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 …
Tag: Project 2025
Project 2025 and the war machine
The Project 2025 "Mandate for Leadership" document is 900 plus pages of Christofascist ideology that the Heritage Foundation's leadership and partners hope will become public policy if Donald Trump inexplicably wins another term as POTUS. It is replete with fear mongering, blatant lies, weaponization of the Bible to harm immigrants, BIPOC communities, and LGBTQ+ peoples. …
For just such a time as this
On Sunday this week my friend and former seminary colleague Liz Fulmer preached a sermon about Esther, Haman, and Mordecai from the book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. At a key point in both the story in Esther and in the pastor's sermon, there came the phrase, "for just such a time as this." …
Why the Ten Commandments?
Louisiana, a state ranking near the bottom in multiple categories including education, has drafted legislation that mandates that the Ten Commandments be prominently displayed in every public school and state funded college or university classroom. It was signed into law by Republican governor Jeff Landry last week. Given Louisiana's woeful rankings for education, economy, public …
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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The Tattooed Theologian 