THE ROOT OF MUCH EVIL WRITTEN BY: Robert Harrington | 6:00 pm EDT October 29, 2023 Palmer Report » Analysis One of the greatest evils ever committed against the survivability of democracy in America came in the guise of a Supreme Court case. Citizens United v. The Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), is a landmark decision…
The inhumanity of humans toward other humans The morality of a civilized society ROBERT REICH re-print from oct 27 2023 Friends, Many of us feel overwhelmed by the brutality and hatefulness around us — in Israel and Gaza, in Russia’s continued attacks on Ukraine, in mass shootings here at home, in the violence and hostility…
Paul’s Epistle to the Church in America MAY 10, 2023 BY JAMES WERNING What would Saint Paul say if we actually obeyed God’s call for justice and compassion? Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the saints in the United States of America. I rejoice to hear of your great love for all God’s children,…
Why American Christians Need An Acts 10:28 Moment In the words of Keith Giles: There’s a beautiful, transformative event in the life of the Apostle Peter detailed in the Bible’s New Testament Book of Acts that I think many American Christians really need to experience for themselves. Essentially, Peter has a vision and hears the…
Asking the wrong question In the words of: Robert Harrington | 10:00 pm EDT May 7, 2022 As a civilized people we enact legislation to protect ourselves. One standard for deciding whether or not a thing should become enshrined in law was best enunciated by Thomas Jefferson in “Notes on the State of Virginia,” when he was…
WE MUST STOP THE BULLIES Our duty in a civil society is to stop brutality. Our responsibility is to hold the powerful accountable. Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable. Consider the pattern: Putin invades Ukraine. Trump refuses to concede and promotes his Big Lie. Rightwing politicians in America and Europe…
Cassandra’s Curse DC Rapier | 11:45 pm EDT September 5, 2021 Palmer Report » Community In Greek mythology, Cassandra was cursed by the gods. She was given the ability to accurately predict the future. Sound good? It wasn’t; the curse included the fact that her predictions would be ignored. No one listened to her. No one heeded her warnings.…
CODE RED Robert Harrington | 7:00 pm EDT August 10, 2021 Palmer Report » Analysis The debate has been over for some time now: humans are responsible for climate change. But if anyone needed some significant body to make it official, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has done just that. What’s more, they have now…
The gathering storm Robert Harrington | 9:00 pm EDT July 31, 2021 Palmer Report » Analysis Whenever I write about or declaim against conspiracy theories some defender inevitably points out that conspiracies actually exist. This inexpensive comment betrays a sloppiness and lack of rigor that explains, in part, why the defender is a conspiracy theorist in the…
Has “Homosexual” always been in the Bible? (reprint from Forge.org) Ed Oxford (pictured in above pic) is a gay Christian, a graduate of Talbot School of Theology, and a researcher in how the Bible has been weaponized against LGBTQ people. His first book written with Kathy Baldock, Forging a Sacred Weapon: How the Bible Became…
