In October 2024, writer Paul Kingsnorth delivered the 37th Erasmus Lecture to the Christian community associated with First Things magazine. After I read it, I could not help but wonder what the audience in attendance at this lecture thought about […]
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If Trump=Jesus, who is Jerry Springer?
Trump supporters who portray their leader as Jesus should recognize Springer as John the Baptist.
Is the Jesus of “He Gets Us” present in conservative evangelicalism?
Many are criticizing the “He Gets Us” Super Bowl ads that will appear during tonight’s Super Bowl because they are funded by the deep pockets of Hobby Lobby and use Jesus as a “brand.” But Liz Featherstone, writing at the […]
What if Jesus got teaching evaluations?
Here are a few of my favorites from Amanda Lehr’s piece at McSweeney’s: “He’s nice enough, I guess, but he doesn’t vet his TAs: they all provide completely different, conflicting lecture notes. (TIP: Try to get in Luke’s section.)” “By […]
Donald Trump Jr. is hawking a Bible
Act quickly. I imagine these “We the People” Bibles will sell out faster than the Trump digital trading cards and the Trump-King Cyrus prayer coins. 😉 Here is Donald Jr.: For $69.99 you can buy a King James Version of […]
A.R. Bernard: What were you thinking inviting Chuck Schumer to your church on Easter Sunday?
In case you missed it, Chuck Schumer recently spoke–on Easter Sunday–at A.R. Bernard’s Christian Cultural Center, a megachurch in Brooklyn. Some of you may remember A.R. Bernard. He was one of the original Trump court evangelicals, but quickly left the […]
Even the devil can quote scripture
Shakespeare was right in the “The Merchant of Venice.” In a Hitler-like rally in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium, the site of the 2018 World Cup final, Russian president Vladimir Putin told a gathered crowd of reportedly 200,000 (according to Moscow Police) […]