When Stephen Miller slipped and said “plenary authority,” CNN cut to commercial. That phrase means absolute power. The kind dictators claim. They came back, re-asked the question, and let him rephrase. This isn’t “overreacting.” It’s the quiet part being said out loud. I'll be live again soon.

From the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement to Obama to Trump. White Christian rage has never gone away. It’s the throughline of American history, and now it’s standing right in front of us, demanding war against Americans themselves.

A blessing for the rest of us this weekend. May we carry righteous anger, courage, vigilance, and discernment into the days ahead.

Patriarchy has always depended on white women to protect its power. Laura Loomer’s att@ck on Rep. Jasmine Crockett wasn’t just cruel. It was predictable. Because nothing unsettles patriarchy more than a brilliant, confident Black woman who refuses to shrink. Protect Black women.

Today marks the Autumn Equinox in the northern hemisphere. A brief moment when light and dark hold one another in balance.

Christianity is not godly when it sanctifies racism and blesses cruelty. We can no longer pretend that cruelty wrapped in religious language is anything but what it is: harm. This isn’t about one man or one moment — it’s about a Christianity that has been weaponized to sanctify cruelty.

I made my first Venn diagram on Christian nationalism. The overlap? Christians who venerate bigots and those who swear politics isn’t in their faith. History shows they’ll betray neighbors while claiming righteousness. We suspected. Now we know. Find the PDF version on my substack.

Some grief is collective because the trauma was never chosen. Survivors of shootings, children starving in Gaza, families like Melissa Hortman’s. Grief for the innocent is sacred. Grief for the vulnerable is holy. But grief for those who caused harm is not a burden we are required to carry.

I’ll be back to talk about this more later. For now—sit with these words.

Love without truth is manipulation. Inclusion without affirmation is abuse. Leadership without accountability is harm. If your theology cannot fully affirm the humanity of women, LGBTQIA+ people, and the marginalized, it isn’t love. Its control.

When anger is all we breathe, we become the chaos. When we pause to breathe, we become the clarity and that clarity is what they fear the most.

The fear of hell was not holy. It was a cage. For years, I believed fear kept me faithful. What I couldn’t see was that it was never faith at all, it was control. For so many of us, the fear of hell was the last chain to break and the one that set us free.

Sometimes anger returns just when you think you're past it. But what if it’s not a step backward—but forward? This is for the ones who thought they’d made peace, but now feel the burn of betrayal all over again. Rage isn’t the end of healing. Sometimes, it’s the doorway to deeper truth.

I don’t answer questions that are rooted in control and superiority. If your faith can’t handle people walking away from it, that’s a you problem. Not mine. Comment: "Which commandment or Jesus teaching do you find harmful exactly. Which one do you need in your life?"

Christianity has been using the bible to justify hate for generations. People who use the bible to be homophobic and transphobic are reflecting their indoctrinated beliefs. It’s the same bible in America that was used to justify slavery and to stomp on human rights. The choice is yours.

“Women raised us.” Yes and many of us upheld patriarchal values without realizing how much harm we were passing on. But healing means taking accountability, not shifting blame. If you’re still clinging to sexist beliefs, that’s not your mom’s fault anymore.

You can’t call it deconstruction if you’re still clinging to power granted by patriarchy. White Christian women have long benefited from proximity to white Christian men. Real work means naming the privilege we gained from the very systems that harmed others or it’s just self-preservation.

No. I don't have a church. I don't want a church. And I am not unfinished or incomplete because of it. For many of us leaving church is the most honest decision we’ve ever made. We are not lost. We are not broken. We are not seeking a way back. We are unchurched, and we are thriving.

When cruelty becomes normalized, humanity loses its soul. Gaza isn’t just a tragedy unfolding overseas. It’s a mirror. America’s comfort with suffering, justified by Christian patriarchy and power, shows us exactly how “never again” becomes “here we are again.”

Far too many of us were told we were the problem. Too sensitive, too angry, too wounded when we named harm done in the name of God. But we aren’t the problem. The manipulation is. The gaslighting is. The misuse of spiritual language is. This is spiritual abuse.

This blog challenges the fear-based lie that you need a church—or even a deity—to be a good person. Come sit with me in the questions. We explore what goodness looks like when it’s rooted in ethics, not obedience.

“You’re welcome here… but only if you change.” That’s not love. That’s spiritual control. LGBTQIA+ people deserve full inclusion. No conditions, no exceptions. If your church denies that, be honest. Don’t hide behind rainbow flags and smiling sermons.

We don’t all land in the same place after deconstructing and that’s okay. Whether you’re spiritual, agnostic, humanist, or still figuring it out, there’s room for you here.

Your compassion is a form of sacred resistance in a world that keeps trying to harden us. Keep listening. Keep showing up. Choosing compassion isn’t weakness. It’s how we stay human in dehumanizing systems.

Deconstruction isn’t just about what hurt you. It’s about what harms others too. If you reject religious dogma but cling to patriarchy or supremacy, you haven’t gone far enough. Real deconstruction asks: what are you still protecting?

It’s easy to condemn the villains we’ve all agreed on. This piece isn’t just about John MacArthur. It’s about the systems that made him possible and the ones still standing.

“Hate the sin, love the sinner” is a toxic phrase. It’s not love. It’s judgment wrapped in condescension. It reinforces Christian patriarchy and moral superiority disguised as compassion. You’re allowed to reject theology that harms while pretending to care.

A welcoming or accepting church is not an affirming church. American Christianity is a master at word salad. If they do not fully affirm, baptize, ordain, have in church leadership LGBTQIA people and officiate same sex weddings they are gaslighting you.

History has already shown us what happens when ego and unchecked power go unchallenged. From King Henry VIII to Trump, the hunger for praise comes at the cost of the innocent. We are not sliding into authoritarianism, we are standing in it.

The tenants of Christian nationalism are to trigger you into submission. Christian nationalism weaponizes faith. Fear, shame, and outrage are used to keep you in line. Christian nationalism is control dressed up as righteousness. Free yourself from this toxic ideology.

I’ve waited until now to discuss how many creators I stopped following, mostly who do political commentary, who said we were making too big a deal of project 2025 and felt it was just a distraction to the election. I was dumbfounded by their ignorance.

What if your gifts were never meant to be confined to church walls? You don’t need permission to live what’s already blooming inside you. Your voice matters. Your work matters. Not because a pastor said so. Because it’s yours. And that’s enough.

In the end, church didn't make you holy. Your life did. You don’t need a steeple to be spiritual. You don’t need a pastor’s blessing to be whole. Your sacredness has never depended on a building. When they said you needed the church to be close to God, they were wrong.

Sometimes the most sacred things are the ones we’re taught to overlook. This isn’t just about seashells—it’s about us. Our cracks, wear, and edges don’t make us unworthy. Honor the brokenness.

I try not to say I’ve deconstructed—I’m still deconstructing. It’s not a destination. It’s a lifelong unraveling. I left behind weaponized scripture, fear-based theology, and blind obedience. Now I choose curiosity, compassion, and becoming.

The lineage of Christians who cited scripture to justify the enslavement of Black people is a straight through-line to the Christians who cited scripture to justify their votes for and support of a bill that will accelerate the suffering of millions. History will remember you as the bigots you are.

“There is no hate like Christian love.” New blog available now: how Christian patriarchy weaponizes love to silence, control, and excuse harm, while calling it holiness.

If your church is not speaking out about Christian Nationalism then they are part of the problem. Silence isn’t neutral. When churches stay quiet about Christian Nationalism, they’re complicit. Whether they admit it or not. #DeconstructingChristianity #ChurchComplicity #revkarla

What do Elon Musk, Christian nationalism, and mission trips have in common? More than you think—and the consequences are d3adly. Read the entire piece here: D3ath by Design: A Future Built on Cru3lty Fueled by Christian Nationalism ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/revkarla...

Patriarchal structures exist to protect patriarchal structures. Pay attention to who is protecting these structures. They are the loudest ones in the room, demanding submission to their power. They will stop at nothing to achieve it. Patriarchy protects itself at all costs.

Christianity should be the loudest voice speaking out against Christian Nationalism. Silence in the face of Christian Nationalism is complicity. If Christianity isn’t actively rejecting it, then it’s enabling it. There is no neutral ground.

Deconstruction is a paradox. We long for the simplicity of belief, but that simplicity requires silence. We miss the community, but it demands conformity. The truth is, we can’t go back. Who we were no longer exists. And that’s okay. That is sacred.

Democrats aren’t leading—they’re Rick Rolling us. 73% of Democratic voters say leadership isn’t doing enough to oppose Trump. This isn’t leadership—it’s distraction. I break this down further here: open.substack.com/pub/revkarla...

Project 2025 is here, and the most vulnerable will suffer first. The Department of Education is being gutted. Federal food programs for children have been eliminated. Families already struggling are being pushed further into crisis. Read Here: open.substack.com/pub/revkarla...

The Hypocrisy of "Pro-Life" Lawmakers open.substack.com/pub/revkarla...

Let’s be clear. The President literally got up and put an air traffic controller in the cross-hairs of MAGA, implying incompetency and DEI hire when an investigation hasn’t even begun. Then disparaged Biden, Obama & Buttigieg. All with zero proof. He’s void of morality.