Why Pray for Our Leaders?

The upcoming visit by President Barack Obama to our town of Boone…

Motherhood: The Common Thread of Our American Quilt

Since I was a young girl I have loved to sew. Much…

The Original Liberty Tree

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by…

My Beef With Pink Slime

Can a British chef and TV personality, social media, and the lamestream…

American Idolatry: The Dangers of Identity Politics

Identity politics comes from the natural human tendency to bond with people who look and act like you. It’s human instinct to connect with your own. On an emotional level there’s nothing wrong with that. In fact those emotional ties become building blocks for society. Identity becomes problematic when we simply do not just accept and celebrate our diversity but when the differences seem to become important, even overwhelming factors in how we vote. While it is understandable that race, class, gender, ethnicity, and religion are factors and railing against them counting is like objecting to gravity, it should disturb us when these categories pass being factors and become determiners.