Posts Tagged ‘Donald Trump’
Absolute Déjà Vu
There is nothing like a visit to Paris to feel the power of protest. The revolution’s memory is in the stones and soil, its legacy in the spirit of the people. It manifests itself in myriad ways in everyday life. On my recent visit, for example, I narrowly made it to the Louvre before a…
Read MorePope Donald? Trump would hate it
Donald Trump’s papal trolling campaign reached new heights, or hit new lows, depending on your point of view, when he posted on social media an A.I.-generated image of himself as pope, complete with white mitre. “Catholic outrage grows over ‘Pope Trump’ image on official White House media,” ran the headline in the National Catholic Reporter.…
Read MoreThe Rise and Future of the American Religious Right
Evangelical Christians wholeheartedly embraced Donald Trump, viewing him as the vessel for achieving their decades-long goal of national political influence.
Read MoreNiebuhr, Redux
The Protestant theologian’s essay on “the children of light and the children of darkness” can help make sense of Steve Bannon’s arrest and the convention speech of Joe Biden, two Catholics whose stories point to an epic good-versus-evil campaign this fall.
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