Over this summer break, I quite intentionally took time away from writing about political things. I unplugged myself from most of the controversies that swirl around us, and it was divine. But school’s back and the real world comes back with it. My break from writing about political things is over and I have a lot to say about the current attempted invasion of heinous political agendas into public schools in many red states across the country, including my... Read more
I’ve been finding it hard to write my column here lately. The reason for that is that I haven’t been driven to write by self-righteous anger. After more than four years of feverishly doing battle against the agenda and hateful bluster of the former president, I have been reveling in the relative peace and calm brought by the Biden administration. Things are far from perfect in our government, there are still lots of problems and so much division that it... Read more
Since I’m a teacher, I spend quite a bit of time at home alone, since my wife doesn’t have as much time away from work as I do. This has been especially true in this past year. With quite a bit of my work being done at home during the months we were doing virtual school. As a person who loves creative expression in many different forms, my schedule does provide me with a good amount of time for that.... Read more
This is the 5th and final installment of my series called, Defending My Politics with My Faith. My topic today is abortion. (portions of this article have been reprinted from a previous article I wrote.) When it comes to Christianity and politics, the topic of abortion is the ultimate deal breaker and the great divider. Perhaps above all else, it is the issue that drives so many fundamentalist Christians to the polls to vote for Republicans. When I used to... Read more
Dear Church of God (Anderson, Indiana Assembly), Christians often like to use the phrase, “I am in this world, but not of this world.” The implication of the phrase means, supposedly, that while we do live in a broken world, the things of this world are not what we are about. We are here but for a short time and then head to the world that really matters. I haven’t got a problem with that phrase or its implication.... Read more
This is the fourth installment of my series called, Defending My Politics with My Faith. The issue on the table today is immigration. Let me start by saying that I think the vast majority of Americans are almost totally ignorant when it comes to the real issues behind the immigration situation in America. The media is pretty good at pointing out the problems because they make for sensational stories—bands of refugees risking their lives by marching toward the U.S. border... Read more
This article, the third part of my series called Defending My Politics with My Faith, will focus on homosexuality and LGBTQ Rights. There might not be a topic that is more widely divisive across Christendom. There are just about as many ways to interpret this topic as there are people. The way a Christian looks at this topic likely hinges upon their own experiences and the experiences of people they know. I think it’s safe to assume that the more... Read more
This is part two of my series called Defending My Politics with My Faith. In this series, I am going to try to explain how I’ve come to my progressive Christian political voting stance by analyzing some of the most divisive socioeconomic issues of our time through my personal lens as a left-leaning Christian. My number one goal in this series is to be non-judgmental and positive, focusing on what I believe and not what others believe. If you missed... Read more
I made a New Year’s resolution of sorts to help restore peace and civility in what small way I can through my writing. The past year, I fell victim too often to writing in an attacking and judgmental tone as I admonished more conservative Christians for their support of our former president. As a consequence, I fear that I was guilty of several things: Playing for ratings—let’s face it, negative articles get clicks Preaching to the choir—most of those clicks... Read more
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Far-Right Lawmakers are Trying to Erase the Role Models of Minorities
The truth is under attack in this country. This has been so in the battlefields of social media for years, but now the war has shifted into our most fundamental and sacred dispensaries of knowledge and discovery, our public schools. Public education has been under attack from far-right legislatures for decades now. At first, this attack was hidden behind the innocent sounding guise that no child would be “left behind.” It’s taken time and the historically bizarre and dangerous presidency... Read more