Many Christians of various conservative varieties say that we people should follow the Bible literally. With that in mind, let's do a quick dive into a hot button topic that has the Republican party in America up in arms as they drag out all of the xenophobic tropes at their disposal to scare voters about …
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Yes, it is, Joe. Now act like it.
This week the GOP held their first presidential debate during which only one candidate stated that climate change is real. In response, President Biden tweeted "Climate change is real, by the way," ostensibly to show the vast disparity between the two major political parties in America when it comes to climate change. To be sure …
Book release day!
Today is the day for the release of my critically acclaimed book Theological Musings; Collected Essays of a Tattooed Theologian from Quoir Publishing. Volume one essay topics include grief and trauma, a theological response to Covid19, public theology, personal ethnography, history, and politics from a theological perspective. All of the cool kids are reading theology. …
Jesus wept.
August 14, 1990 On August 14, 1990, an 18 year old boy from a small town in north Texas was feeling especially anxious. He had flown from Dallas to San Diego, CA late the night of August 13, and was now in a room in the middle of the night with hundreds of people he …
Theological Musings endorsed by Bishop Nathan Baxter.
Rev. Dr. Baxter is the former Dean of the National Cathedral in Washington D.C., friend of Desmond Tutu, and spiritual counselor to world leaders such as Bill and Hillary Clinton. Volume one of Theological Musings will be released on August 22 and available on Amazon.com
Author talk at Lancaster Theological Seminary
Earlier this year I did an unscripted author talk in a seminary ethics class at my Alma mater. The recording is below. In it I discuss my book Go Golden, my theological evolution and how permaculture informs my personal canon within the canon. Please share widely. Be sure to look for my forthcoming book Theological …
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Dear white people IV
The white supremacists are at it again in America. Ron DeFascist, I mean, Ron DeSantis, has implemented an anti-educational policy for Florida's schools that teaches that the enslaved benefited from slavery. Meanwhile, country music star Jason Aldean released a video for his racist dog whistle song entitled Try that in a small town. The video …
More advanced praise for Theological Musings
Volume one of my forthcoming collection of essays will be released in August by Quoir Publishing. In his book “Theological Musings” author Dillon Cruz identifies his calling to Public Theology which he defines as “the disciplined articulation of Christian Theologies and faith praxis contributing to interdisciplinary and diverse search for a common public good.” There …
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The Fourth of July: Born of violence
I do not celebrate the fourth of July anymore and have not for many years. There are a number of reasons for my refusal to idolize a flag and the nation state where I was born. To start with, the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson and ratified by the Continental Congress on July …
The importance of the first amendment
Right wing ideologues have been trying to create the Constitution in their own image in much the same way they have created an authoritarian, hate-filled God in their image. They insist that separation of church and state is not in the Constitution as Lauren Boebert did during her reelection campaign at a speech she made …
The Tattooed Theologian 