by Miranda Zapor Cruz | Jan 8, 2021 | American Values, Christian Nationalism, Church and State, Current Events, Evangelicalism
You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. – Matthew 5:14 For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us. – John Winthrop, “A Model of Christian Charity,” 1630 The “City on a Hill” is part of...
by Miranda Zapor Cruz | Jan 6, 2021 | Christian Nationalism, Church and State, Current Events, Politics
I recently wrote about the theological and political dangers of Biblicism. That danger was on display as the Christian Nationalist group Jericho March gathered in Washington, D.C. on December 12th 2020, to demonstrate for “election integrity, transparency, and...
by Miranda Zapor Cruz | Dec 28, 2020 | Christian Nationalism, Church and State, Politics, Theology
When Rev. Jesse Jackson was running for president I told my mom that it would be good if Rev. Jackson was president, since he was a pastor so he would do what God wanted. Before I became politically or theologically aware, I would feel an immediate kinship with any...
by Miranda Zapor Cruz | Dec 14, 2020 | Church and State, Current Events, Law, Politics
10 people have been executed under the federal death penalty since July 2020 and 3 more are scheduled for execution before the end of Pres. Trump’s term in office. The BBC notes that this makes Donald Trump “the country’s most prolific execution president in...
by Miranda Zapor Cruz | Dec 6, 2020 | Church and State, Current Events, Law, Supreme Court
As the Covid-19 pandemic spreads unchecked across the United States, some governors are implementing or re-instating limits on public gathering. These restrictions are reigniting simmering frustration and anger about state and local efforts to limit religious...
by Miranda Zapor Cruz | Nov 15, 2020 | Church and State, Kingdom of God, Politics
One of the tools in the Culture War arsenal is the threat that Christianity is going to be destroyed in the United States. This threat is wielded, sometimes subtly and sometimes overtly, in an attempt to rally Christian troops to the cause of protecting Christian...
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