Beware the Devil Wearing the Mask of Christian Nationalism

By Harold W. Anderson, Ph.D., M.A., M.Div. Note: This article is longer than normal, but it contains a great deal of information on Christian Nationalism and how to oppose it. Claiming that it is a fascist organization, I offer six ways that we might oppose this group along with the MAGA movement. I think itContinue reading “Beware the Devil Wearing the Mask of Christian Nationalism”

Minimal Decency as an Obligation for Our Leaders

By Harold W. Anderson, Ph.D., M.A., M.Div. I have never lived in a country ruled by a dictator.  Basically, in a dictatorship, anyone who does not agree with the dictator is considered an enemy and dealt with as such. Since policy under a dictator is at the whim of the dictator, no one really knowsContinue reading “Minimal Decency as an Obligation for Our Leaders”

“We the People”

Harold W. Anderson, Ph.D., LMFT, M.Div. In a recent article, I read about a South Carolina school board that was considering banning a book taught in an AP Language course last February (The Daily Beast, “Ta-Nehisi Coats Crashes School Board…”).  Apparently, Ta-Nehisi Coates book, Between the World and Me—an essay originally written for his son whoContinue reading ““We the People””

What does it mean to be a critical thinker?

When I was growing up, my mom would often tell me not to be so critical.  This was often followed by the refrain “you’re so negative sometimes.”  During my childhood, the idea that being critical is being negative was a powerful influence on my thinking, but it didn’t stick.  As I grew older and beganContinue reading “What does it mean to be a critical thinker?”

Walking through Grainfields

4th of July sermon preached by the Rev. Harold W. Anderson, Ph.D., July, 2005 Before I became a marriage and family therapist, I was a minister.  The last church I pastored before retirement was a church in Brush, Colorado, a community that politically and theologically was my opposite.  I embraced a liberal mindset; most inContinue reading “Walking through Grainfields”