There’s already a clear picture of what a second Donald Trump presidency would entail: Just look at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Yossi Klein Halevi, in “Netanyahu’s Betrayal of Democracy Is a Betrayal of Israel,” provides a stark picture of…
Why is the PCA so worked up over a shallow book like Jesus Calling?
The Presbyterian Church in America at its 2024 annual meeting voted to investigate the Christian appropriateness of the bestselling book Jesus Calling by Sarah Young, who was part of the PCA and died in August last year at age 77. How some denominations have…
Southern Baptist Calvinists crave authority, not Baptist theology
Do not be fooled by the new Calvinists among the Southern Baptists who are stirring fears of liberals in the denomination. Lies are being told about liberal influences in one of the most conservative denominations in the nation. And the…
No, Mr. Trump, America is not going to hell
After Donald Trump’s conviction in his Manhattan trial, he said, “Our whole country is being rigged” and “has gone to hell.” Then he added, “We’re a nation in decline, serious decline. Millions and millions of people, pouring into our country…
Edwin Edwards and Louisiana taught Donald Trump and MAGA how to dance with the devil
As I watched the announcement of Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts May 30, I thought to myself, “I’ve seen this show before.” Indeed, I was living in Louisiana in 2001 when Gov. Edwin Edwards was convicted of racketeering…
Justice Alito and Marjorie Greene desecrate Memorial Day
Not since The Big Bang’s Sheldon did his “Fun with Flags” segment have flags been flapping so loudly in the news. There’s been the racist binge from the right about athletes not standing for the National Anthem and the flag….
Yes, ‘Palestine’ is a place despite what Facebook memes may have told you
As Israel wages war against Hamas in Gaza, many Americans have declared themselves armchair generals who think they understand everything about one of the most complex geo-religio-political conflicts in world history. Dear readers, Facebook is a poor resource for a…
Sorry, Tim Dunn, you are a Christian nationalist
In the land of Lyndon Baines Johnson, George Herbert Bush and George W. Bush, you may not have heard of billionaire Tim Dunn. Although billionaires do seem to grow naturally in Texas. Dunn is among at least 44 known billionaires…
Christianity Today considers gender in heaven
Evangelical obsession over gender is ascending to heaven now. In March, Christianity Today published a piece titled “Our Gender on Earth as In Heaven: Will Our Gender Be Removed or Renewed in the Resurrection?” The author, Fellipe do Vale, is…