Just a few hours after he told a crowded courtroom, “I still feel like I had to do it,” Dylann Roof was sentenced to death by a federal jury for carrying out the mass shooting inside Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church.
Bomb threats called into 16 Jewish community centers in one day
At least 16 Jewish community centers received bomb threats Jan. 9 in an apparent attempt to rattle American Jews who have seen a spike in anti-Semitism incidents in the past year.
Why we rage about religion on Facebook
Anger may be the emotion that is most clearly expressed, but more complex emotions may well lie at the heart of the enraged utterances.
The Church without Christ and the Ghost of Christmas Future
There’s something deeply American about Campolo’s story, something that ought to unsettle us — the remarkable sense that even atheism could receive “the best evangelical techniques.”
Alien citizens
Karl Barth, Eberhard Arnold, and why the Church is political
How white Christian nostalgia drove small-town America to Trump
A yearning for an earlier time, especially prevalent in rural American towns and cities, helped spur white evangelical Christians to vote overwhelmingly for Donald Trump.
Why Christians are disproportionately powerful in Congress
The U.S. is becoming more diverse in terms of faith, but its legislature isn’t. A major reason? Non-religious Americans’ voting rates.
How a toy figure of Martin Luther sparked accusations of anti-Semitism
When it comes to Martin Luther and anti-Semitism, even popular toys in Germany can’t escape theological scrutiny.
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A life of giving to global missions
“What do you want for Christmas?” Henry Foster’s mother asked him. Foster, a sophomore in high school, said he couldn’t think of anything he wanted.