Bill Kole

A digital flier for a conversation with Bill Kole about his book, In Guns We Trust: The Unholy Trinity of White Evangelicals, Politics, and Firearms. The event -- in conversation with Philip Eil -- will take place at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 7.

One week from today -- Saturday, March 7 -- I'll be chatting with @billkole.bsky.social at @symposiumbooks.bsky.social about his excellent, timely book, "In Guns We Trust: The Unholy Trinity of White Evangelicals, Politics, and Firearms."

The event is at 4 p.m.

Join us!

“After doing all the work that we’ve done” deserves some serious 🙄

If you’re in PVD next Monday, please join us!

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A flurry of GUNS events ...! New year, new opportunities to talk about IN GUNS WE TRUST and our uniquely American gun violence scourge. (And to read from my critically acclaimed first book, THE BIG 100 😉!)I've been in Europe the...

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#guns #gunviolence #booksky

I’m sorry, but we have too. many. goddamned guns. 😡

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Just over 3 weeks to go until our special event- The Nexus Between Faith & Firearms: A talk with @billkole.bsky.social Don't miss out on what promises to be an engaging and thought provoking event!

NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:

Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”

@billkole.bsky.social investigates the dangerous coalition of white evangelicals and supporters for unrestricted access to firearms, and reflects on why evangelicals have embraced gun ownership.

Check out "Why God and Guns Don't Mix" from our February issue.

therevealer.org/why-guns-and...

Shootings at school and home in northeastern British Columbia leave 10 dead including shooter Canadian police say eight people including a suspect are dead after a shooting at a small school in British Columbia, with two more found dead at a home believed to be connected to the incident.

A rare school shooting in Canada, and even rarer, one where a woman is the suspected shooter.

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Why a former evangelical author is challenging faith in firearms | Broadview Magazine In his new book, William J. Kole argues that gun-loving U.S. Christians have lost their way

Canada’s Broadview magazine interviewed me about my new book, IN GUNS WE TRUST, and the peril of mixing faith and firearms.

#guns #gunviolence #booksky

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Why Guns and God Don’t Mix — The Revealer White evangelicals’ embrace of gun culture, and their outsized influence in the firearms industry, makes them complicit in the American gun violence scourge

✍🏼 I wrote this op-ed for @therevealer.bsky.social , the magazine of New York University's Center for Religion & Media, about white evangelicals' disturbing fusion of faith and firearms.

therevealer.org/why-guns-and...

#guns #gunviolence #religion #evangelicals #booksky

Our 1st issue of 2026 is here!

Featuring articles on combatting Christian nationalism, guns & white evangelicals, migrant labor in Saudi Arabia, India & Israel's relationship, Andy Warhol's religious life, & more from @nberlat.bsky.social, @billkole.bsky.social, & others! therevealer.org

During fly fishing’s long, dreary offseason, most of us just want to get a good look at something — anything — with fins.

The latest from my Substack, The Fly Guy 🎣 (subscribe for free!)

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#fishing #flyfishing #aquariums #humor

Guns and White Evangelicals Podcast Episode · The Revealer · 01/28/2026 · 49m

1st podcast episode of 2026! "Guns and White Evangelicals"

Why do many white evangelicals believe they have a “God-given right” to own guns? @billkole.bsky.social, author of In Guns We Trust, discusses evangelicals’ fixation w/gun access & what we can do about it. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify

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The Big 100: The New World of Super-Aging The New World of Super-Aging

Many more of us than you might suspect are living to these ages -- ideally as active, vibrant, and productive as Virginia was. Curious to know more? bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

RIP to this remarkable human, whom I included in my first book, THE BIG 100: The New World of Super-Aging.

“I’m going to retire when I die,” she said in 2023, when she was ‘just’ 103. 💪🏼 #booksky #longevity

Think twice.

Rhode Island Atheists is happy to present this exciting new event featuring @billkole.bsky.social

Currently working as a local author and as editor for Axios, Kole is an award-winning veteran journalist. He has reported from North America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

Australia's Parliament passes gun restrictions and anti-hate speech law after Bondi shooting Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed Parliament's passing anti-hate speech and gun laws following a deadly shooting at a Jewish festival on Sydney's Bondi Beach last month.

Australia was the first country to adopt decisive, effective gun control — in 1996, after a horrific mass shooting — and they’ve done it again.

The U.S., meanwhile, has more mass shootings than days of the year. Why? Because unlike Australia, we just don’t give a f*ck.

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Texans vs Patriots: 2 teams these frenemies love to hate One is a long-suffering Houston Texans fan. The other is a diehard New England Patriots supporter. They're frenemies.

🏈 Read this fun piece that I (a diehard #Patriots fan) and my Axios colleague Russell Contreras (a long-suffering #Texans fan) wrote together about our yearslong rivalry. 🏈

Bite me, Russ! GO PATS!

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In Guns We Trust: White Evangelicals and the Gospel of Guns - With William J. Kole

It was a privilege to talk about my new book, IN GUNS WE TRUST, and the strange nexus of faith and firearms with Josh Patterson on his amazing (Re)Thinking Faith podcast. Give it a listen here:

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#guns #gunviolence #booksky #evangelicals

My latest from The Fly Guy 🎣 ... the inevitable horror show of hooking oneself instead of the fish.

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#booksky #flyfishing #fishing #humor

If you're a nonfiction author considering a book-tour stop in PVD and you'd like a conversation partner, feel free to reach out. If timing/scheduling allows, I'd be happy to help.

Next up: a chat with @billkole.bsky.social about "In Guns We Trust" at @symposiumbooks.bsky.social in March.