*Delivered October 16, 2017 in front of Dallas Police Department Headquarters I just want to say one more thing. Where are all the white folks at? Specifically, all my progressive white preachers in town who talk about “Black Lives Matter” from the pulpit…and are done with it as soon as they hit the door…I guess it must be about the paycheck. While I don’t know about Jerry Jones’ faith, I do know that Jerry Jones is a racist... Read more
Justice is bullshit. There is no such thing. There is only power. Those of us who want to stop all of this bullshit just don’t have enough of it yet. Tonight, the State of Texas executed Robert Pruett. It’s pretty tough to go up against the State. I’ve tried and lost. That doesn’t mean I’m going to stop. After all the life had left Pruett’s body, various figures expressed glee about what happened, “Justice is finally served!” Power/opportunity... Read more
*A Conversation on Robert Jeffress, infamous Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas James Sanchez: Here’s a quote that sticks out from Robert Jeffress recent interview on Fox and Friends: “These players ought to be thanking God that they live in a country where they’re not only free to earn millions of dollars every year, but they’re also free from the worry of being shot in the head for taking a knee like they would be if... Read more
*Interview I did with Chuck McKnight/Hippie Heretic…which originally appeared at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/hippieheretic/2017/09/southern-baptist-preacher-affirms-polyamory-interview-with-rev-dr-jeff-hood.html#W1julgJPAAysRidU.99 Chuck McKnight: Today, I’m interviewing Baptist pastor Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood. CM: From your Southern Baptist background, I’m sure you haven’t always affirmed polyamory. Could you share how your views have shifted on this matter? What led to your change of mind? Jeff Hood: The old wooden doors were intimidating. Pushing hard, I got one of them open. Since everything had already started, I sat... Read more
“Get down!” Those were the last words that a transient man heard outside of a 7-Eleven in Huntington Beach, California. Shot after shot had riddled his body. Standing over him, stood a police officer that had just taken a life when he didn’t have to. If he didn’t have a badge on, he would be charged with murder. In incident after incident, police officers are resorting to lethal force in order to enforce their will. Police are looking... Read more
Morgan Guyton: An interview with Jeff Hood, author of The Execution of God MG: Hey Jeff, thanks for being willing to talk with me about your new book The Execution of God. It’s a very fascinating theological account of the death penalty. I wanted to start off by asking: how did you get started in your advocacy work against the death penalty? JH: There in the bondage of killing, I got struck down by a miraculous light. “Jeff! Jeff! Why are you... Read more
11/12 “There will be silence!” “Sit down! Sit down!” “The charge is murder!” Death is natural. Murder is not. Do you recall the execution of God? You were there. So was I. We witnessed it all. We watched God being led into court. We heard the incriminating testimony. We listened to the damning details about God’s past. We cringed at the description of the crime. We wanted the demise quicker than the law would allow. The guilty verdict... Read more
I can remember that night. I wanted to take all of the pills. I was done. Repeatedly, I’d looked for help. Repeatedly, I’d come up empty. The room grew smaller and smaller. I had nowhere to go. Sweat poured everywhere. I prayed. That shit didn’t help. God seemed so far away. God was fake. I didn’t care. I needed someone to grasp at. Drifting in and out, I started to lose touch with reality. I never thought about calling... Read more
The many closet doors will be closed tightly at Dallas Pride. Read more
Throughout existence, humans have leaned into storms to hear a word from beyond. It doesn’t matter where that beyond is. Beyond is beyond. Though the conclusions are varied, they all come from a lived reality. Theology is found in such realities. Theology is found in the storm. “God was with us.” “God saved us.” “God sent the angels to surround us.” “Without God, we would be dead.” Immediately after the storm, you are bound to hear comments like... Read more
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