There’s an old saying: If you want to know what people really believe, watch what they do, not what they say. And if you’ve been paying attention to American conservative Christianity, what they do is follow leaders with cult-like devotion, silence dissent, and demand an unquestioning loyalty that looks a lot like authoritarianism in Sunday best. In fact, it doesn’t just look like it—it is authoritarianism, wrapped in scripture and sold as discipleship. The reality is, the American church has... Read more
❤️ Valentine’s Day: From Sacred to Secular
Valentine’s Day: A time for love, romance, and an overpriced racket of chocolates and wilted grocery-store roses. What was once a religious feast day to honor St. Valentine has been entirely secularized—hollowed out, repackaged, and resold to us by capitalism. It’s much like modern Evangelicalism, which has turned faith into a brand, a political identity, and a business model. But before you roll your eyes at this Hallmarkification of yet another sacred day, let’s talk about a different kind of... Read more