Racism is entrepreneurial in its malice and it will use whatever means necessary to eliminate those it is threatened by and fearful of.
Welcome to the Church of the Hurting
Whether you realize it or not, every single day you rub shoulders with people who are all carrying great pain.
Whether you realize it or not, every single day you rub shoulders with people who are all carrying great pain.
I’m Ready to Invite Republican Jesus Into My Heart
I think I’ll finally get everything that I as a straight, white, Christian deserve, for a change.
I think I’ll finally get everything that I as a straight, white, Christian deserve, for a change.
Dear Hatred, From Love
When hurting, grieving, weary souls search for rest, I am where and when they finally find themselves home.
When hurting, grieving, weary souls search for rest, I am where and when they finally find themselves home.
Mourning the America We Could Have Had
July 4th is a white nationalist high holiday and Republicans know this.
July 4th is a white nationalist high holiday and Republicans know this.
Juneteenth Is Our Reminder: America Is ‘Not There Yet’
Liberation is a long road, made longer by those captivity benefits.
Liberation is a long road, made longer by those captivity benefits.
If God Is Love, God Is for Same-Sex Marriage
What God has joined together, let no phobic religious person tear apart.
What God has joined together, let no phobic religious person tear apart.
Many of You Owe Hillary Clinton an Apology
The bottom line is that Hillary was right.
The bottom line is that Hillary was right.
Woke Will Win
Woke will win because woke is simply the empathy that makes human beings human.
Woke will win because woke is simply the empathy that makes human beings human.
A Message for the Guys Who ‘Outed Me’
I must secretly be an undocumented, gay, Muslim Latina without health insurance.
I must secretly be an undocumented, gay, Muslim Latina without health insurance.
The Right’s Dangerous Christian Drag Show
The political Right is the worst kind of drag show: that of hateful, heartless bigots pretending to be Christian.
The political Right is the worst kind of drag show: that of hateful, heartless bigots pretending to be Christian.
When Your God Is a Gun
I feel deep sorrow for these people, because I see the scalding fear that they mistake for spiritual passion.
I feel deep sorrow for these people, because I see the scalding fear that they mistake for spiritual passion.
American Christians Need to Kiss White Jesus Goodbye
White people of faith have failed to accurately recognize and fight for the divinity in their brothers and sisters of color, and it’s a flat-out sin worthy of our full repentance.
White people of faith have failed to accurately recognize and fight for the divinity in their brothers and sisters of color, and it’s a flat-out sin worthy of our full repentance.
How You Die When Someone You Love Dies
As you grieve for those who are gone, know that it’s normal to also lament the part of you that they’ve taken with them.
As you grieve for those who are gone, know that it’s normal to also lament the part of you that they’ve taken with them.
The Conservative War on Everything
As disheartening as it is to witness people this internally toxic, it’s a cautionary reminder of who we do not want to become.
As disheartening as it is to witness people this internally toxic, it’s a cautionary reminder of who we do not want to become.
A Pastor’s Apology to Survivors of Church Trauma
Right now, hundreds of thousands of young people are sitting in churches, still being placed in harm’s way, still being shamed into silence, and still being preyed upon by communities who blame the victim.
Right now, hundreds of thousands of young people are sitting in churches, still being placed in harm’s way, still being shamed into silence, and still being preyed upon by communities who blame the victim.