As a progressive theologian I get accused rather often of cherry picking the Bible. The people who level this accusation at me typically do so because I am so vocal about social justice and in my support for the LGBTQIA community. These conservative Christians claim that because I say that being LGBTQIA is neither a …
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Project 2025: Russ Vought’s horrifying vision in chapter two
Project 2025 has been in the news quite a bit lately as more people are awakening to the all too real dangers of American Christian nationalism. As part of my research on Christian nationalism, I've been slowly going through the Project 2025 document which I downloaded from the website before it was removed -- a …
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What the hell? Part 1
The first time I can distinctly remember being told that eternal conscious torment could potentially apply to me was when I was in fourth grade at the tender age of nine. As a result of familial dysfunction and instability, we were living with my maternal grandparents the year I was in fourth grade. One night, …
Lance Wallnau lies and the Project Blitz playbook
This week, so-called prophet of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) Lance Wallnau, tweeted that anti-Christians and anti-nationalists who believe in the existence of NAR Christian Seven Mountains dominionists (like himself) and their agenda to set up a theocratic state in America are as whacky as QAnon supporters.(1) This was a brazen attempt to cover his …
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The ‘Dangerous D’s’ of American fundamentalism
Fundamentalism is dangerous. It does not matter if it is Christian fundamentalism, Hindu fundamentalism, Jewish, Muslim, or the atheistic fundamentalism like that which was espoused by Chairman Mao. Fundamentalism is dangerous because of the propensity to create "in" and "out" groups based upon a person's adherence to or rejection of the fundamentalist dogma espoused by …
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Dr. King’s most important speech
Books have the power to profoundly impact our lives. In 2006, I found an audiobook copy of A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. at my local library. I had some familiarity with King’s work prior to listening to that book, and his autobiography in quick succession, but not much. Those two …
Meet the ‘God Squad’
Comedian and broadcaster John Fugelsang hosts a national radio show called Tell Me Everything on SiriusXM Progress. He has put together a panel of progressive theological thinkers to be featured on the show and it just so happens that I am one of those theological thinkers he invited to take part. Joining me are former …
The patriarchal end game: Control
When a fascist wannabe tells you who they are and what they want to do, it behooves you to listen and then respond accordingly to prevent them from carrying out their authoritarian style plans. Take Chris Rufo for example who parlayed white grievance against diversity into a campaign against critical race theory which he said …
This Is Not Church podcast interview
I sat down with Jon and Nat Turney on their podcast to talk about my new book Theological Musings Volume 1 . Podcast: This Is Not Church https://www.amazon.com/Theological-Musings-Collected-Tattooed-Theologian/dp/1957007710?&linkCode=sl1&tag=quoir02-20&linkId=4b19fce75b27ebd5e8de55542dc96c70&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
To my fellow Americans on veteran’s day
On November 10, 1775 in a tavern in Philadelphia the United States Marine Corps was born. 215 years later, on November 9, 1990, I graduated from boot camp at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, CA thus earning the title Marine. My arrival at MCRD had occurred on August 13, 1990, which …