In bad faith, conniving deviant forces have taken advantage of Christianity. Call it bad faith, or evangelism of a certain bent, or most directly – Christian nationalism. Everyone needs to know the travails under which Christianity is suffering, again as always for purposes of fortune and racism. Under bad faith efforts, democracy is both a…

Detroit resistance to Israel’s assault on humanity will not be stifled. There is a vital thread of increasingly-informed, peaceful, credible people who know they are on the side of rightness. They stand for justice, and judgement wherever you might find it. This thread of Detroit resistance is not naive. They know this is the long…

July’s VanLife escape took us on our north-south loop from Detroit to Clearwater. Or more specifically, Royal Oak to Dunedin and back. We make this trip often, for the fun of it, but also to look in on the old man. Plus, all the climate and other social-political turmoil can make you want to get…

This title borrows words from the Right Reverand Dr. Bonnie Perry, Michigan’s eleventh diocesan Episcopal Bishop. The emphatic statement that Jesus was not, and will never be, a Christian nationalist was the thrust of her presentation. She spoke about a month ago at a conference titled ‘White Christian Nationalism: Politics Masquerading as Religion’. (More from…

Recently, a man introduced himself to me as an ardent Zionist. He put a subtle but noticeable emphasis on the word ardent. Later, I came across the reference to an ardent Zionist in my reading. Then I heard a scholar reference ardent Zionism in an interview. Since Zionism is an important topic, the recurring ‘ardent’…

We need to divorce Israel because of that country’s relentless assault on civilization and humanity, their actions against democracy, and their utter disrespect for America. In this election year, the obvious place for America to take a meaningful stance against Israeli debauchery, is to exclude them from any direct or implied consideration within the party…