Genuine Concern and Terror...
A Professor of World Religion sees Christian Nationalism as an existential threat to our democratic republic.
Peter Bolland is a Renaissance Man: author, teacher, philosopher, accomplished musician and more.
It was a privilege to interview him recently for his take on two important topics: Christian Nationalism and Awaken of San Diego, which is pursuing an aggressive nationalist agenda.
His observations are so insightful that I’m taking the rare step of offering our interview in two installments.
First, here is Peter on Christian Nationalism :
In my next installment, Peter discusses Awaken of San Diego, including its obsession with its perceived enemies, promotion of violence, and the threat he feels it poses to San Diego and Coronado.
You’ll also hear his thoughts about invasive species, charlatans, fear mongering con men, Naziism and Q-Anon nonsense. Stay tuned!
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We the People Say No!
On July 4th, we gathered in communities across the nation to celebrate the 247th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence with parades and picnics, parties and pyrotechnics…. and plenty of libations. Our founding fathers fought for freedom. To liberate us from royal tyranny and religious persecution.
Christian Nationalism is not a Religion
“Christian nationalism does not want a government for the people by the people. It wants a government for a particular people, by a particular people.” ~ Andrew Whitehead in Time Magazine Democracy vs Theocracy In a true democracy, all citizens have an equal voice. No matter their skin color, ethnicity, gender or sexual preference. Be they Christian, Jewi…
It's No Big Deal, We Just Want to Take Over the World...
Whenever a group of fanatics believe they have a mandate from God to take power by any means necessary in order to impose their will on the world, we should be concerned. Alarmed. Maybe even terrified. This is exactly what believers in the Seven Mountain Mandate think they are entitled to — global dominion over all of human society.