In May 2022, Megan Basham wrote to Texas pastor Tom Ascol as an intermediary to seek clarifying information from David Sills about his relationship with Jennifer Lyell and subsequent firing from the faculty of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. That email…
ICE and empty mangers
This week, The New York Times reported a Catholic parish on a busy street in a wealthy Boston suburb had caused a stir with its Nativity scene. All the familiar elements are there: the shepherds and angels, sheep and hay, the three wise men….
Against the grain: Rethinking the Whig interpretation of history
The Whig interpretation of history, famously critiqued by Herbert Butterfield in 1931, remains one of the most seductive frameworks in modern historical consciousness. It offers a narrative of inevitable progress — a story in which the past leads inexorably to…
Jeffress is a hypocrite testifying against Johnson Amendment
Robert Jeffress testified before the president’s Religious Liberty Commission this week how he and his downtown Dallas church have been persecuted, while failing to acknowledge his own persecution of other religious groups. The pastor of First Baptist Dallas publicized in…
Heads spin as Kirk Cameron gives up eternal conscious torment
“It’s one of the doctrines of the Bible that atheists love to point out as one of the reasons why they could never believe in the God of the Bible,” Kirk Cameron said on his podcast last week. “It’s the God who…
Understanding our imperial president’s triumphal architecture
Authoritarian regimes use architecture to reshape what the public believes by saturating public spaces with political symbols, edifices and monuments. President Donald Trump’s plan to add a Roman triumphal arch to the Washington, D.C., cityscape near the Lincoln Memorial is…
What will MAGA Christianity look like in a post-Trump world?
When Donald Trump read the political tea leaves and urged House Republicans to vote for the release of the Epstein files, speculation was rampant. Did this mean Trump’s hold over the GOP was beginning to weaken? Or was his Department…
Groypers: An emerging threat to religious liberty
Following his appearance on The Tucker Carlson Show, neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes garnered mainstream attention as the leader of the “Groypers,” an emerging alt-right faction united behind the motto “America First.” Fuentes commands a large following on Rumble, a streaming platform…
What AI worship exposes about our songs and our souls
Solomon Ray’s first album, Faithful Soul, launched him overnight into the bestselling and most-played charts. Within days, the album hit No. 1 on the iTunes Top 100 Christian and Gospel chart. Two tracks — “Find Your Rest” and “Goodbye Temptation”…
US allies are now foes in Trump Security Strategy
President Donald Trump’s tariffs have upended global trade. Now, his National Security Strategy officially upends global partnerships the U.S. and its European allies have enjoyed for 80 years since the end of World War II. The U.S. will now overlook…
Holy Land, hollow promises: When religion betrays justice
The first time I watched a house fall in Bethlehem, I felt as if Advent itself had been interrupted. A brand-new bulldozer pressed calmly through the stone walls while the winter sun rested low over the Judean hills. It felt…
Now AI Trump reads Bible stories for children
’Tis the season when Christians flock to theaters or streaming services to watch the latest children’s cartoon movie about the birth of Jesus. But in the world of Christian nationalists, 2025 has been the year of utilizing AI. After Charlie…