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The Valorization of Ease
We are broken. I'm workshopping a theory for how we got here.
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Jonathan D. Fitzgerald
How the Christian Right Got It So, So Wrong
The Secular Left didn't lure Americans away from church; the Christian Right drove them away.
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Jon Busch
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I Guess I'm a Fundamentalist Now
Not really; but in banning smartphones for my kids, I sometimes feel like one
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Jonathan D. Fitzgerald
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Rumors of My Death
On my return to Substack, and Christ's stubborn refusal to die.
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Jon Busch
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March 2024

There's Nothing Christian About Evangelicalism
The bargain evangelicals made with Trump in 2016—fealty for pro-life judges—has permanently altered the entire movement
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Jonathan D. Fitzgerald
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In Between Thoughts
Some musings on writing, writer's block, and whether inspiration is real
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Jonathan D. Fitzgerald
I Don't Want to Control My News (And Neither Should You)
In a new essay at WBUR's Cognoscenti, I argue that we shouldn't let recommendation algorithms filter the news
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Jonathan D. Fitzgerald
Marijuana Dispensary or Evangelical Church?
This week’s newsletter is a game! You get to guess whether these places are dispensaries or churches!
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Jonathan D. Fitzgerald
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February 2024

The Believing Game
Empathy should spur action, but that action needn’t be blind acceptance.
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Jonathan D. Fitzgerald
Peering Over the Precipice
Job and his tested faith. Frankenstein and his marvelous monster. Luddites and their losing battle. Me and my unsolid ground.
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Jonathan D. Fitzgerald
Just Because We Can, Doesn't Mean We Should
Why the Apple Vision Pro makes me want to break up with tech
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Jonathan D. Fitzgerald
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Is this thing still on?
Tentatively stepping back to the newsletter to wage a one-man-war on The Algorithm
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Jonathan D. Fitzgerald
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