A Houston megachurch has been in the news due to member concerns about the ways its bylaws were amended and governance was effectively removed from the congregation and entrusted to a small group handpicked by the senior pastor. While this...
A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups and federal legislators has launched “End the ICE Age,” a campaign urging Congress to defund and eliminate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “Loved ones are still dying in ICE detention right now, living in…
“Who will I be surprised to see in heaven?” That’s one question that has been stirred up during the final stretch of our church’s Bible studies in the book of Revelation. As we reflected on what we look forward to…
In a two-and-a-half-minute-long video posted on X, self-styled Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced all United States soldiers age 30 and over will undergo mandatory screening for testosterone deficiency. Those with lower levels of testosterone will be given the option…
A Houston megachurch has been in the news due to member concerns about the ways its bylaws were amended and governance was effectively removed from the congregation and entrusted to a small group handpicked by the senior pastor. While this…
Retirement is one of the strangest words in the Christian vocabulary. We know how CEOs retire, athletes retire and politicians retire. They shake a few hands, kiss a few babies, give a farewell speech, collect a plaque engraved with their…
Proper training and education for officers of the law should be mandatory for the safety of the public and our officers. However, ICE has made cuts to its required curriculum from an already short training program and failed to properly…
Here’s what happens when you dare to ask questions about the common narrative of the clergy sexual abuse survivor community. You get lambasted online with comments like these made against me over the weekend: “Mariah Kerry (not Carey) commented on…
Baptist preacher and U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock said he is often stumped by evangelical Christians who claim to love Christ but blame the poor for being poor. “I do not understand how it is that people who claim to be…
Contrast this: “America’s doors are closed fully to asylum seekers.” — White House aide Stephen Miller, describing the current U.S. policy toward certain immigrants “I was a stranger and you took me in.” — Jesus of Nazareth, describing the terms…
Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster adaptation of The Odyssey hit theaters last week in a big way, raking in $264.1 million globally and becoming Nolan’s biggest debut weekend ever. The long-anticipated film features a star-studded cast with Matt Damon leading the charge…
“Today, I can finally say the words I’ve been fighting to say for years: Provo Canyon School is officially shut down,” said Paris Hilton last Friday in response to a decision to revoke the institution’s residential treatment license. The private…
Employees already suing U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins over religious freedom violations have urged a judge to stop her continued proselytizing through agency-wide emails as litigation continues. The plaintiffs in National Federation of Federal Employees v. USDA filed…
