Fundamentalist worldview is rigid and binary. It opposes public education and treats government as a tool for moral coercion. By Eric Lane, For the Express-News, July 24, 2025 This month marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes “monkey trial,” the courtroomspectacle in which a young teacher in Tennessee was put on trial for teaching evolution.Though John Scopes was convicted,…
The Dominionist movement isn’t just a grassroots evangelical uprising—it’s a corporate-backed, billionaire-funded political operation. Wealthy elites are driven by power ratherthan faith. They use Christian nationalism as a tool to control the masses whileconsolidating wealth and political dominance. Who’s Bankrolling the Theocratic Takeover? The end game? A Christian nationalist oligarchy where the ultra-rich rule withoutinterference,…
Linda McMahon’s confirmation as Secretary of Education is more than a routine politicalappointment—it’s a watershed moment in a calculated, decades-long campaign to dismantlesecular public education and undermine the constitutional separation between church and state.While proponents of this radical shift have long camouflaged their true aims behind theseemingly benign slogans of “school choice” and “parental rights,”…
This article appeared in the December 2024 issue of Church & State magazine. When I relocated to Texas in 1996, I was acquainted with only one Jesus, theJesus of the Sermon on the Mount. This Jesus, whether historical or mythological,left an indelible mark, significantly shaping my worldview and values.Christ was a figure of peace, humility…