Weekend Reads 6/20/15

A prayer in a sanctuary

We will be told, in the aftermath of this act of terrorism, that it was the work of a lone individual — an aberration resulting from the aberrant behavior of a single disturbed man. But that claim is not credible. It requires us to ignore what we have seen and known for generations.

Rand Paul’s conservative “derp”: Racism in Baltimore could be fixed if we lower taxes on businesses

...and so instead of confronting the city’s struggle with systemic racism — a struggle that was in no way ended by the election of black officials, as Paul and other conservatives argue — he proposed the same solution he would’ve proposed to any problem anywhere: “We lower the taxes on the business people so they hire more people.”

15 Warning Signs That Your Christian Friend Is Becoming Pro-Gay

Are your friends safe from the menace of genuine, unconditional, Jesus-like love and acceptance?

Why Donald Trump Isn’t A Real Candidate, In One Chart

Trump is the first candidate in modern presidential primary history to begin the campaign with a majority of his own party disliking him.