Am I suggesting that the protection and preservation of wealth shaped what was to become the dominant hermeneutic of white evangelicals? Yes. Exactly that. Read more
Am I suggesting that the protection and preservation of wealth shaped what was to become the dominant hermeneutic of white evangelicals? Yes. Exactly that. Read more
"And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That's what sin is." Read more
Alas, the Gospel writers didn’t realize that their words would also be read, thousands of years later, in translation, by stiff-necked greedheads on another continent. Read more
Paul had precisely nothing to say on the subject of Hell. He had a lot to say about death, resurrection and the kingdom, but not one word about Hell. Read more
There's a war on. Read more
This isn’t an expression of local pride, but a slanderous accusation against everyone else who isn’t from around here. Read more
White Christians argued that the Establishment Clause threatened their Free Exercise. In freaking Rhode Island. Read more
Chapter and verse, buddy. Read more
Imaginary monsters — other people who are imagined to favor kitten-burning or other monstrous cruelties — are a greater focus of American politics than jobs, taxes, highways and bridges, or environmental protection. Read more
The second lesson here is that briefly feeling kind of stupid can be a Good Thing. It means there’s a solution that you hadn’t seen before. Read more
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