In Honor of Kanye: Historian Kevin Kruse Explains the History of Political Parties and Civil Rights
Princeton University history professor Kevin M. Kruse is a Twitter Ninja Warrior. He can slice and dice and bring the facts with a devastating wit. In this Twitter thread he educates and illuminates a topic which has been muddied by Christian nationalist history writers such as Dinesh D’Souza and David Barton: The history of political parties…
Read MoreAfter Eighteen Years, Paige Patterson Contradicts Himself About Domestic Violence (Updated)
(See “everybody should own at least one” update at the end of the post) On Saturday April 28, Jonathan Merritt tweeted a link to a blog with an 18 year old audio of former Southern Baptist Convention president Paige Patterson advising women not to divorce abusive husbands. The church will never be a refuge for…
Read MoreSponsor: CA Conversion Therapy Bill Won't Ban Books or the Bible
Some conservative pundits are worried that a bill moving to the California State Senate will ban the Bible or at least some Christian books. Upon examination, I don’t see a basis in fact for that claim. The bill is AB 2943 and would amend state law on unlawful business practices with a prohibition on performing…
Read MoreFact and Fiction About Thomas Jefferson in The Daily Signal
Conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation publishes The Daily Signal as a conservative news source which they say is “committed to truth” and “a reflection of that Jeffersonian notion that the greatest defense of liberty is an informed citizenry.” While a worthy goal, I believe they missed the mark recently in an article about Thomas…
Read MoreIn 2015, Gospel for Asia Privately Feared Investigation of How Donor Funds Were Spent
This post is the second in a series covering a February hearing in Murphy v. Gospel for Asia. Former donors, Garland and Phyllis Murphy are suing the leaders of Gospel for Asia in federal court claiming that GFA did not use donor funds as donors intended. Recently, the transcript of the hearing became available. If…
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