Published in Politically Speaking·4 days agoMember-onlyToday’s Christian RightContorting traditional understandings — Having won a narrow majority of seats in the House of Representatives, the Republican Party’s collective ambition is … investigating Hunter Biden? Americans of all persuasions — and in particular those who fully support such idiotic priorities — would greatly benefit if the primary motivations of elected officials were instead…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Nov 8Member-onlyThrowing It All Away?Better choices await. Will we act? — I am admittedly a very lapsed Catholic who has little or no tolerance for much of the white Christian nonsense passing for substance, or as justification for overtly anti-Christ-like behaviors (whatever Christ-like behaviors are supposed to be). …Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Nov 6Member-onlyChristian NationalismA threat we must take seriously — I’ve previously noted that I was raised as a Catholic, and attended Catholic schools right through my senior of high school (many decades ago, I might add). Later, and madly in love with a delightful (very Catholic) college senior while in my first year of law school, I was provided…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Nov 4Member-onlyA Lament, Not a RantThere is no do-over on November 9 — It never ceases to amaze (and sadden) me to witness the mockery white evangelical Christians in particular have made of their allegedly sacred mandates, all in service to fear of a changing, progressive world, with narrow-mindedness serving as their guide. It makes no sense that the presumably all-powerful, loving Deity…Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Nov 2Member-onlyThe GOP ConA few downsides if they succeed — There is an already-legitimate and now increasingly dire reason for white Christian Americans to fear for the future. However, to their great disappointment, it’s not what results from life under Democratic Party governance. To their even greater disappointment and consternation, it’s a future arising courtesy of the Great GOP Con…Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Oct 31Member-onlyChristianity as a ToolThe GOP uses whatever its ambitions require — One of the more articulate observers of Christianity and its followers’ views and beliefs is Politically Speaking’s own Andrew Gaertner. His perceptions about how his fellow Christians view the world offer excellent insight into the minds of these aggrieved, mostly rural, Americans. …Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Oct 27Member-onlyMake America Christian Again?We’re ignoring what happens after that — I’ll confess: I’m still having trouble understanding how the exchange of American democracy for white Christian nationalism (a short step away from authoritarian rule) is something white Christian America is willing to trade for. Trump-inspired efforts to keep that madman and/or others like him in office, and the level of…Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Oct 23Member-onlyGoing BackwardSelf-sabotage is not a strategy — A common theme echoed in the media and by other authoritative sources asserts that the majority of Trump supporters are motivated by their own grievances and resentments at a modern America far removed from bygone days when white Americans (males, more to the point) enjoyed the most prominent position in…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Oct 19Member-onlyChristianity DistortedNot what Jesus would do — It is a curious phenomenon of our current politics that too many right-wing voters seem to believe their electoral contributions are best expressed by championing officials who in turn view their main responsibility to be stoking hatred of the political opposition. Legislating has slipped down the list of responsibilities; opposing…Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Oct 15Member-onlyLooking AheadDecisions matter. Bad decisions matter more. — There are at least a couple of important questions worth considering before November 8. Do we want to share in a future of continuing progress and opportunities offering greater and more meaningful benefits to more Americans? Or: Are we better off allowing ourselves to succumb to fear-mongering in order to…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
