While some white evangelical leaders have responded to results of this week’s midterm elections with dismay, others are responding with calls to action that echo the insurrection of January 6, 2021. By and large, these white evangelicals cannot believe the…
Christian Crusaders want another January 6
The Christian Crusaders are planning another insurrection on January 6. Despite — or perhaps because of — a Democratic margin of victory so significant on Tuesday that not even Donald Trump could claim foul, some white evangelicals are not willing…
The power of claiming elections are rigged
There was a time when saying a federal election was rigged would have been an extraordinary political claim. In the 2000 presidential election, with the outcome hanging by a chad and resting on only a handful of votes in Florida,…
Pardons, pedophiles, predators and power
There are moments in American history when the presidency reveals more than the character of one president. It reveals something about us. Donald Trump’s second presidency should force America — especially Americans who describe themselves as Christians, defenders of police,…
A book for those who care about religious freedom
There is a new book for anyone who still believes in religious freedom, separation of church and state and is concerned about growing radicalism within this nation. Jared Huffman, a U.S. representative from California, has written a book church leaders…
Pardon for sin and a sin that endureth
I just returned from leading a group to visit the Legacy Sites in Montgomery, Ala. Each morning and evening, I offered a meditation to ground us for what we were about to see and process. One of the hymns we…
Court again demands Trump’s slush fund be verified as dead
A federal court granted a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration from establishing a nearly $1.8 billion slush fund for the president’s political allies as a lawsuit against the account moves ahead. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Virginia issued the…
Those who would ‘own the libs’ need to own this president’s actions
We’ve been told over and over that many of those who laugh at Donald Trump’s outrageous behavior and overlook his perpetual lying and callous cruelty do so because they love how angry it makes “liberals” like me. They will do…
Court will scrutinize Trump’s original $10 billion claim against IRS
A federal judge has reopened President Donald Trump’s $10 billion IRS lawsuit to determine if the action was a ruse to create a nearly $1.8 billion slush fund to secretly pay political allies. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams in Miami…
Judge blocks Trump’s January 6 slush fund
A federal court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from establishing, funding or using a nearly $1.8 billion slush fund designed to secretly compensate President Donald Trump’s political allies he says were victimized by Democrats. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in…
Democracy Forward files suit to stop Trump’s slush fund
Democracy Forward has filed a lawsuit on behalf of multiple plaintiffs seeking to block a nearly $1.8 billion slush fund President Donald Trump created to reimburse ideological allies who claim to be victims of politically motivated litigation and prosecutions. The…
FEMA official spread election lies before claiming he was teleported
Unfortunately, Gregg Phillips’ claims that he was twice teleported from one place to another aren’t the biggest problems for this top government official with a long history of shady deals, charity scams and false claims of voter fraud. In December,…