On May 17, Donald Trump plans to “rededicate” America as one nation under God. The promotional material for the event says, “Rededicate 250 will gather a broad assembly of voices united by a love of God and country.” In fact,…
Is it time to retire the term ‘Christian nationalism’?
As if exasperated by a quarrel during Thanksgiving dinner, columnist Michael Sean Winters pleads with whoever will listen: “Can everyone please stop talking about ‘Christian nationalism?’” Writing in the Nov. 21 issue of the National Catholic Reporter, he claims with…
Texas senator fails history test while passing school prayer bill
After watching a little bit of the Texas Senate debating religion in schools today, I am convinced of two things. Texas senators need serious history reeducation Texas is where separation of church and state has gone to die Today I…
Did Thomas Jefferson say the president should attend church as an example?
Last month, Michael Coulter and I brought out the second edition of our book Getting Jefferson Right: Fact-Checking Claims About Thomas Jefferson. The book was first published in 2012 as a feature-length review of David Barton’s book The Jefferson Lies. In response,…