Cursing a person strikes not at flawed policies or poor decisions but at the image of God. The rise of coded and not-so-coded cursing of the President of the United States, along with the increasing use of words like “traitors” in right-wing media, signal that dangerous lines are being crossed. John urges us to all read the relevant scriptures and take a step back. To their credit, First Things agreed to publish this piece and you can read it here.