“Where Is This Coming From?” Beto O’Rourke’s Divine Inspiration
During the interview with Vanity Fair that launched his 2020 presidential campaign, Representative Beto O’Rourke described speaking at...
Religion
Is a Cake Just a Cake? A Lesson in Semiotics
Remember the Christian baker whose refusal to create a custom cake for a gay wedding was upheld last...
#Emptythepews: Responding to Trump and Evangelicalism
A University of South Florida faculty member named Christopher Stroop started an interesting and popular Twitter hashtag #emptythepews....
Why is an evangelical megachurch podcast talking about ‘fake news’?
On June 27, many media watchers said the monologue given by White House reporter and Sentinel Newspapers Executive...
The Role of the Church in Health Care
The Republican health care bill has been resurrected. So the debate surrounding health care will continue. One of...
Trump and Moral Authority
Recently “moral authority” has become part of the debate over the effectiveness of the Trump presidency. It is...
Tracking Trump on Evil
It didn’t take long for President Trump to invoke evil. But unlike previous executives, Trump’s authoritarian and apocalyptic...
Importance of Apocalyptic Rhetoric for Christian Trump Voters
This month Franklin Graham said that the election of Donald Trump was an act of divine protection over...