What’s the mood among influential Christians? Sad!
The moral vision of Bernie Sanders
Like a growing number of Americans, Bernie Sanders does not define himself within clear religious categories, even as he stays engaged with questions of morality and a just society.
The threat of ‘all or nothing’ demands
Legislative and administrative exemptions designed to protect religious liberty without harming other important interests should be encouraged.
The LGBT politics of Christian colleges
At many evangelical universities, you can be gay — as long as you don’t “act” it.
We need to restore the Supreme Court to full strength
The prospect of a 4-4 decision on very important Supreme Court cases is unacceptable for any longer than is absolutely necessary.
‘The Seer:’ Wendell Berry and the vanishing beauty of small farms
A documentary on Wendell Berry which premiered this week at SXSW conveys the joys of living in a rural American community and the hellish changes to that manner of life wrought by massive industrialization.
Trump’s pastor friends have one thing in common: They’re all rich
While some prominent members of the Religious Right have repeatedly disavowed Trump’s candidacy, there is one group of conservative Christian clergy that has consistently called Trump a friend, and vice-versa: preachers of the so-called “prosperity gospel.
Momentum to remove Confederate symbols slows or stops
When a white supremacist killed nine black churchgoers in South Carolina last summer, among the responses was a drive to remove publicly displayed Confederate symbols around the country. Now that movement has stalled.
An evangelical movement takes on climate change
As faith-based environmental activism continues to grow, it hopes to change the country. Whether that means reaching conservative politicians through faith or prompting action from the pews, the idea is that religion can move those unconvinced by the science.