If you want something readable and thought-provoking about how and why religiously-affiliated voters elected our divisive president, this is a book for you. The author, pastor and journalist Angela Denker, shows that while Trump supporters in collective mass have changed our political world, their … [Read more...] about Red State Christians: Understanding the Voters Who Elected Donald Trump, by Angela Decker, a book review
Confronting Contempt, the Seed-bed of Abuse
This nasty political season (writing Nov 2016) has gone on so long that I am tempted to embrace nastiness. Ever since Donald Trump called Hillary Clinton ?nasty? during the third presidential debate, many feminists have embraced the word. I get it. As a member of a group that?s both feisty and … [Read more...] about Confronting Contempt, the Seed-bed of Abuse
A Strange Elation
Ever since the tape of Donald Trump and Billy Bush surfaced on Oct 7, the media has been saturated with news about sexual assault. Like many other women, I have often felt jangled during the past ten days.?But I have also felt a strange elation. At last we?re talking openly about the prevalence of … [Read more...] about A Strange Elation