Community Sentinel Blog
In 1978, the Kansas City Star noted that football was rivaling church as America’s religion. Decades later, Jerry Jones — once photographed in the Little Rock crowd opposing integration — stands as one of its high priests. From Kaepernick to Deion Sanders to Dr. Tony Evans, his pattern is clear: protect the game, even if it means silencing the prophets.
Pastor Jamal Bryant has once again found himself in the center of cultural clash. After lifting Martin Luther King Jr. as a prophetic voice, he was accused by Millicent Sedra of “ethnic idolatry.” But is honoring a witness the same as worshiping an idol? This sermonette examines the charge, the self-appointed gavel, and what the Word says about idolatry, remembrance, and the cloud of witnesses.
Hubert Henry Harrison, “the father of Harlem radicalism,” founded the Liberty League and exposed America’s paper-thin democracy. His call to rip white supremacy out by the root still burns today.
Between 1904 and 1908, German colonial forces in Namibia carried out the first genocide of the 20th century, killing tens of thousands of Herero and Nama. While Germany continues to pay reparations in Europe, its African victims remain uncompensated. The debt of this forgotten genocide is still unpaid.
President Trump’s September 25 memorandum “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence” cloaks itself in security but risks weaponizing fear. Its vague definitions and sweeping powers threaten nonprofits, dissenters, and democracy itself. InnerKwest examines the psychology, history, and political ramifications of this Orwellian directive.
Crypto has become both an accelerant and a cloak for conservative social engineers like the Heritage Foundation and Federalist Society. From anonymous donations to state-level financial experiments, digital currency is being woven into strategies that shift power away from democracy.
In Erie, Barack Obama was asked if America is at an inflection point. He answered, “Yes.” The U.S. now faces a decisive turn—toward renewal or decline. The danger: feckless governance drifting without courage or vision.
White Christian nationalism is not Christianity — it is idolatry. This sermonette unmasks the rival faith of Whiteness that seeks to diminish God’s people of their power, purpose, and prowess. Rooted in Scripture, it calls the church to renounce idols and return to the liberating Christ.
The Kimmel, Comey miscalculation is more than political theater—it is a symptom of an administration edging toward authoritarianism, suppressing mass protest, and suffering judicial rebuke for political reprisals. Urgent share.
Ryan Walters’ push to embed Turning Point USA in every Oklahoma high school is more than partisan overreach — it risks indoctrinating children, deepening divisions, and reviving the unresolved shadow of Tulsa’s violent racial history. Marked as an Urgent Share Article, this piece calls attention to a moment where education could be turned into indoctrination, and why readers must help carry the conversation forward.
