge?!” I was at my kid’s youth sporting event, hastily setting up my folding camp chairs before the game started. “What’s that, Sir?” “I said, ‘You too good to stand and say the pledge?” I take a step between him and my…

White Supremacy and the Core of the Conservative Movement — Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them…. We should therefore claim…

Exhausting but Still Important — I started writing about the importance of church-state separation in 2005. I’d had enough of the Christian privilege that pervades the United States. I was sick of the bigotry that seems to go along with it. People were being denied civil rights based on someone else’s Christian beliefs. We were…

Christian Nationalism and its Parallels to Leninist and Nazi Philosophies The imposition of religious morals on a population undoubtedly triggers a nuanced debate. While some argue that religious morals provide guidance and structure in a society, others emphasize that imposing one set of beliefs on an entire community is coercive…

Over the last year plus, I have mostly been looking at Russia. One of the Telegram channels is run by a man who could fit in 4Chan or Gab Social, or the rest of the sewers. We have learned that the latest mass shooter interacted with white supremacist material. According…