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Here in the Bible Belt …
OK, for starters, a factoid you can (but probably shouldn’t) dredge-up at the next family gathering: It was the great, one-of-a-kind H.L. Mencken who coined the expression ‘Bible Belt.’ His first attempt at disparaging the south was ‘hookworm belt,’ but … Continue reading
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Hollow victories
“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” H.L. Mencken Seriously: You couldn’t make this up. Less than 2-weeks after the election of Donald Trump, Republicans are demanding … Continue reading
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I don’t mean to go …
… clickbait-y on y’all, but I can’t think of a good way to introduce Bruce Gerencser’s latest installment of Christians Say the Darndest Things without wrecking it. But do go take a look. Oh — and be afraid. Very afraid.
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Trump and evangelicals
A piece in the Washington Post affirms what I’ve been saying all week: It was evangelical voters who made Trump the Republican nominee, and delivered him to the front door of the White House. White evangelicals were so key for … Continue reading
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Dismal theology-related tweet for the day
No one will truly love you well if they do not love God more than they love you. https://t.co/sBmfSIOFYk — Desiring God (@desiringGod) November 16, 2016 There is not a single Holy Man in all of Christendom who will deny … Continue reading
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