Mel White

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Rev. Dr. Mel White is a Christian minister, author and filmmaker. He and his husband, Gary Nixon founded Soulforce Inc., a program that uses principles of Gandhi and King to address the suffering of...

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‘Make America Christian Again’

Mel White / Truthdig Jan 26, 2018 Now that fundamentalists have their man in the White House, they are running another assault on democracy that would make the late televangelist Jerry Falwell proud. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Donald Trump and His Angry Voters Are Furthering an Extremist Christian Agenda

Mel White / Truthdig May 19, 2016 Unwittingly or not, by tapping into a long list of “isms”—including nationalism, sexism, racism, heterosexism and militarism—the Republican presidential candidate is following in the footsteps of the late, archconservative, televangelist Jerry Falwell. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

This Gay Man Represented the President

Mel White / Truthdig Feb 17, 2012 James C. Hormel's transformation from a confused and closeted gay kid to the nation's first openly gay ambassador is chronicled in his memoir “Fit to Serve.” Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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Jesus Was Lynched

Mel White / Truthdig Dec 24, 2011 According to James H. Cone's “The Cross and the Lynching Tree,” Jesus was crucified by the same principalities and powers that lynched almost 5,000 black people in this country. The lynching tree is the cross in America. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The Last Real Evangelical

Mel White / MelWhite.org Feb 23, 2018 Billy Graham wanted to preach the social gospel, but his associates silenced that voice to "protect" his ministry from controversy and financial loss. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )