Author Archives: Bob Felton

Setting Francis straight

I pointed a few days ago to a New York Times piece about a controversial article published by a Vatican magazine that trashes the close relationship between conservative American Catholics and the Evangelical Right. The article specifically criticized their support … Continue reading

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Poor Tom

The alt-right feels an especial affection for Charlottesville, Virginia, and will be assembling there this weekend to spew its racist, nutjob ideology. After a series of raw-throated public confrontations earlier this year, Charlottesville is bracing for an influx of white … Continue reading

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A secular wedding

This is fun. Though fewer and fewer people want to get married in a church, plenty are willing to seek a retired judge to oversee the nuptials. For a long time, people dreaded seeing Justice Alan D. Marrus. Justice Marrus … Continue reading

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Preparing an insurrection

What do you know? The Washington Post suspects Trump is preparing his base for an insurrection when the myriad investigations now underway determine — Surprise!! Surprise!! — that Trump has committed a long train of crimes against the United States. … Continue reading

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Dismal theology-related tweet for the day

Every evil, every wickedness, every ounce of suffering, has one common element: Satan. https://t.co/K7nDc15F3M — Desiring God (@desiringGod) August 6, 2017 Tells you who most Holy Men are working for, I guess.

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