Daily Archives: Tuesday, March 1, 2016 @ 17:42

A 2-year long grand jury investigation has concluded that hundreds of children were abused in a Pennsylvania diocese, and that church officials engaged in an extensive cover-up. After an exhaustive, two-year investigation, a statewide grand jury has determined that hundreds … Continue reading →

The New York Times publishes yet another tedious meditation on Donald Trump’s appeal to evangelicals. AMONG the most inexplicable developments in this bizarre political year is that Donald Trump is the candidate of choice of many evangelical Christians. [ … … Continue reading →

I naively thought the next generation was better than this. Students at two Midwest high schools recently hurled Trump-themed insults at Latino students, using the presidential candidate’s anti-immigration rhetoric as inspiration for repulsive basketball game chants. Fans at Andrean High … Continue reading →

It wasn’t even intentional on my part. I just noticed a few weeks ago that I had stopped describing myself to people as an “evangelical.” I had begun, subconsciously, to say that I am a “gospel Christian.” When I caught … Continue reading →

In those days, being a Republican meant one respected knowledge, respected science and education, sought a fiscally conservative government and had no desire to police other peoples’ bedrooms. Then something began to happen: far right Christians who wanted to police … Continue reading →