Melani McAlister’s new history aims to capture what the familiar political story leaves out.
Art Briles’ court motion adds more clouds to Baylor situation
In response to a lawsuit, former Baylor coach Art Briles has filed a 35-page court document of denials and explanations to many of the accusations that have been aimed at him since 2015.
For black women at church, it’s more than the Aretha eulogy
A black pastor’s controversial eulogy at Aretha Franklin’s funeral laid bare before the world what black women say they have experienced for generations: sexism and inequality in their houses of worship every Sunday.
The biblical guide to reporting
Some people might think that Christians are supposed to be soft and acquiescent rather than muckrakers who hold the powerful to account. But what I do as an investigative reporter is consistent with what the Bible teaches.
Evangelicals sell authority for a pot of stew and a photo op
When political evangelicals set up their cots in the king’s court, they lose the authority to tell the king, “You are the man.”
A Bill Banning Reparative Therapy Spurred an Unlikely Relationship
This spring, California assemblyman Evan Low introduced legislation that would have designated paid “conversion therapy” services as a fraudulent business practice. Until last week, Low’s measure seemed set to pass. It moved through both of California’s legislative chambers and governor Jerry Brown…
Deal unlikely in Mormon church sexual abuse case: Lawyers
Mormon church lawyers said this week it’s unlikely they will reach a settlement with a woman who accuses the faith of covering for a former missionary leader who she says raped her in the 1980s.
Banned from meeting in church, Rwandan worshipers gather at home
Grace Umutesi has secretly been conducting services in her house in the Bannyahe slum on the outskirts of the capital since officials shut down her church in July for failing to comply with building safety standards and other regulations.
New Book Details Harms of Evangelical ‘Purity’ Movement and the Obstacle to Change
When Linda Kay Klein was a teenager growing up in the Midwest, she dreamed of being cast as a virtuous woman or pious martyr in church plays.