Pete Hegseth’s church spreads alt-history| wthrockmorton.com
“That’s not fair and that’s not American” – Rep. John Bryant With oral arguments in the Oklahoma charter school case, today has been a big day for separation of church and state. In a much less public event, yesterday was also big for church-state separation in Texas. The Texas House of Representatives Committee on Public … Continue reading "Ten Commandments and the Separation of Church and State in Texas"| Warren Throckmorton
And has it only been around since 2006? A transcript of a podcast came across my desk involving some historians talking about Christian nationalism. Well, that happens almost everyday in 2025 so what was different about this one? You might say these three Mark David Hall, Miles Smith IV, and Daniel K. Williams seemed skeptical about the … Continue reading "Is Christian Nationalism a Big, Huge, Scary Monster?"| Warren Throckmorton
Pete Hegseth’s church spreads alt-history| Warren Throckmorton
My contention is that Christian nationalism requires distorted history in order to survive. Today’s illustration of this comes from physician and former HUD Secretary under Donald Trump, Ben Carson. Apparently promoting his new book Perilous Fight, Carson tells a whopper about Benjamin Franklin (Graham’s tweet has now been removed). Watch:| wthrockmorton.com
My contention is that Christian nationalism requires distorted history in order to survive. Today’s illustration of this comes from physician and former HUD Secretary under Donald Trump, Ben Carson. Apparently promoting his new book Perilous Fight, Carson tells a whopper about Benjamin Franklin (Graham’s tweet has now been removed). Watch:| Warren Throckmorton
Some people might be looking for the material on the quote misattributed to Dietrich Bonhoeffer. You can find the links here: The Popular Bonhoeffer Quote that Isn’t in Bonhoeffer’s Works Update on a Spurious Bonhoeffer Quote To summarize, the quote “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. God will not hold us guiltless. … Continue reading "Looking for the Bonhoeffer Quote Information?"| Warren Throckmorton