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Rodney B. Dieser, Ph.D., LMHC, is the author of seven books and over 100 academic articles. His writings have appeared in the USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Lancet Psychiatry, and Mayo Clinic Proceedings and in past Deseret News articles. He is a Professor in Health, Recreation, and Community Services at the University of Northern Iowa. He works 10 hours a week as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor at Wartburg College, a private Lutheran liberal arts college in Waverly, Iowa. He lives in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and the views expressed here are solely his own.
Church & State

How Partisan Passions Are Undermining Christian Community

Some have stepped away from Christian fellowship after witnessing examples of hypocrisy within faith communities across the country during pandemic and political fights. How can followers of Jesus do better in the future?