First of all, I want to note that I don’t think Jesus would ever run for President of the United States. It wasn’t his thing. He didn’t come as a great political Messiah, and often he seemed ambivalent to the…
Five grieving mothers & the problem of race
I’m finishing a fine novel called All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr in which one of the characters repeats this mantra: Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever. I feel…
Politics and pork chop on-a-stick
I’ve been blogging for the last few weeks on the intersection of faith and politics. In the post Trumping Faith I asked the question, “How important is it that elected government leaders not only affirm a faith background, but have…
In politics, when the God-question turns weird
In my blog post Trumping Faith I asked the question, “How important is it that elected government leaders not only affirm a faith background, but have one that is deeply meaningful and vibrant?” Today I want to ask, “How can…
How important is religious faith in our elected leaders?
While I tend to avoid any attention given to Donald Trump, it’s been difficult to maintain that stance in recent days. From his derogatory treatment of John McCain’s war record (“He’s a war hero because he was captured.