Your comment on Republicans seeing poverty as a vice is right on and is driven in large part by the evangelical Christian tradition, which often defines poverty as a moral failure. Smith and Emerson's "Divided by Faith" unpacks this reality and helps to unpack this trend.

Thanks for this. Having been an advocate of NGH in the past, I've been concerned for some time about Dr. Webb's leadership but felt that the board was not up for confrontation. I'm glad to see this long needed change

While I agree in principle, the pain will be real for most of us living on less than 6 figures. That is when real financial support for safety net services is so important.

It was a lovely room

We've always known that our current president knows nothing about governance and leadership and is P.T. Barnum resurrected, running an endless campaign for accolades, not solutions. Nothing he says shocks me at this point.

Honestly, this shouldn't be surprising. Much of American Christianity has made church more about family than discipleship. When I look at church investments in "family life centers" instead of using resources to help those in need, it's clear where the locus of worship lies.