Jonathan Couser
@jcouser.bsky.social
"I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill."
Psalm 2:6.
Medieval historian, college professor, bass player, husband, father, sinner, hedonist, believer.
https://pelicanseyeblog.wordpress.com/
Psalm 2:6.
Medieval historian, college professor, bass player, husband, father, sinner, hedonist, believer.
https://pelicanseyeblog.wordpress.com/
New Substack post; this one is a repost from my blog about a year ago.
If Christian Nationalism were a valid expression of the gospel of Jesus Christ, I would sign up; but it isn't. This essay is my effort to explain why.
open.substack.com/pub/pelicans...
If Christian Nationalism were a valid expression of the gospel of Jesus Christ, I would sign up; but it isn't. This essay is my effort to explain why.
open.substack.com/pub/pelicans...
Christian Nationalism, Christian Heresy
The Prosperity Gospel and the Religious Right
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March 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
New Substack post; this one is a repost from my blog about a year ago.
If Christian Nationalism were a valid expression of the gospel of Jesus Christ, I would sign up; but it isn't. This essay is my effort to explain why.
open.substack.com/pub/pelicans...
If Christian Nationalism were a valid expression of the gospel of Jesus Christ, I would sign up; but it isn't. This essay is my effort to explain why.
open.substack.com/pub/pelicans...
So much for a golden age from day one.
Trump Says a Recession Might Be Worth the Cost. Economists Disagree. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/b...
Trump Says a Recession Might Be Worth the Cost. Economists Disagree. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/b...
Trump Says a Recession Would Be Worth It, but Economists Are Skeptical
President Trump and his advisers say his policies may cause short-term pain but will produce big gains over time. Many economists are skeptical of those arguments.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:29 AM
So much for a golden age from day one.
Trump Says a Recession Might Be Worth the Cost. Economists Disagree. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/b...
Trump Says a Recession Might Be Worth the Cost. Economists Disagree. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/b...
My own two cents on the "sin of empathy" discussion, with a little help from St. Augustine and Jonathan Haidt:
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Augustine and the "Sin of Empathy"
Much buzz has been going around the faith/culture/politics world lately stirred by Joseph Rigney’s book The Sin of Empathy, an elaboration of an article he published some years ago in First Things.
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March 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
My own two cents on the "sin of empathy" discussion, with a little help from St. Augustine and Jonathan Haidt:
open.substack.com/pub/pelicans...
open.substack.com/pub/pelicans...
Tyrant doing tyranny stuff.
apnews.com/article/colu...
Trump demands unprecedented control at Columbia, alarming scholars and speech groups
apnews.com/article/colu...
Trump demands unprecedented control at Columbia, alarming scholars and speech groups
Trump demands unprecedented control at Columbia, alarming scholars and speech groups
The Trump administration has delivered an extraordinary ultimatum to Columbia University, threatening to permanently end federal funding to the school unless it cedes control of an international studi...
apnews.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Tyrant doing tyranny stuff.
apnews.com/article/colu...
Trump demands unprecedented control at Columbia, alarming scholars and speech groups
apnews.com/article/colu...
Trump demands unprecedented control at Columbia, alarming scholars and speech groups
You know, if Christian Nationalists were serious about obedience to scripture in our politics, they might ask what the Bible has to say about God's creation.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
E.P.A. Targets Dozens of Environmental Rules as It Reframes Its Purpose (Gift Article)
Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said the agency’s mission was to make it cheaper to buy cars, heat homes and run businesses.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
You know, if Christian Nationalists were serious about obedience to scripture in our politics, they might ask what the Bible has to say about God's creation.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
Students at PSU will be protesting prospective faculty and humanities cuts today. Grateful for the support, and wanting people to listen.
March 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Students at PSU will be protesting prospective faculty and humanities cuts today. Grateful for the support, and wanting people to listen.
The Best Albums You Haven't Heard
I: "Choke Cherry Tree," The Ben Miller Band
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March 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Male cops intruding into a women's bathroom to police women they don't think look womanly enough.
Good job, culture warriors.
eurweb.com/2025/kalaya-...
Good job, culture warriors.
eurweb.com/2025/kalaya-...
Masculine Looking Cis Woman Confronted by Cops in Walmart Restroom: Kalaya Morton Demands Justice | VIDEO | EURweb
Outrage in Tucson: Kalaya Morton, a Black cisgender lesbian, confronted by male deputies in Walmart restroom. Demands for accountability rise.
eurweb.com
March 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Male cops intruding into a women's bathroom to police women they don't think look womanly enough.
Good job, culture warriors.
eurweb.com/2025/kalaya-...
Good job, culture warriors.
eurweb.com/2025/kalaya-...
Previously on my blog, now on substack.
open.substack.com/pub/pelicans...
open.substack.com/pub/pelicans...
Can an Evangelical Disavow Evangelicalism?
Reflections on Religious Community and Moral Responsibility
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March 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Previously on my blog, now on substack.
open.substack.com/pub/pelicans...
open.substack.com/pub/pelicans...
There was a time the Granite State GOP was common-sense thrift. Now it's just insanity. There's a bill to end vehicle inspections too.
House narrowly passes GOP-backed bill to eliminate New Hampshire Vaccine Association newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/03/06/h...
House narrowly passes GOP-backed bill to eliminate New Hampshire Vaccine Association newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/03/06/h...
House narrowly passes GOP-backed bill to eliminate New Hampshire Vaccine Association • New Hampshire Bulletin
A Republican-backed proposal to eliminate New Hampshire’s mechanism for purchasing vaccines was approved by the state House of Representatives Thursday.
newhampshirebulletin.com
March 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
There was a time the Granite State GOP was common-sense thrift. Now it's just insanity. There's a bill to end vehicle inspections too.
House narrowly passes GOP-backed bill to eliminate New Hampshire Vaccine Association newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/03/06/h...
House narrowly passes GOP-backed bill to eliminate New Hampshire Vaccine Association newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/03/06/h...
"I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill."
Psalm 2:6.
Psalm 2:6.
March 8, 2025 at 9:03 AM
"I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill."
Psalm 2:6.
Psalm 2:6.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...
Because nothing says "free speech" like issuing executive orders to punish law firms for helping investigate you. Especially when your lawsuit against them was tossed by a judge for lack of evidence or substance.
Because nothing says "free speech" like issuing executive orders to punish law firms for helping investigate you. Especially when your lawsuit against them was tossed by a judge for lack of evidence or substance.
Trump Ramps Up Attacks on Law Firms With Order Targeting Perkins Coie (Gift Article)
The order against the firm, which did work for Democrats during the 2016 campaign, represents an escalation of efforts to punish groups the president sees as aiding his enemies.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...
Because nothing says "free speech" like issuing executive orders to punish law firms for helping investigate you. Especially when your lawsuit against them was tossed by a judge for lack of evidence or substance.
Because nothing says "free speech" like issuing executive orders to punish law firms for helping investigate you. Especially when your lawsuit against them was tossed by a judge for lack of evidence or substance.
Hello everyone, I created this account a month or two ago and promptly forgot how to log in. Will hope to be more active here now.
March 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Hello everyone, I created this account a month or two ago and promptly forgot how to log in. Will hope to be more active here now.