Frank Schaeffer
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The Gospel of Zip
YouTube video by Frank Schaeffer
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Zip’s Story is Out Now!
I’m giving The Gospel of Zip away freely because I believe its message belongs to everyone. What unites us is more important: our shared humanity, our longing for love, our need for friendship.
Please watch at youtu.be/IiYjrYmMWhA
I’m giving The Gospel of Zip away freely because I believe its message belongs to everyone. What unites us is more important: our shared humanity, our longing for love, our need for friendship.
Please watch at youtu.be/IiYjrYmMWhA
A Dictator *Since* Day One
Excerpted from “Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.”
https://youtu.be/vIJ-D61D0sk
Excerpted from “Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.”
https://youtu.be/vIJ-D61D0sk
January 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM
A Dictator *Since* Day One
Excerpted from “Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.”
https://youtu.be/vIJ-D61D0sk
Excerpted from “Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.”
https://youtu.be/vIJ-D61D0sk
A Dictator *Since* Day One
Excerpted from “Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.”
Excerpted from “Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.”
January 16, 2026 at 12:01 AM
A Dictator *Since* Day One
Excerpted from “Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.”
Excerpted from “Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.”
Trump's "Morality" Will Not Spare Us
Excerpted from “Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.”
https://youtu.be/ix6DxTooRas
Excerpted from “Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.”
https://youtu.be/ix6DxTooRas
January 15, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Trump's "Morality" Will Not Spare Us
Excerpted from “Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.”
https://youtu.be/ix6DxTooRas
Excerpted from “Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.”
https://youtu.be/ix6DxTooRas
Trump's "Morality" Will Not Spare Us
Excerpted from “Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.”
https://youtu.be/7k_b0b-FZeg
Excerpted from “Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.”
https://youtu.be/7k_b0b-FZeg
January 15, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Trump's "Morality" Will Not Spare Us
Excerpted from “Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.”
https://youtu.be/7k_b0b-FZeg
Excerpted from “Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.”
https://youtu.be/7k_b0b-FZeg
The Administration is Lying about Minneapolis.
Excerpted from “Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.”
https://youtu.be/kPRFDuprOjE
Excerpted from “Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.”
https://youtu.be/kPRFDuprOjE
January 15, 2026 at 10:30 PM
The Administration is Lying about Minneapolis.
Excerpted from “Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.”
https://youtu.be/kPRFDuprOjE
Excerpted from “Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.”
https://youtu.be/kPRFDuprOjE
This Administration is Lying about Minneapolis.
January 15, 2026 at 10:02 PM
This Administration is Lying about Minneapolis.
January 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM
LIVE NOW with Laura K. Field, discussing the the themes of her book, “Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right,” Donald Trump’s increasingly deadly authoritarian ambitions, and the unfolding siege of Minneapolis.
https://www.youtube.com/live/97n6MY2hlYw?si=RV20_0HwOKpygClt
https://www.youtube.com/live/97n6MY2hlYw?si=RV20_0HwOKpygClt
January 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM
LIVE NOW with Laura K. Field, discussing the the themes of her book, “Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right,” Donald Trump’s increasingly deadly authoritarian ambitions, and the unfolding siege of Minneapolis.
https://www.youtube.com/live/97n6MY2hlYw?si=RV20_0HwOKpygClt
https://www.youtube.com/live/97n6MY2hlYw?si=RV20_0HwOKpygClt
Reposted by Frank Schaeffer
Donald Trump and Kristi Noem are using armed, militarized agents to provoke Minnesotans.
The Insurrection Act should not be used as an excuse to send armed troops into our streets.
The Insurrection Act should not be used as an excuse to send armed troops into our streets.
January 15, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Donald Trump and Kristi Noem are using armed, militarized agents to provoke Minnesotans.
The Insurrection Act should not be used as an excuse to send armed troops into our streets.
The Insurrection Act should not be used as an excuse to send armed troops into our streets.
LIVE at 1 PM ET: In Conversation with Laura K. Field, discussing the the themes of her book, “Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right,” Donald Trump’s increasingly deadly authoritarian ambitions, and the unfolding siege of Minneapolis.
https://www.youtube.com/@FrankSchaefferYouTube/streams
https://www.youtube.com/@FrankSchaefferYouTube/streams
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Bestselling author Frank Schaeffer offers a passionate political, social, and lifestyle “blueprint” for changes millions of us know are needed to rebalance our work lives with thriving relationships: Fall in Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy. Even before everything was disrupted by COVID-19 (not to mention by Trump), millions of Americans were already questioning capitalism’s “values.” We were already challenging the idea that your job defines you. We already knew something was wrong. Loneliness, frustration, and alienation were already on the rise. Even the most...
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January 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
LIVE at 1 PM ET: In Conversation with Laura K. Field, discussing the the themes of her book, “Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right,” Donald Trump’s increasingly deadly authoritarian ambitions, and the unfolding siege of Minneapolis.
https://www.youtube.com/@FrankSchaefferYouTube/streams
https://www.youtube.com/@FrankSchaefferYouTube/streams
This video was posted almost 6 years ago and though the setting has changed only slightly, it is as true today as it was then. Donald Trump, through ICE is attempting to incite a race war. His playbook has not changed at all, only the players.
https://youtu.be/_N0rwcNX6oE
https://youtu.be/_N0rwcNX6oE
Donald Trump Wants A Race War
Donald Trump Wants A Race War
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 4:13 AM
This video was posted almost 6 years ago and though the setting has changed only slightly, it is as true today as it was then. Donald Trump, through ICE is attempting to incite a race war. His playbook has not changed at all, only the players.
https://youtu.be/_N0rwcNX6oE
https://youtu.be/_N0rwcNX6oE
It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
https://frankschaeffer.substack.com/p/duty-to-warn-its-time-to-abolish?r=1uznkl
https://frankschaeffer.substack.com/p/duty-to-warn-its-time-to-abolish?r=1uznkl
Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
Human beings have rebuilt civilization after savagery before. That task is now ours again.
frankschaeffer.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:15 AM
It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
https://frankschaeffer.substack.com/p/duty-to-warn-its-time-to-abolish?r=1uznkl
https://frankschaeffer.substack.com/p/duty-to-warn-its-time-to-abolish?r=1uznkl
January 13, 2026 at 11:30 PM
JD Vance: American Ayatollah.
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/jd-vance-american-ayatollah?r=1uznkl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/jd-vance-american-ayatollah?r=1uznkl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
JD Vance: American Ayatollah.
This is not hypocrisy by accident. It is authoritarianism by design.
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:47 PM
LIVE NOW: In Conversation with Leah Libresco Sargeant, exploring her work and the themes of her book, “The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto”
https://www.youtube.com/live/Hag7PpXAnHU?si=v9STqi_Cluu_fXYk
https://www.youtube.com/live/Hag7PpXAnHU?si=v9STqi_Cluu_fXYk
January 13, 2026 at 6:15 PM
LIVE NOW: In Conversation with Leah Libresco Sargeant, exploring her work and the themes of her book, “The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto”
https://www.youtube.com/live/Hag7PpXAnHU?si=v9STqi_Cluu_fXYk
https://www.youtube.com/live/Hag7PpXAnHU?si=v9STqi_Cluu_fXYk
Please join me LIVE In Conversation with Jerome Copulsky, exploring his work and the common themes of our books, American Heretics: Religious Adversaries Of Liberal Order, and The Gospel of Zip
https://www.youtube.com/live/WS3NXqUYuiw?si=C25fpSyhQXG0H_ZY
https://www.youtube.com/live/WS3NXqUYuiw?si=C25fpSyhQXG0H_ZY
January 12, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Please join me LIVE In Conversation with Jerome Copulsky, exploring his work and the common themes of our books, American Heretics: Religious Adversaries Of Liberal Order, and The Gospel of Zip
https://www.youtube.com/live/WS3NXqUYuiw?si=C25fpSyhQXG0H_ZY
https://www.youtube.com/live/WS3NXqUYuiw?si=C25fpSyhQXG0H_ZY
Reposted by Frank Schaeffer
We can either let the abuses of Donald Trump's administration become our new normal.
Or we can pursue real justice, accountability, and transparency.
Illinois has chosen our path — those who believe in the Constitution and the promise of America should join us in doing so.
Or we can pursue real justice, accountability, and transparency.
Illinois has chosen our path — those who believe in the Constitution and the promise of America should join us in doing so.
January 12, 2026 at 12:40 AM
We can either let the abuses of Donald Trump's administration become our new normal.
Or we can pursue real justice, accountability, and transparency.
Illinois has chosen our path — those who believe in the Constitution and the promise of America should join us in doing so.
Or we can pursue real justice, accountability, and transparency.
Illinois has chosen our path — those who believe in the Constitution and the promise of America should join us in doing so.
RESIST
Petra Costa, Alessandra Orofino, and the Global Refusal to Bow.
open.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
https://youtu.be/7k_b0b-FZeg
https://youtu.be/7k_b0b-FZeg
January 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Duty to Warn: It's Time to Abolish ICE in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
https://youtu.be/7k_b0b-FZeg
https://youtu.be/7k_b0b-FZeg
January 10, 2026 at 8:05 PM
January 10, 2026 at 7:15 PM
BREAKING: ICE Shooting of Renée Good : Preliminary 3D analysis
Federal authorities immediately invoked self-defense. Index’s preliminary 3D analysis contradicts this
https://www.index.ngo/en/investigations/ice-shooting-of-renee-good-preliminary-3d-analysis/
Federal authorities immediately invoked self-defense. Index’s preliminary 3D analysis contradicts this
https://www.index.ngo/en/investigations/ice-shooting-of-renee-good-preliminary-3d-analysis/
ICE Shooting of Renée Good : Preliminary 3D analysis | INDEX
Index’s preliminary study contradicts the self-defense claim: the agent was neither in the vehicle's trajectory nor in immediate danger at the moment of the shots.
www.index.ngo
January 9, 2026 at 9:20 PM
BREAKING: ICE Shooting of Renée Good : Preliminary 3D analysis
Federal authorities immediately invoked self-defense. Index’s preliminary 3D analysis contradicts this
https://www.index.ngo/en/investigations/ice-shooting-of-renee-good-preliminary-3d-analysis/
Federal authorities immediately invoked self-defense. Index’s preliminary 3D analysis contradicts this
https://www.index.ngo/en/investigations/ice-shooting-of-renee-good-preliminary-3d-analysis/
A thoughtful conversation about loss, responsibility, beauty, and why some stories still help us hold steady when things feel like they’re coming apart.
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/according-to-jrr-tolkien-scholar?r=1uznkl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/according-to-jrr-tolkien-scholar?r=1uznkl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
According to J.R.R. Tolkien scholar Michael D.C. Drout, The Lord of the Rings is not a story about winning; it’s a story about what victory costs.
Watch now | My Conversation with Michael D.C. Drout, author of The Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien's Creation
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
A thoughtful conversation about loss, responsibility, beauty, and why some stories still help us hold steady when things feel like they’re coming apart.
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/according-to-jrr-tolkien-scholar?r=1uznkl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
https://open.substack.com/pub/frankschaeffer/p/according-to-jrr-tolkien-scholar?r=1uznkl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true