For many of his readers and followers — liberal Christians, disaffected Christians and ex-Christians — John Pavlovitz has emerged as the digital pastor of the resistance, railing against Trump, white evangelicals and Christian nationalism.
The Koch Brothers vs. God
The fossil-fuel lobby preached its gospel in Virginia. Now, black churches are fighting back.
The power of Wakanda
Getting millions of Americans to consider the merits of black armed revolution against global oppression is no small feat.
Who framed Mary Magdalene?
This is a film which could generate an important debate over why the woman, who was Jesus’s most faithful follower and remained with him as he died, while the other apostles fled, and was the first witness to his resurrection, was airbrushed out of the picture from the very beginnings of Christianity.
Bali to shush social media for Day of Silence
Bali’s annual Day of Silence is sacred and this year all phone companies have agreed to shut down the mobile internet for 24 hours during “Nyepi,” a day marking New Year on the predominantly Hindu island.
‘The View’s’ Joy Behar calls Mike Pence to apologize for calling his Christian faith a ‘mental illness’
Joy Behar, a co-host of ABC’s “The View,” has apologized to Vice President Mike Pence for what he said was mocking his Christian faith and suggesting his religious views made him mentally ill.
‘A Wrinkle in Time’s’ long religious controversy
Since its publication in 1962, “A Wrinkle in Time” has become one of the most frequently banned or challenged books. The book’s author, Madeleine L’Engle, an Episcopalian, imbued her novel with religious elements and ideas. Among conservative Christians, though, one of the biggest objections has historically been the way that L’Engle, mixes science and religion.
Neighbors heartbroken after Lake Gaston home invasion, kidnapping, fatal fire
A 76-year-old North Carolina woman died Friday in a house fire that was the culmination of a day of terror for her and her husband, a Baptist pastor, authorities said.
Guerrillas for God: How Hong Kong’s pastors are delivering the message to China’s Christians
While Hong Kong’s pastors are not allowed to proselytize, sermonize or establish churches in mainland China without official permission, many defy these prohibitions to cultivate a network of underground “house churches” in homes and workplaces.