“United” or Faithful
Somewhere in the past, the United Methodist Church elevated “playing nice with others” to the highest call of the Gospel. …
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Hold the Line
I understand political differences. I teach political philosophy. My students would tell you I give much more vocal defenses of …
At least I know I’m free
(Originally posted November 10, 2016. To be honest, this post was pretty ungracious on my part. The day after the …
Jesus, Anger, and Love
(Originally posted January 29, 2017) I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what made Jesus mad. Of the episodes in …
Superpowers, the Middle East, and Refugees
(Originally posted December 23, 2016) One of the world’s great superpowers invaded and occupied a much smaller nation in the …
A prayer for the president-elect
(Originally posted November 9, 2016) I’ll be praying the following prayer (or some version of it) for the foreseeable future. …
Some thoughts on same-sex marriage
(Originally posted June 27, 2015) To those fellow-believers who have argued that “The government didn’t create marriage so the government …
Welcome
Welcome to BenMallicote.com, and thanks for taking the time to seek this page out. “The Con,” published below, is probably …
The Con
You voted for Trump because Clinton was going to be in Wall Street’s pocket. Trump wants to repeal Dodd-Frank and …
Academic Freedom
I’ve been reading the descriptions of the faculty on the Professor Watchlist, mostly curious about what percentage are women or …
