In moments that evangelical leaders had an opportunity to preach that true security lay in higher realms, they chose a civil religion that begged for political relevance and glory.
This is a pivotal moment in American Protestantism
Today, the Methodists and Baptists are not really fighting over mere “issues.” They are fighting about whether women, people of color, immigrants, and LGBTQ people should, on the basis of human dignity and worth, have full rights, responsibilities and respect in their church communities.
How America treats its own children
How could the United States separate 2,000 children from their parents, perhaps never to be reunited? After all, as The Atlantic reports, this is the wealthiest civilization that the world has ever known, one with a bipartisan commitment to equality…
Religious Leaders Condemn Family Separations—but Not Necessarily Trump
His “zero-tolerance” policy has been called “traumatic” and “cruel.” But his most stalwart supporters are sticking with him.
First Baptist’s Robert Jeffress Blames Rawlings, DMN for Billboard Removal
Late last week, Outfront Media took down a couple of billboards it owns in Dallas. Normally that wouldn’t be news, but the ads on these billboards belonged to First Baptist Church of Dallas and depict its pastor, Robert Jeffress, so…
Sessions distorts Romans 13:1 to say civil laws are God’s will
According to this absolutist view, to resist the civil authorities is to oppose God. God, it is argued, appointed government both to punish wrongdoers and promote good.
Blessed assurance: Call to the table in the face of terror
Something else needs to be said about the savagery of separating children from parents at the U.S.-Mexico border: this policy change is in fact a form of terrorism.
Southern Baptists Call Off the Culture War
America’s largest Protestant group moves to cut ties with the Republican Party and re-engage with mainstream culture.
Sexual Purity, #ChurchToo, and the Crisis of Male Evangelical Leadership
The work of #ChurchToo cannot be undertaken within evangelical churches without first re-assessing, if not dismantling, the stringent purity culture which remains a prominent feature of youth ministries.