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Patrick McCormick

Patrick McCormick received his doctorate in moral theology from the Gregorian University (Rome) and was professor of religious studies at Gonzaga University for 30 years. He is the author of five books on Christian ethics, including "God’s Beauty: A Call to Justice," dozens of articles in the same field and a column on Christianity and culture for the magazine U.S. Catholic for nearly two decades. He is currently retired in Spokane and belongs to St. Ann’s Catholic parish.
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Trump shreds the Ninth Commandment while Christians demand it in classrooms

A reflection on Trump, the Ninth Commandment, political falsehoods and the moral cost of bearing false witness in public life.
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Why Christians should protest: Gospel women who defied unjust hierarchies

From Mary at Cana to modern christian movements, the Gospels urge collective, nonviolent resistance to unjust power—especially from those pushed to the margins.
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Trump’s mass deportation targets the innocent, defying biblical and American justice

Biblical and constitutional principles call us to protect the innocent and resist false witness in the face of Trump’s mass deportation plans.
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Mass deportation or moral duty? Scripture challenges Trump’s immigration crackdown

Candidate Trump promised last year to carry out “the largest deportation program in American history,” ultimately removing most or all the over 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S.
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Christian support for historical censorship betrays biblical values

Trump’s orders censor history, erasing injustice and sin — betraying both education’s purpose and core Christian values of repentance.
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Evangelicals see Trump as Cyrus but Scripture describes a Pharaoh

Many evangelicals see Trump as Cyrus, but the Bible warns he's more like Pharaoh — oppressing strangers, not liberating them.
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Jesus’ lambs silent as Trump attacks democracy and the marginalized

Read how the Trump administration targets democracy and the marginalized, yet American Christianity remains silent, often aligning with his assaults.
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