Politics
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Independence Day
What a strange independence day. Unlike most of the bbq and firework and card game filled memories of previous July 4ths, this time America is under threat in a way it hasn’t been since 1918. Of course, in addition to the pandemic currently raging, we are in the midst of a societal reckoning around racism,… Continue reading
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My Approach to Politics
Summary: “The business of a conservatism with integrity is not to impose an idealistic ideological narrative on reality but rather to try to see the world as it is and respond to its challenges within the limits of what we know about human nature.” -Rod Dreher * * * It has been a long time… Continue reading
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Election 2016 Thoughts
Since the election a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been searching for the right words to express the way that I feel about things. I wrote a lengthy (and now deleted) post on Facebook the Wednesday morning after the election expressing my frustrations and fears. Since then, I have dropped my use of Facebook (I’m… Continue reading
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Same-Sex Marriage: Some Thoughts
In light of the recent decision by the Supreme Court that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to have their marriages licensed and recognized by all fifty States, I’ve decided to pen some reflections on the topic that I hope will offer folks something interesting to read and think about. While there are layers upon layers of… Continue reading
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Happy Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day! My good friend Eric is in town, so that means we are going to watch The Patriot and (probably) Saving Private Ryan today. Also, fireworks! As I wrote at the end of this last election cycle, I am truly thankful to live in the oldest democracy in the world. The United States of America,… Continue reading
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Exorcising the Devil from Christian Political Discourse: Toward a Rhetoric of Love (Part 2)
Welcome to the second post in my series on Christian political discourse. Last week I set out my theoretical assumptions and outlined my posting itinerary for the next several weeks. My goal for this series is to, in the end, articulate a roadmap toward a rhetoric of love. As a Christian, I am convinced that… Continue reading
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The Christian and the State: a response to Seth Bouchelle
Ordinarily, I write a piece on Tuesdays about being thankful. Today, however, I am adding a new category called “special feature” in which I write a one-time blog post interrupting the normal rhythm of the blog. I expect we will be back to the normal blogging schedule tomorrow. * * * There is a common line in… Continue reading
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Election Compilation: a collection of my blog posts about the 2012 election
Well, today is the day after Election Day, which means it’s a day for reflection—both for thinking about what has happened and thinking about what will happen. I don’t have anything new or special to say today except that which I have already said. So, here is my collection of blog posts about the election.… Continue reading
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Thankful Tuesday: Democracy
You don’t need me to tell you that the last year and a half has been annoying, exciting, troubling, and stressful. Candidates have been campaigning full time for a long time now, and the blow by blow “news” coverage has left all of us weary. We are tired of the false binary created by the… Continue reading
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Why You Should Vote for a Third Party Candidate
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the way our binary political system stifles critical thinking, public scrutiny, and true differences among candidates. Establishment candidates always campaign toward the center so as to attract the “undecided voter.” A week ago, I wrote a post in which I explained that—while a Social Democrat—I would be voting for… Continue reading
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Who I am Voting for and Why (It’s neither Romney nor Obama)
You may want to read last Thursday’s post about our binary political system before reading this post if you haven’t already. In this post, I am less concerned about specific policies than I am about meta concerns: how the issues are framed, who does the framing, and why that is the case. I think it… Continue reading
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Our Binary Political System: Why Both Parties Don’t Want Us to Think
Aside from the talking heads on TV and the angry voices on the radio, all that I have heard these days about the election is something along the lines of, “I wish our political candidates could just get along. Why don’t they work on actually getting something done?” As if, somehow, taking any sort of… Continue reading
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Don’t Tread on Me: The Politics of the Infantile
So, as everyone knows, there is an election in full swing. We, as citizens of the United States, will—come November—elect a president and a slew of senators and representatives. And, so we’ve been told, this presidential election is the most important election in our lifetimes. Just like the last one. And the one before that.… Continue reading
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Why I Hold the Politics I Do
I normally blog about religious matters, and those religious matters are not really theology as such, but are related to my personal walk of faith, the spiritual life, or the life of my community. I also make use of social media a good deal in order to read what other people write and also to… Continue reading
About Me
Gregory C. Jeffers
Anglican Christian | Husband | Father | Teacher | Scholar | Poet