Culture Warriors category archive
Scribes and Pharisees for a Modern Age 0
Connie Schultz notes Donald Trump’s recent visit to an evangelical “Christian” church and marvels at his new-found faith. A snippet:
Monumental Flailure 0
If one does not understand know have awareness of value grasp appreciate one’s own culture, one likely will not appreciate that of others.
Shea’s Rebellion, Reprise 0
In the Idaho State Journal, Idaho attorney Steve Taggart takes a look at the bizarre beliefs of Washington State Representative Matt Shea, who was recently expelled from the Washington Republican caucus for “participating in a act of domestic terrorism.”
A nugget:
He also presented to the group a document called “Restoration” that called for forming a theocratic government . . . .
Follow the link for more about that “theocratic government.”
It is somewhat disquieting.
The Credulous 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Bobby Azarian probes the Evangelical “Christians” willingness to swallow Donald Trump’s particular type of hogwash, despite the hog’s being in plain sight. It’s an interesting read.
Here is a snippet (emphasis added):
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For Christian fundamentalists, being taught to suppress critical thinking begins at a very early age. It is the combination of the brain’s vulnerability to believing unsupported facts and aggressive indoctrination that create the perfect storm for gullibility. Due to the brain’s neuroplasticity, or ability to be sculpted by lived experiences, evangelicals literally become hardwired to believe far-fetched statements.
A Question of Identity 0
David discusses the fallacy of designating Judaism a “nationality” and how it may feed certain tropes of anti-Semitism.
(Warning: Commercial starts at the six-minute mark. I have no knowledge of the product being advertised. Despite the commercial, I think David’s points on the topic are worth including the video.)
A Notion of Immigrants 0
A California Methodist Church wonders what might have happened had the Holy Family fled, not to Egypt, but to Donald Trump’s America. Here’s a bit from the news item:
Via C&L.
“This Is Getting Ugly” 0
David reports on the rise of anti-Semitic behavior that he has witnessed related to the impeachment hearings.
