President Donald Trump and members of his administration have long used allegations of anti-Christian discrimination as a rallying cry for supporters, arguing that policies and laws on issues like school prayer and LGBTQ+ rights threaten Christians’ right to express their beliefs.
New Faithful America Head Challenges Theology of Christian Nationalism
For years, Rev. Shannon Fleck has been challenging Christian Nationalism in what could be called the state leading the way in advancing the ideology. Now, she’s ready to focus not just on mobilizing Christians in Oklahoma but also across the…
The Fight Against Right-Wing Appalachian ‘School Choice’ Politics Is a Fight for Democracy and the Future of American Education
In October 2024, a flyer appeared in the mailboxes of Kentucky residents, promoting an amendment to the state’s constitution. “WE NEED TO UPDATE KENTUCKY’S CONSTITUTION: Because Moms Deserve a Choice in Education,” declared the mailer’s text, above a sepia-toned image of six early-twentieth-century White suffragists holding “VOTE”…
BWA Leads Racial Justice Advocacy at the United Nations
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is leading a delegation of 35 people from eight countries to New York City to participate in the United Nations (UN) 4th Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent from April 14-17,…
Chatbot theology: Trump v. the Bible’s villain
For three weeks, the Trump administration has sought to demonize Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland father who was sent to a prison in his native El Salvador because of what a (since fired) Justice Department lawyer called an “administrative error.” According…
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Mormon church over how it uses donations
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit alleging that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints arm misused hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations by investing it instead of using it for charitable purposes.
King Charles releases Easter message but faces criticism over reference to other faiths
“This paradox of human life runs through the Easter story and in the scenes that daily come before our eyes — at one moment, terrible images of human suffering and, in another, heroic acts in war-torn countries where humanitarians of…
El Salvador’s president, Trump’s new deportation partner, is a pro-Israel Palestinian
When the president of El Salvador came to the White House this week, he rejected a U.S. Supreme Court order to “facilitate” the return of a man locked inside one of his country’s notorious detention facilities.
Tattooing has held a long tradition in Christianity − dating back to Jesus’ crucifixion
Holy Week and Easter are perhaps the most important days in the Christian calendar. Many associate those celebrations with church services, processions, candles, incense, fasting and penances.
Arrest of Italian priest for abuse may renew calls for national reckoning
An Italian priest has been placed under house arrest on charges of aggravated sexual assault against a minor, while also facing at least five other charges of abuse in other communities said to date from 2011 to 2013.
The church helped me when I was a refugee. It’s called to do the same today.
In the late 1970s, the church sent a missionary pastor to the refugee camp in the Philippines where my parents were living to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. A little over a year later, the church sponsored our family…
The Church Is Fragile — And Unshakable
The burial plot of Jesus is a mess. More accurately, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem—marking what is thought to be the tomb Jesus occupied for three days—is a mess.