Christian nationalists are in the news again, although still not nearly enough, because CNN recently did a profile of Doug Wilson. He is a proponent of Christian reconstructionism, hyper-patriarchy, and setting up a theonomic state. Wilson has long been on the radar of Christian historians and other researchers of Christian nationalism. His views, like those …
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Seminary educated theologian on a spiritual journey seeking to live out the truth of Jesus' teachings, and be an agent of Shalom in our world. Thy kindom come, thy will be done in heaven and so on Earth...Peace be with you.
Highlights from the God Squad Pod
The God Squad Pod, hosted by Desimber Rose and Dillon Naber Cruz, aka the Tattooed Theologian, explores faith as it intersects with politics, their deconstruction from fundamentalism, and highlight things the Bible actually says. They can also be found on Tell Me Everything on Sirius XM with host John Fugelsang every Wednesday night. In the …
No, I will not shut up Donald
Trigger warning: Sexual assault, sex trafficking When Simon the Pharisee invited Jesus to dine with him in Luke's gospel the writer tells the reader that a sinful woman showed up unannounced to the festivities. The text in Luke 7:36-50 makes absolutely no mention of what her sins were, yet many people have interpreted them as …
The latest God Squad Pod episode
On the latest God Squad Pod episode, I take a dive into rightt-wing Christian podcaster and author's awful theology and politics. In her own words, Stuckey indicts herself as a Christofascist who rejects Jesus' teachings. https://youtu.be/525Ss6VZFZ0?si=2jrrKt3yke0jX8TJ Full episode (audio only)
Dr. Dan McClellan appears on the God Squad Pod
Social media sensation and award winning biblical scholar Dan McClellan joined the God Squad to talk about his wonderfully informative, myth-busting book The Bible Says So. The God Squad pod streams live every Thursday and all episodes are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Full episode (audio only) Video highlights: …
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Let freedom ring?
It is Independence Day in these United States. This holiday is bitterly ironic given the current state of brazen fascism in America as the Trance Regime continues to dismantle institutional norms. Meanwhile, politicians wring their hands as they capitulate to the felonious Predator in Chief and his minions. Senator Lisa Murkowski has ensured that her …
The big bogus boondoggle
It seems that as surely as night follows day, the rich will oppress the poor. Today the U.S. Senate chose to continue that malignant tradition by voting in favor of the "Big Beautiful Bill" which would more aptly be called "The Big Bogus Boondoggle," because of its brazen transfer of wealth from the poor and …
Highlights from the God Squad Pod with Keith Giles
Founding member of the God Squad returned last week to fill in for Desimber Rose. We had a lot to cover including the ICE raids and protests in L.A., fascist hatemonger Stephen Miller, the Southern Baptist Convention, and biblical marriage. https://youtu.be/KZ-fun7-Zyw https://youtu.be/aGZ8UkXglTA https://youtu.be/Wlq3-wn2Rkk https://youtu.be/XvjLZGqb9z8 https://youtu.be/1zw2NQoe1DA Full episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/048-trump-and-co-vs-los-angeles-newsome-and-california/id1754574318?i=1000712749348
On the wrong side of history…again
I moved to the town of Blue Ridge, TX just before I turned 12 years old back in the late winter of 1984. It didn't take long for the secretary of the First Baptist Church (FBC) of Blue Ridge to knock on our door to invite us to come to the church. A few months …
Full blown fascism
Back when Donald Trump entered his first race as a presidential candidate, it was clear to many of us what kind of presidential administration he would have were he to inexplicably win the election. During that campaign I had begun work on my Master's thesis which would later become my first book and in the …
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