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What the President of the United States…

…and every one of his Good White Christian supporters just made clear they approve of: Understand.  Exoneration means the accused is innocent.  Pardon means guilt.  No guilt.  Nothing to pardon. It therefore follows that Trump knows that all these things were done, approves of them, and offers pardon.  And every single Trump supporter approves of […]

The Awful Witness of White Conservative Christian Trump Defenders to the Gospel

There’s just no other way to put it.  After a President they elected *because* not in spite of, his openly racist campaign makes clear that he cannot bring himself to unequivocally condemn Nazis, KKK, and white supremacists, Trump’s numbers hold rock steady with supporters who feel that they–white Christians–are the *real* victims. Indeed, a new poll […]

Trump “Spiritual Advisor” Paula White

…tells us that if you oppose Trump you oppose God Almighty: “Because God says that he raises up and places all people in places of authority,” she continued. “It is God who raises up a king. It is God that sets one down. When you fight against the plan of God, you are fighting against […]

Fr. Robert Spitzer is So Great

If you’ve never run across this human dynamo of a priest here’s your chance We live in a culture that – despite overwhelming scientific evidence – continues to deny the personhood of the unborn child. Emotional appeals have few long-term effects; statistics and scientific facts fail to transform the heart; it can seem impossible to […]

Assertion and Demonstration

The Editors of America make the charge: President Donald J. Trump appeared before thousands of his supporters at a 2020 re-election rally in Phoenix on Aug. 22, where he defended his actions as president, excoriated his critics and derided the institutions of the republic. While the country has seen much of this before, the event […]

Deacon Steven Greydanus and I had a great conversation yesterday

regarding the Church’s teaching on the sin of racism and ways forward from Charlottesville: Here is the link to his terrific homily.

What Virtue Signalling Actually Means

Jesus discusses “Virtue Signalling” here: “Beware of practicing your piety before men in order to be seen by them; for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give alms, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that […]

Brandon Vogt Continues to be a Busy Bee

Sez he: Hey, Mark! Did you see the video I sent you yesterday? I wanted to be 100% sure you saw it. Here’s a crazy stat: In the past ten years, the number of atheists has DOUBLED in America. Can you believe that?? DOUBLED. It’s crazy! Increasingly, people are leaving religion, questioning the Bible, and […]

Good News!

Bishops act to address the sin of racism and seek solutions Bishop George V. Murry, SJ of Youngstown, Ohio has been named Chair of the New Committee Included statement from Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo on the establishment of the Committee WASHINGTON—The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops today announced the establishment of an Ad Hoc […]