Below is an unedited transcript of a sermon that James Talarico delivered on October 22, 2023, at his home church about the dangers of Christian nationalism, followed by a link to the YouTube video. He's running for the US Senate in Texas. Talarico and Benjamin Cremer are similar in that they both follow the basic … Continue reading James Talarico Warns About the Dangers of Christian Nationalism
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White Jesus in Vietnam
Photo by MAA. The billiards sign adds a special touch to this hastily snapped photo. I didn't have the heart to tell my Catholic driver in Hanoi that Jesus didn't look like me, except for the beard. Since Christians, most of whom are Catholic, are a minority in predominantly Buddhist Vietnam, I'm intrigued whenever I … Continue reading White Jesus in Vietnam
White Culture Has No Culture: What Racism Really Is, And Why So Many White People Don’t Understand It
Below is a guest post by Christian Ortiz, one of my LinkedIn contacts whose tagline and description are: "Helping equity-first orgs and governments use AI that won’t replicate white supremacy | Afro-Indigenous Decolonial Technologist and The Market Disrupter | Creator of Justice AI + the DIA." Christian's essay is a brilliant analysis of "white culture" … Continue reading White Culture Has No Culture: What Racism Really Is, And Why So Many White People Don’t Understand It
The Scourge of Binary Thinking
Below is the latest post by Benjamin Cremer that I felt was worth sharing. Ben is a self-described pastor, Wesleyan, and writer whom I follow on Instagram and Into the Gray on Substack. As he writes on the former, "My desire is for authentic dialogue, especially as we navigate through difficult topics at the intersection … Continue reading The Scourge of Binary Thinking
Mary, Queen of Peace, in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)
This is one of the nicer "Marys" I've seen in a HCMC taxi or rideshare car I've seen. I immediately know if my driver is Catholic, a legacy of French colonialism and pre-colonial influence, or Buddhist, based on what's on their dashboard. (7% of Vietnam's population identifies with the former. About 1% are Protestant.) My … Continue reading Mary, Queen of Peace, in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)
The Pentagon as Pentagod
I highly recommend this spot-on essay by William J. Astore, a retired lieutenant colonel (USAF) who earned his D.Phil in Modern History from the University of Oxford. He blogs at Bracing Views - Making Sense of a Vexing and Perplexing World. Astore is one of a growing number of former insiders who has turned against … Continue reading The Pentagon as Pentagod
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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