I cannot tell you how furious I am with the politicians in our country, in both chambers (mostly Republicans), who stubbornly (thinking only of themselves) refuse to enact significant gun reform legislation.
read moreJoin Caleb and Mark as they enjoy a themed drink (or two) and bring their high-octane progressive Christian perspectives in consideration of the movie that kicks of phase 5 of the MCU – “Quantumania.”
read moreJoin Mark and Caleb as they enjoy a themed drink (or two) and bring their high-octane progressive Christian perspectives in consideration of the time inverting movie “Tenet.”
read moreOn this special live in-person podcast of The Moonshine Jesus Show, Caleb and Mark discuss the theological and political aspects of HBO‘s new series “The Last of Us.”
read moreWhat Eisenhower and King had in common was a dream of a different kind of America.
read moreDr. Martin Luther King, whose Feast Day we celebrate today, had his criticism of church and religion.
read moreAbraham Lincoln was a progressive Christian. While being raised in a small fundamentalist Baptist church, Lincoln rejected the Christianity of his parents.
read moreThe Food Tank is INCREDIBLY excited to share with you that the Food Donation Improvement Act passed both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and is now heading to President Biden’s desk for final approval! It is a major bipartisan accomplishment.
read moreJoin Caleb and Mark as they enjoy a themed drink (or two) and bring their high-octane progressive Christian perspectives in consideration of the Part 1 of Season 4 of the DC Universe’s “TITANS.”
read moreIn this book, Carter Heyward shows how American Christians have played a major role in building and securing structures of injustice in American life. She contends that, especially since the end of World War Two, American Christianity too often has been coopted by a white Christian nationalist agenda.
read moreIn these post-election days, there have been no reports of the violence many had forecast. Certainly, this is most encouraging. There is no place for violence in a civil society.
read moreOne must always act with a sense of humility and respect for the views of others which may be different. Our hope is that, over time, in the words of Martin Luther King “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” If Dr. King is correct, the sensations of love and goodness from God will win out in the long run.
read moreRather than embrace people of color and celebrate our racial and cultural diversity, regrettably, large numbers of white people are pursuing another path. Thus, the recent rise in anti-democratic fervor and its serious threat to our democracy.
read moreThe ills of society. One might argue that both Christianity and politics confront the ills of society head on. Then why is there such a rift between them?
read moreThe Jan 6th committee has done everything possible to show that Trump attempted to overthrow the government. They almost beg the undecided to look anew at the evidence and realize how close we came to losing our democracy and that it is still possible for that to happen.
read moreThe terms messiah and messianism have, of late, been resurrected in the political sphere. For some, Trump is the second messiah, come to liberate us from the devilish democratic cabal who eat children and worship satan, thereby creating the kingdom of god as envisioned by heartless, authoritarian Republicans.
read moreThe time has come to recognize an inconvenient truth. Christianity for many has become a political ideology with no connection to the love and goodness that comes from God.
read moreSixty-one percent of Republicans and 17% of Democrats think the US should declare itself a Christian nation, according to a recent U Maryland survey. This, despite many recognizing that it would violate the Constitution.
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