Duane, you capture the zeitgeist of much of America in your parsings about the state of our country. Thank you!

I particularly resonated with this: “I celebrate that my Christian faith feeds my fervor for my nation’s democratic life and health, while simultaneously clearly distinguishing between my faith and my patriotism, feeding my fervor too for everyone’s religious freedom beyond toleration toward loving respect. My neighbors, whoever and as they are, are God’s image bearers and fellow citizens beyond boundaries, whom I am doubly glad to serve as a Christian and United States citizen. I celebrate that I am called and can be both without confusion.”

My prayer is that in our upcoming elections, despite Trump’s efforts to subvert them, our fellow Americans will turn away from this tyrant and his like and embrace all of our neighbors.