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When ‘patriotism’ turns to assault

I love America, and I greatly appreciate the dedication and sacrifice many of my family members and friends have rendered our country by serving in the military. I am a patriotic American who proudly flies the American flag and stands…

‘Pastor, we’ve never been through this before’

Every minister hears these words. And in that moment, when grief is raw and a family looks to you for guidance, what do you say? In Eulogy: Remembering a Life through God’s Good Word, I draw on more than 40 years…

Clergy and politicians urge Tennessee governor to postpone execution

About a dozen clergy and conservative politicians pleaded with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to postpone an upcoming execution after another inmate’s lethal injection was botched in May. “Tony Carruthers … spent 90 agonizing minutes bleeding and in excruciating pain in…

America keeps mistaking Black children for threats

Cyrus Carmack-Belton. That was the name of the 14-year-old Black boy in South Carolina chased, shot and killed after being accused of stealing bottled water from a gas station store. A jury recently acquitted the store owner in his death….

Courts disagree on states’ access to national voter database

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has rejected the Trump administration’s request to lift a previous ruling barring use of a voter database designed to investigate and potentially purge U.S. citizens from voter rolls across the country. However, the ruling…

NBCUSA opens advocacy center in DC

A historically Black denomination has opened an advocacy center in the heart of Washington, D.C., to protect civil rights, champion religious freedom and to be a voice for the poor and marginalized. The National Baptist Convention USA Inc., announced the…

5 takeaways from PRRI on the 2026 midterms

Last Friday, PRRI launched a new project, Data and the 2026 Midterms, connecting the treasure trove of demographic, political and public opinion data in the PRRI American Values Atlas to the key races that could determine which party controls one or both houses…

Mark Driscoll is a fool who needs to read church history — and the Bible

Mark Driscoll says you can’t be a “Bible-believing Christian and a socialist.” He also declares, “I am a capitalist becase I am a Christian.” He clearly doesn’t know church history and hasn’t absorbed the book of Acts. According to Encyclopedia…

Our legacy of dissent

Toward the end of his life, the great dissenter and short-time Baptist Roger Williams (1603-1683) reflected on the founding of Providence Plantation in the American colony of Rhode Island, writing: I desired it might be for a shelter for persons…

When the president targets Muslim kindergartners, families like mine also pay the price

Like many Americans, I was appalled when I heard about President Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim social media post bullying kindergartners in Minnesota for wearing hijabs. Since then, many have voiced their support for the 5-year olds, including the popular YouTube educator Ms….

What I plan to talk about at Wild Goose Festival

“When are you gonna lead one of these workshops for us?” Tim asked me this question the first time he spoke to me about coming to the Wild Goose Festival. He messaged me out of the blue over something I’d…

Republican leaders worried ICE murders will damage their agenda

President Donald Trump’s doubling down on Immigration and Customs Enforcement traffic stops despite agents’ killing of two motorists proves deadly force is an integral part of the administration’s mass deportation campaign, an immigrant rights leader said. The administration’s “deportation machine…

Mark Driscoll is a fool who needs to read church history — and the Bible

NBCUSA opens advocacy center in DC

America keeps mistaking Black children for threats

Courts disagree on states’ access to national voter database

When ‘patriotism’ turns to assault

‘Pastor, we’ve never been through this before’

Clergy and politicians urge Tennessee governor to postpone execution

America keeps mistaking Black children for threats

Courts disagree on states’ access to national voter database

5 takeaways from PRRI on the 2026 midterms

Mark Driscoll is a fool who needs to read church history — and the Bible

Our legacy of dissent

When the president targets Muslim kindergartners, families like mine also pay the price

What I plan to talk about at Wild Goose Festival

Republican leaders worried ICE murders will damage their agenda

Attacks on human dignity can never be normalized, say 2 US bishops after deadly ICE shootings

How Andy Burnham’s religious roots shaped Britain’s first Catholic-born prime minister

The Pro-Life Movement’s Widening Division

How Michigan’s Senate race is testing pro-Israel Jews’ loyalty to the Democratic Party

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Mark Driscoll is a fool who needs to read church history — and the Bible

NBCUSA opens advocacy center in DC

America keeps mistaking Black children for threats

Courts disagree on states’ access to national voter database