politics

I wrote this after I could no longer watch the returns of Election Night, so it's a bit of a panicking paroxysm, but given the state of affairs, I think I'm allowed it. Two nights ago, I started a post about the fact that with a Trump victory, the United States would be entering a

Perhaps you've heard by now Sarah Palin's infamous comment about that if she were in charge, "they would know that waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists." The crowd at the NRA annual meeting went wild with applause. Aghast, commentators from across the political spectrum chastised her for employing the sacrament of baptism as a torture

So, former South Carolina governor, Mark Sanford, won his old congressional seat last night, defeating Elizabeth Colbert Busch with 55% of the vote. To be honest, I didn't think he'd win. But for all the moral posturing of social conservatives, I think that the New York Times summed it up: “We are not trying to

Fearful Christianity | Sects and Violence in the Ancient World. The always insightful Steve Wiggins writes on the recent (and reactionary) bill in North Carolina to make Christianity the state religion. A choice quote: Which Christianity would they choose? Who would be welcome in New North Carolina? Mormons? Mennonites? Methodists? Catholics? Well, at least Catholics