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Is Donald Trump a Fascist? If it Walks Like a Duck … 11 Authorities Say Yes

Posted: December 20, 2023

If we ask “Is Donald Trump a fascist?” we can answer: “He was born too late, BUT ‘He’s talking like a fascist. He’s planning fascist policies. He’s staffing up with fascists.’”

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What is Christian Nationalism? It Wears Christian Words & Symbols Like Sheep’s Clothing.

Posted: October 18, 2023

What is Christian nationalism? It’s nationalism – sort of “my country, right or wrong” stuff – but seems to be Christian only in superficial, dishonest ways.

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6 Anti-Gay Clobber Passages – Biblical Authority (Mis)Used Against People. Ouch!

Posted: September 18, 2023

Evangelicals and others use a few “clobber passages” against gays – but those passages are quite few, quite brief, and much less clear than it seems at first glance.

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Jesus Named Wicked Ways (9 Examples) – We Can’t Hide

Posted: August 24, 2023

Jesus named wicked ways … explicitly. That is, Jesus of Nazareth himself, 1000 years after Solomon, 2000 years before us.

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Try Mainstream Churches – You Might Be Healthier, More Comfortable Here With The Rest of Us!

Posted: August 14, 2023

[Mainstream churches – often called mailine – might be good for you. This is from a reader back in 2005. More true today. My 2023 notes are in brackets like this sentence.]

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Guns and Mental Illness: 6 Evil Practices by Which We Are Killing Our Kids

Posted: August 9, 2023

Guns and mental illness – we hear repeatedly that the problem is not guns, it is mental illness. “Guns don’t kill people – people kill people”. That’s a cop-out. Of course people kill people, always have. BUT …

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Christofascism – It’s Real, It’s Deadly, And It Intends to Dominate Us All

Posted: July 30, 2023

The book “Confronting Christofascism,” makes this starkly clear:
“We are dealing with something far beyond the contents of the Christian Gospels.” (p4)

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About PublicChristian

Posted: January 30, 2023

I’m very concerned about how the Gospel and Scripture are (mis-)represented in popular culture, religious media, and the churches. It’s also a great concern how truth in general is mis-represented …

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Speak Up! “Lift your voice; declare to my people their sins.” – Isaiah 58

Posted: November 22, 2017

God requires the prophet Isaiah to speak up about what he sees – what is clearly going on in the economy of his nation.

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If You Do Not Love Your Neighbor Whom You CAN See – Can You Love God?

Posted: February 20, 2017

If you do not love your neighbor – the author of “1 John” makes a blunt and very logical analysis of our emotional attachments – or professed attachments. And it involves neighbors.

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Nonviolence – Turn the Other Cheek MEANS Resist Courageously, Non-Violently

Posted: October 18, 2016

Should Christians practice resistance, practice nonviolence? Is it ever appropriate for Christ-followers to resist people in authority? There is much in the behavior of prominent influencers, including politicians, that cries out for criticism and resistance.

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Jesus Emphasized Issues that Churches Avoid

Posted: July 16, 2008

The teaching of Jesus was very practical and very this-worldly, obviously – so says John Howard Yoder.

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Declaration of Independence – Kids’ Version. Pretty good.

Posted: July 5, 2008

This is helpful. A version of the Declaration of Independence particularly for kids.

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Christian Theocracy (Some Religious Group Runs the Government) – We’d Regret this Nightmare for Democracy.

Posted: September 21, 2006

I am a church person, a person of Christiain faith, but opposed to Christian theocracy (or any kind!). I don’t think we need a government that rules as if it were the voice of God.

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Veterans ask: Support the Troops? “Ma’am, We ARE the Troops.” Put your money where your mouth is.

Posted: September 15, 2006

Veterans replied “Ma’am, we are the troops” to a woman during the Vietnam War who urged protesting Vietnam Vets to “support the troops.”

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Was Jesus Violent When He Harassed the Temple Money-Changers?

Posted: June 20, 2005

When considering “was Jesus violent?” one incident often comes up – the time when he overthrew money-changers’ tables in the temple compound in Jerusalem.

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Wislawa Szymborska, poem: Cleaning Up The Mess(es)

Posted: April 23, 2005

This poet puts things so matter-of-factly, and sees so realistically. I see this applying to more than military “adventures” – see after the poem. THE END AND THE BEGINNING by Wislawa Szymborska (Nobel Prize winning Polish poet) After every war someone has to clean up. Things won’t straighten themselves up, after all. Someone has to […]

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Why Many Christians Do Not Vote Republican

Posted: February 10, 2005

The problems remain. This was written 20 years ago. We (and I) have learned some things since then. But Wow! The problems remain, and have grown; which means these things still need thinking and talking about. (References and Bible quotations are at the end.) The very reasons for BEING a Republican Christian are also the […]

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The Dangers of Christian Dominionism – the Christian Right’s Lust to Control You

Posted: January 8, 2005

[I do not know the author of this. See note at the bottom.]
The dangers of christian dominionism are not new, but let’s be familiar with what it stands for
to avoid being oppressed, or deceived by its heresy.

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Is Jesus a Republican? Is Jesus a Liberal?

Posted: August 14, 2004

As far as we know, Jesus never directly mentioned either homosexual behavior or abortion / infanticide. And we can be sure that’s not because he cared nothing for moral or social issues. He cared a great deal. As for power and politics, one of my favorite lines from Jesus is when he was doing a […]

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