Peter Laarman

A recent opinion piece scolds fellow progressive Christians who suffer from an inability to invite a “healthy dialogue” on controversial issues. There’s certainly some truth to that, but there’s a far more consequential problem in progressive Christian circles.

Homophobia, misogyny, and contempt for the poor are so very much taken for granted and accepted as “Christian” within The Family that its principals are able to say, with a perfectly straight face, that they have no political agenda when they support and subsidize authoritarian leaders around the world who exemplify and implement these hatreds.

Given that he has such a very long record in public life (a history that includes his association with segregationist legislators, attacks on school busing, and his shameless treatment of Anita Hill), Joe Biden is just about the last person who should be talking about fighting for the soul of the nation.