Jackson My father was raised at the knee of the Lutheran Church in Orange and Santa Anna, California. My grandfather, when no longer able to work in the orange groves, was the janitor of the Lutheran Church, while they lived literally across the street from the church in Orange. My uncle, his older brother George, …
Category: Religion
Insights into Christian Nationalism
Puerto Escondido Some Americans are dumbstruck by the rise of so-called Christian Nationalism in America, though we see a similar phenomenon of religious nationalism in many countries around the world. The efforts by Narendra Modi’s BJP to reengineer India around Hindu nationalism is certainly near the top of the list. The religious strife that …
The Troubling Advance of Christian Nationalism
New Orleans – I’ve booked my tickets to India in about one month, not having been there for almost eight years due to visa problems. I follow the country closely, given ACORN’s more than 50,000 members there in some of the world’s largest cities. I wonder what I’ll find in the country that Prime Minister …