Challenging the toxic orthodoxy taking root in clergy abuse activism

Christian School Confidential is my other blog.  It started out as a reaction to the arrest of Bob Gray , former pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, and the realization the local media would not cover the pertinent points or ask the questions I thought should have been asked.  Gray was arrested in … Continue reading →

Has America Had Enough Bible Madness?

Was the re-election of President Obama a referendum on the political tactics of the religious right?  Their deceptive tactics can be traced to the early 1990s with ‘stealth candidacy’.  Stealth candidacy is the practice of running under a safe issue (synchronous stoplights, better roads, etc), or not discussing the divisive issues and trying to be … Continue reading →