This is war

The accompanying video of rescue attempts after a Russian airstrike on an Aleppo neighborhood is painful to watch. There is this little boy liftedout of the rubble of a Aleppo neighborhood, then a second child, and a grown-up, and off-camera you hear the cries of rescuers swell and wane as they — I suppose — find new survivors (at …

Fear works

This Slate article says that conservative politicians play on fear, and historically, that’s a successful tactic. (I get that this article was in advance of Halloween, but even though my local CVS aisles have moved on to the next holiday, the topic bears a little exploration, I think.) Fear is a successful motivator in theology, as well. I …

That guy who yelled about homosexuality, abominations and hell at the Supreme Court yesterday?

Yeah. That’s my people. I’m guessing, but the guy just might belong to that peculiar breed of Bible-thumpers who will go to heaven, see that God is an African American lesbian, and turn right around to spend hell  in eternity, just to prove a point. Bless their hearts. (You can hear him here and if …

What the hell, Christians?

Andrews University in Berrian Springs, Mich., shut down a bake sale that would have benefited an organization that helps LGBT youth who are homeless. From Blue Nation Review, an email from Andrews’ dean of student life (emphasis mine): I think the most helpful thing I can do is to draw your attention to the fundraising …