Author Archives: Bob Felton

The death of ‘exceptionalism’

Last March I gloomily hazarded a small prediction: We have forfeited for a generation or more the presumption that America, if sometimes misguided, can always be trusted to proceed with at least good intentions, for the election of Trump was … Continue reading

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Theology-related quote for the day

For the first time in my life, I began to see the underbelly of evangelicalism. The Wartburg Watch Most of us are raised, almost by default, with some sort of vague idea that devout Christians, and clergy especially, are somehow … Continue reading

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Upholding Creationism

A yahoo at Renew America exemplifies the resolute ignorance that genuinely devout Christianity demands. “The problem for biblically centered Christians is that the Bible, right in the very beginning, tells us clearly that God created all life forms with a … Continue reading

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Lunatic tweets of the day

  The lady doth protest too much, methinks. William Shakespeare   The reason that President Obama did NOTHING about Russia after being notified by the CIA of meddling is that he expected Clinton would win.. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) … Continue reading

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Dismal theology-related tweet of the day

There is no country in the world run by Christians that persecutes people of faith https://t.co/olhjj8D6cy pic.twitter.com/SxU1Rm1uuA — Catholic League (@CatholicLeague) June 25, 2017 This is a good example of saying something that is “sort of” true in order to … Continue reading

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