James Talarico isn’t the only Democratic candidate making faith a calling card of his campaign this year. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed will face Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Aug. 4. In a fundraising letter this week,…
9 months later, schools are paying for firing teachers over Kirk posts
Remember September last year when hundreds of educators across the nation were facing firing or disciplinary actions for posting personal comments about the death of Charlie Kirk? The rash and reactionary decisions by school boards, superintendents and university presidents have…
Rubio says US shouldn’t be held accountable by international court
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the United States in general and the Trump administration specifically should not have to answer to the International Criminal Court. Rubio wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal July 13 explaining why…
Carlson calls for Huckabee’s removal for not defending congressman
Tucker Carlson is calling for Mike Huckabee to be fired as U.S. ambassador to Israel, after Huckabee did not defend a U.S. Congressman violently detained by Israeli settlers. This is the second event in a few days where Israeli settlers…
Lindsey Graham spoke at Baptist church a week before his death
One of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s final public appearances was at a Baptist church in his home state of South Carolina. On Saturday, July 4, Graham appeared at First Baptist Church of Columbia, S.C.., for the Southern Baptist congregation’s “Carolina…
What Ryan Burge sees in America’s megachurches
Americans are fascinated with megachurches, and that is leading some of the nation’s largest churches to keep getting larger, according to religion researcher Ryan Burge. Burge, a professor of practice at the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University, has…
As worldwide deaths mount, Musk insists DOGE cuts didn’t kill anyone
The world’s richest man continues to claim his destruction of USAID one year ago last week hasn’t caused a single death worldwide, but data from many reliable sources tell another story entirely. On Feb. 3, 2025, Elon Musk posted on…
Dear Trump-supporting Christians, are you really OK with this?
Most of you who claim to be Christians while supporting the Trump administration’s cruel immigration policies seem immovable in your position. Here’s a recent true story I challenge you to read and tell us if you support this. The story…
3 views on Donald Trump held by American Christians
There is a divide among Christians in the United States about how to respond to the urgency of our present crisis. Leaving aside for a moment those who claim the name of Christ but gleefully support an immoral president doing…
Robert Sloan, Baptist educator, dies at 77
The is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available. Veteran Baptist educator Robert B. Sloan died of a massive stroke July 4, according Heights Church in Houston, where Sloan was a pastor and theologian…
As Owens spins conspiracies, Kirk’s alleged killer gets day in court
As the case against Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin goes public next week in an evidentiary trial in Utah, the cottage industry of conspiracy theories about Kirk’s death has accelerated. The official story — not yet adjudicated in court — is…
Matthew Vines sets off a debate over what it means to be ‘queer’
One of the leading apologists for gay Christians has created a firestorm of controversy among Christians in the LGBTQ community with a column published in The New York Times June 30. Matthew Vines is the author of the op-ed headlined,…