Benjamin L. Corey's Blog, page 10
February 14, 2017
There’s Only Two Types Of “Christian” (And You Should Be Able To Tell The Difference)
As one who studies culture for a living– most specifically, religious culture, I will tell you that technically there are over 40,000 Christian sects in the world. But realistically? There’s only two kinds of Christian– and honestly, I’m tired of pretending there’s not. It doesn’t matter what kind (denomination) of Christian you are; there are still only [Read More...]
February 10, 2017
5 Ways To Be Political The Way Jesus & Early Christians Were Political
Some say that Christianity by nature is political. To a great degree, that’s absolutely true– though I think we must be careful to not simply leave it there as if Christianity is political in the way the world is political– because it’s not. Christianity is political precisely because it declares that “Jesus is Lord.” When the [Read More...]
February 7, 2017
Dear Conservatives: Since When Did You Start Loving Executive Orders?
Dear Conservatives, You know, I’ve been watching– and here’s a funny thing: my memory isn’t too shabby. I watched you in my newsfeed for eight long years. I listened to you on the news, and on radio talk shows. I read the articles you wrote. A lot of us did. And here’s the thing: You [Read More...]
January 27, 2017
Fair Warning: Welcoming Immigrants & Refugees is a “Heaven or Hell” Issue
Growing up Evangelical, we were often warned that some issues were “heaven or hell” issues. While even the most rigid among us recognized that some issues were open to differences of opinion or personal conviction, there are some moral issues where Jesus draws such a hard line that it becomes a “heaven or hell” issue. [Read More...]
January 24, 2017
How Conservatives All Of A Sudden Became Against “Divisiveness”
I sat through eight long years of hearing president Obama criticized, mocked, and even outright slandered. From allegations of secretly being a Muslim, spinning conspiracy theories about the location of his birth, to the ins-and-outs of daily Chicken Little claims that he was on a rampage to destroy the nation, I heard it all. In [Read More...]
January 19, 2017
Today Is Obama’s Last Day In Office, Which Can Only Mean One Thing:
Today is Obama's Last Day In Office, And That Can Only Mean One Thing:
January 18, 2017
The 5 Un-Presidential, Rare, or Wild Things We’ll See In A Trump Presidency
On January 20th, the unthinkable will become true: Donald Trump will be sworn in as President of the United States. His candidacy was perhaps the most bizarre political candidacy in American history. I have little doubt that his presidency will be any different than his candidacy, so here are my top 5 predictions for some [Read More...]
January 14, 2017
Republican Arrested For Grabbing A Woman By The You-Know-What
When America discovered that Donald Trump had been caught on tape saying he liked to grab women by the you-know-what, the people who had taught me that God’s ideal was for me to life a life of strict sexual purity quickly came to his defense. (How they went from teaching me that it’s not okay [Read More...]
January 13, 2017
If Rich Americans Weren’t So Greedy, We Wouldn’t Need Obamacare
Donald Trump has yet to take the oath of office, but that hasn’t stopped the party of Christian values and pro-life ethic to already begin stripping healthcare away from the poor and vulnerable. Because, you know, nothing says “We love pro-life values” as much as taking healthcare away from people who will die without it– [Read More...]
January 12, 2017
No, Atheist Friends, The Bible Isn’t Just “Fairy Tale.”
When interacting with (some) atheists online, it isn’t a shocker to stumble upon some who begin a discussion with an overwhelming arrogance as they prepare to rain down their intellectual and moral superiority on you. I mean, let’s be honest: Every group has its hard-core Calvinists, right? (That’s a joke people. I don’t need more hate [Read More...]
