David French appears to be persona non grata in the Presbyterian denomination he called home until recently. French, a conservative columnist for The New York Times, was a darling of political and theological conservatives until he and his wife, Nancy…
The antidote to mean Christianity
A Doubter’s Parish reader recently wrote, “How did Christianity become so mean? How did we get from Jesus’ message of love to relentless condemnations against gays, transgender persons, women preachers, immigrants, scientists, educators, journalists and public-school librarians?” She said, “When…
Nancy French seeks atonement for past culture warring in Ghosted
Among the changes in America since Donald Trump rode down an escalator in 2015 and declared he wanted to be president: the end of Nancy French’s political writing career. As French explains in Ghosted: An American Story, she was a…