Notes on (Christian) camp

Move over, pink flamingos. For me, the cross of Christ is as campy as it gets.

Published on June 2, 2025

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When Jesus finally arrives in Bethany in John 11, he discovers that Lazarus has been dead for four days.

If only you’d gotten here sooner, says Martha.

If only you’d gotten here sooner, says Mary.

If we remove the difficult facts of history leading up to Jesus’ birth, the story loses its power.

Rome’s political erasures were a precursor to today’s contested US history.

The musician and drag queen is an exvangelical who came to see that holding on to a theology of self-loathing was just too dangerous.

As Christians, we need to protest authoritarianism and support the people it targets. We also need to underscore the deep foundations of this work.