Two weeks ago, Samuel DuBose, a black man stopped for not having a front license plate, was shot and killed two minutes later by Raymond Tensing, a 25-year-old University of Cincinnati campus police officer. The event, recorded by the officer’s…
Alabama church opens gun range behind sanctuary
Activists urge Pope Francis to address sex abuse by clergy during U.S. visit
Christian bakers gotta bake, even for gays
Black churches bucking the trend of decline
Billy Graham’s shadow: Chuck Templeton and the crisis of American religion
It was August of 1949 and Billy Graham had never been so depressed. Twelve years after “surrendering to preach” on a Florida golf course, the evangelist was wrestling with doubts. He had been reading neo-orthodox theologians like Karl Barth and…
Islamic State releases 22 Christians in Syria, activists say
Most Americans don’t see sin in divorce
50,000 could attend National Baptist Convention in Memphis
Former US President Jimmy Carter says he has cancer and will undergo treatment
Would legalizing sex work make it safer? Amnesty International thinks so
In politics, when the God-question turns weird
In my blog post Trumping Faith I asked the question, “How important is it that elected government leaders not only affirm a faith background, but have one that is deeply meaningful and vibrant?” Today I want to ask, “How can…