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MLK

Paul Derengowski, ThM It is Monday, January 15, and it is also Martin Luther King Day. Frankly, I have about as much use for MLK Day as I do Halloween, Christmas, and oh yeah, Kwanzaa. The biggest reason why MLK Day is such a sham to me is not that…



What Alabamians Handed America in Doug Jones

Paul Derengowski, ThM Well, all the hoopla is now over concerning the election fight between Alabama Judge Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones. Jones won. Of course, very little was actually discussed about where the two stood on important issues. Most of the banter was about Judge Moore’s alleged liaisons…





If America is a Christian Nation…

Paul Derengowski, ThM I keep hearing that America is a Christian nation or at least was founded as a Christian nation; it’s all right there in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution. Can’t you see it? What I frequently see are some borrowed terms that fit well within the Deist…




It’s About Police Brutality, Take Two

Paul Derengowski, ThM Last night at AT&T Stadium, before the football game between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles, another insipid protest was orchestrated by the pastor of a local Baptist Church. The attempt had a two-fold goal: One, to “refocus the narrative,” and Two, to bully Cowboys owner, Jerry…