Tag: fourth of july

  • The Obfuscation of the Overtaxed in 1776

    In reading James Kirchick’s book Secret City I realized there’s so much history that has been conveniently forgotten or obtusely lied about. The Lavender Scare, an illegitimate excommunication of thousands of gay federal workers, lasted decades longer than the widely known Red Scare and impacted exceptionally more lives, including those of unsuspecting wives and children.…

  • Flags on Sunday

    The Fourth of July, the independence day for the United States, landing on a Sunday this year allows for a unique opportunity for American Christians to evaluate our own personal relationship between both the flag and the cross and make adjustments as necessary. An inescapable reality is that our identities as Christian and our identities…

  • Land of the Free

    Photo by rawpixel.com on Pexels.com Happy Independence Day to all those in America who are free. And I don’t mean those who are metaphorically free, entering us all into a debate about privilege and rights, those who are more free than others (although we certainly could have that discussion), I mean those who are not…

  • What We’ve Lost

    Face-to-Face with Mass Trauma It’s true what they say: despite the evidence of nondiscrimination, you never think it will happen to you. On July 4th, I told several people I had a story to tell them about my night out with friends. But in the days since that I’ve been processing that evening, I’ve realized…