When our President weaponizes “Merry Christmas,” it turns the peacemaking way of Jesus into a saber to be incoherently rattled in the same breath as an offhanded mention of our impending thermonuclear war with North Korea … and tax cuts.
God’s plan for Mike Pence
Will the vice president — and the religious right — be rewarded for their embrace of Donald Trump?
Cheers, rage and shrugs after Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Trump made his announcement on Dec. 6, ignoring pressure from world leaders who said the move would further incite an already volatile region and make it harder to restart peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians.
Supreme Court cake case laced with clashing ideas of religious liberty
Americans cherish the First Amendment principle of “religious freedom” even as they question its meaning and test its limits, scholars say.
Arkansas Baptist looks to improve after challenges; plan focuses on solvency, academics
The plan is a guide for historically black university to become more competitive in the higher-education market, help its students succeed, develop strong leaders within the college and become fiscally solvent, leaders said.
British priest in trouble for venting on his congregation
The minister says he knows the letter he sent parishioners was inappropriate. But spare a thought, and perhaps a prayer, for clergy who even now find the cursor hovering over the “send” button. There are more than you might think.
Number of clergy joining trade union in Britain on the rise
One Baptist minister said he initially joined because the union movement needs Christians to be involved. “But since that time … a complaint was made against me and I realized it could be very helpful,” he said.
Both sides in LGBT case agree: It’s not about wedding cake
In a legal case with profound implications for LGBT rights and religion’s place in public life, the opposing sides agree on this: It’s not about the cake.
Ministers look to revive Martin Luther King’s 1968 poverty campaign
Fifty years after Martin Luther King Jr. began his Poor People’s Campaign, William J. Barber II, a black minister and civil rights leader from North Carolina, and Liz Theoharis, a white theologian originally from Milwaukee, will revive it.