The Mentality of Rightwing Extremism, and the Merger of Christianity with Racism

By Robert A. Vella – March 5th 2023 For many years on this blog, and in varying contexts, I’ve addressed Continue reading →

Sunday Topic: Why are there Black Churches and White Churches in America?

By Robert A. Vella Fifty-six years ago, as a Catholic schoolboy attending Sunday Mass, I remember our priest preaching that Continue reading →

Evangelicals start having ‘the discussion’ about Trump, and today’s other news

By Robert A. Vella It may seem insignificant right now, but this is how cults die.  People who devote themselves Continue reading →

Pew Research Center survey shows declining role of religion in Christmas celebrations

By Robert A. Vella A Pew Research Center survey released this month reflects a larger sociological trend in western democracies Continue reading →

Ruination by Religion, and why Booze is stronger than God

By Robert A. Vella I’d like to preface the following story by stating that it is not intended as a Continue reading →

A Pearl of Great Price: book review of “Things I Never Learned in Sunday School”

By Robert A. Vella This remarkable story of personal spiritual and religious reassessment is much more than that.  The book, Continue reading →

Church and State: Are there Limits to Loyalty?

By Robert A. Vella The definition of loyalty as unwavering devotion to a person or idea is something of a Continue reading →

The New Religion Of Choice For White Supremacists

On Monday, three Virginia men were charged with plotting to attack and bomb black churches and Jewish synagogues, reportedly with Continue reading →