The scariest thing about all that is going on in our country politically is not the antics and behavior of the president – although he is a troubling reality – but it is the people who are lining up behind this man, willing to throw away everything they worked for in order to prove themselves… Read More The Scariest Thing
When Donald Trump became a candidate for president of the United States, there was a fairly substantial number of Republicans who pushed back against his rhetoric, his name-calling, and his general disregard for diplomacy and decorum. His fellow candidates decried his lack of character. This man was no serious contender, they seemed to suggest.… Read More The Contagion of Evil
I grew up believing in the American political system and was comforted by my civics lessons which taught me that our governmental structure protected our country from becoming a dictatorship. The three branches of government, with the system of “checks and balances” built in, were put there by Founding Fathers, who had seen first-hand what… Read More The Screeching Silence of GOP Lawmakers
Today, White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly spoke before cameras. He assured reporters that he was not going to quit his job and also that, as far as he knew, he was not about to be fired. He said that what the president said about FEMA and the military not being… Read More The President Without a Soul
When I was invited to preach at a white Episcopal church in Charles Town, West Virginia, the lead priest of that congregation called me to kind of coach me on how to approach the congregation. I was/am an educated African American woman. Her congregation was highly educated as well, but there is an issue… Read More Trump is a Voice for the Frightened
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