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New Post on Blavity: 5 Things You Should Know About Amy Coney Barrett

September 29, 2020 crhodes Leave a comment

My new post on Blavity, examining Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s new nominee for the Supreme Court, from her…

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Posted in: Politics, Religion Filed under: Amy Coney Barrett, Supreme Court

My New Article on Unherd: “How Kenya Became a Tyranny of the Minority”

February 5, 2020 crhodes Leave a comment

I reflect on the legacy of former Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi, who died Tuesday at age 95. Moi employed…

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Posted in: International, Other, Politics, Religion Filed under: Africa, Daniel arap Moi, Elections, Kenya, Violence

Donald Trump’s Evangelical Coalition, and What It Means to Represent the Christian Vote

December 24, 2019 crhodes Leave a comment

I usually don’t write about the same topic twice in a row (there’s lots of stuff that falls within the…

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Posted in: Identity, Politics, Religion Filed under: Christianity, Donald Trump, Evangelicals, Representation

Analyzing Christianity Today’s Call For Trump to be Removed From Office

December 20, 2019 crhodes Leave a comment

Christianity Today just supported Donald Trump’s removal from office. In an article penned by the influential Evangelical magazine’s editor-in-chief Mark…

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Posted in: Politics, Religion Filed under: Billy Graham, Christianity, Evangelicals, Franklin Graham, Impeachment, Trump

November 4th though the Decades: 40 Years of Iran-US relations

November 5, 2019 crhodes Leave a comment

November 4, 1979: College students stormed the US embassy in Tehran, capping off a tumultuous year that saw the Iranian…

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Posted in: International, Politics, Religion Filed under: Ahmajinedad, Axis of Evil, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Hizbollah, Iran, Iranian revolution, Khamanei, Khomeini, Lebanon, War on Terror

As Trump Gloats Over Baghdadi’s Death, ISIS Lives On But Loses Cruel Leader

October 27, 2019 crhodes Leave a comment

This morning, President Trump announced that US special forces are believed to have killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi…

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Posted in: International, Politics, Religion Filed under: al-qaeda, Baghdadi, Iraq, ISIS, Osama bin Laden, Syria, Terrorism, War on Terror

Will the Evangelicals Dump Trump? – New Article on UnHerd.com

October 22, 2019 crhodes Leave a comment

My new article on UnHerd.com examines whether the decision to abandon the Kurds in Syria will be the start of…

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Posted in: Politics, Religion Filed under: Abortion, Donald Trump, Evangelicals, Impeachment, Kurds, Supreme Court, Syria

The 5 Most Important Lines from Trump’s Value Voters Summit Speech (and the 5 Most Ridiculous)

October 15, 2019 crhodes Leave a comment

This past Saturday, President Trump made yet another visit to the Values Voters’ Summit, an annual conservative (Christian) convention help…

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Posted in: Other, Politics, Religion Filed under: Donald Trump, Iraq, Kurds, Middle East, Political Christianity, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria

Why 1492 Was Even More Important Than You Learned in History Class

October 14, 2019 crhodes Leave a comment

“In Fourteen Hundred Ninety-Two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” I’m old enough to remember when that rhyme was a required…

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Posted in: International, Politics, Religion Filed under: 1492, Catholic Church, Christianity, Christopher columbus, Columbus Day, Crusades, Indigenious Peoples Day, Islam

Why Abiy Ahmed Earned the Nobel Peace Prize, Several Times Over

October 11, 2019 crhodes Leave a comment

Now seems like a good time to repost my article from last month on UnHerd.com, in which I discussed Dr,…

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Posted in: International, Politics, Religion Filed under: Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia, Nobel

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