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June 2025

The monotony of war
Trump’s preemptive strikes in Iran are straight out of the U.S.’s neoconservative playbook. While the rehearsed justification for war is tired, our…
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Feeling overwhelmed? It’s by design.
Can’t make it to every rally? We’re singing in a choir, and the voices around us will carry us when our voice gives out.
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In defense of organized religion
It’s hard to be “spiritual but not religious,” without some organization.
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Being proud saves our lives
Happy Pride! This June, it is even more important to celebrate queer and trans people.
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May 2025

A Tale of Two Churches
The church has been used for good and for evil; what it does today is up to us.
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Anything but melancholy, Plastic Hacks’ debut record dazzles
A product of Bryan and Brandon Peach, “Fabulously Melancholy” is moody, catchy, and smart with the perfect summer vibes.
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"Where's the love in a lawsuit?" is the wrong question
A reflection on MCUSA’s lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and filtering out gnats and swallowing camels.
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The Religious Right vs. The Christian Right: a distinction without difference
Moderate Never Trumpers who still hold views that oppress women and queer people planted the seeds for the movement that wants to ostracize them.
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April 2025

Christianity is a materialistic religion
Our faith isn’t ethereal, the physical resurrection of Lord makes it quite concrete
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Bonding versus building: two ways to organize
I felt my usual scorn toward conservative Never Trump pundits named David soften as I realized that it is progressives who have influenced them, and we…
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The United States is ephemeral, but the Messiah is eternal
This Holy Week, Jesus will change the whole world. His revolution is bigger than Wall Street and the United States and can withstand them falling apart.
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