Thank you, Kristen, for continuing to shine a light on this, in our very important election year. And may I make a shameless plug? If you are reading this, and you live in or near Ottawa County, Michigan, now is the time to use your voice, your time, your contacts, your gifts, your resources to do something about Christian nationalism. We have a full slate of candidates, both D and R, running for County Commission to defeat the incumbent Christian Nationalist majority here. I am running for County Commissioner as a D in Allendale, a normally bright-red district. But I’m getting traction from a broad spectrum of concerned residents who tell me they want a change. In addition, we have moderate R’s running for county-wide offices (Prosecutor, Sheriff, Treasurer) to do likewise. All of these folks are working very hard, at great personal cost, to do what most people reading this Substack say they want.
Research us. Find us on social media. Like and follow our posts. **Tell your friends about us.** Help us if you can. Reading about the problem is good. Action is better. Thanks very much! Becky Patrick
As a young believer, I picked up on the Psalms 31 reference of "be of good courage". and in the back of my mind I thought, "There must be bad courage then as well". Then today when you mentioned the documentary Bad Faith, my mind smiled. Not just because of the years of my good courage/bad courage reference, but it's Saturday and I really had plans on sleeping in. So, in waking up a full 90 minutes before I had planned to, I slowly arose and sleepily told myself, "There must be a reason why" Bad Faith is 88 minutes long. I'm looking to share it with the leadership at our church tomorrow. Thank you so much for all your efforts and writing. Prayers for you continue.
From north of the 49th, thanks again for navigating us through all the complexities of religion, politics and power both historically and in the present. With the coming of the internet and social media, the United States and Canada are even more interconnected on so many fronts. Unlike the past, it seems whatever happens in the United States 🇺🇸 these days, similar things happen the day after in Canada 🇨🇦 the day after 😢!
NP. I just finished it, along with Wright & Bird, Jesus and the Powers, and Lee C. Camp’s, Scandalous Witness; both a bit different in emphasis but excellent.
Comment #2- Made it through 80% of Bad Faith this morning. #1Paul Weyrich- the kingpin on which the current mechanism of WCN rests on. #2- the facts behind why anti-abortion is held up as a shield on the right. It is the bad shield of bad faith protecting WCN!
Thank you, Kristen, for continuing to shine a light on this, in our very important election year. And may I make a shameless plug? If you are reading this, and you live in or near Ottawa County, Michigan, now is the time to use your voice, your time, your contacts, your gifts, your resources to do something about Christian nationalism. We have a full slate of candidates, both D and R, running for County Commission to defeat the incumbent Christian Nationalist majority here. I am running for County Commissioner as a D in Allendale, a normally bright-red district. But I’m getting traction from a broad spectrum of concerned residents who tell me they want a change. In addition, we have moderate R’s running for county-wide offices (Prosecutor, Sheriff, Treasurer) to do likewise. All of these folks are working very hard, at great personal cost, to do what most people reading this Substack say they want.
Research us. Find us on social media. Like and follow our posts. **Tell your friends about us.** Help us if you can. Reading about the problem is good. Action is better. Thanks very much! Becky Patrick
Send me an email via my calvin address--I'd like to connect.
Thank you Kristin. I will.
As a young believer, I picked up on the Psalms 31 reference of "be of good courage". and in the back of my mind I thought, "There must be bad courage then as well". Then today when you mentioned the documentary Bad Faith, my mind smiled. Not just because of the years of my good courage/bad courage reference, but it's Saturday and I really had plans on sleeping in. So, in waking up a full 90 minutes before I had planned to, I slowly arose and sleepily told myself, "There must be a reason why" Bad Faith is 88 minutes long. I'm looking to share it with the leadership at our church tomorrow. Thank you so much for all your efforts and writing. Prayers for you continue.
From north of the 49th, thanks again for navigating us through all the complexities of religion, politics and power both historically and in the present. With the coming of the internet and social media, the United States and Canada are even more interconnected on so many fronts. Unlike the past, it seems whatever happens in the United States 🇺🇸 these days, similar things happen the day after in Canada 🇨🇦 the day after 😢!
Thank you so much for your work.
Thank you for this. But you forgot one important new work by an excellent evangelical author and journalist, Tim Alberta, especially the 2023.
Notable works: He is the author of two bestselling books:
- "American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump" (2019)
- "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism"
Didn't forget--I don't include every book in every post! I tend to prioritize those that may not be on people's radar.
NP. I just finished it, along with Wright & Bird, Jesus and the Powers, and Lee C. Camp’s, Scandalous Witness; both a bit different in emphasis but excellent.
Comment #2- Made it through 80% of Bad Faith this morning. #1Paul Weyrich- the kingpin on which the current mechanism of WCN rests on. #2- the facts behind why anti-abortion is held up as a shield on the right. It is the bad shield of bad faith protecting WCN!