Addressing the congregation at his New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Georgia, on Sunday (Feb. 23), the Rev. Jamal Bryant was trying to recruit the thousands listening in the Atlanta-area church and online to join him in his plan…
‘Clever Girl’ Explains Why Dinosaurs are Queer and Feminist — and Jurassic Park is a Toolkit for the Apocalypse
Everything happens so much these days, and so very much of it is very bad indeed. In the last few weeks alone, we’ve had another school shooting, the passing of a social justice icon, the VP’s ‘cleansing’ visit to Dachau, and an ongoing genocide in…
500 years ago, German peasants revolted – but their faith that the Protestant Reformation stood for freedom was dashed by Martin Luther and the nobility
Five hundred years ago, in the winter of 1524-1525, bands of peasants roamed the German countryside seeking recruits. It was the start of the German Peasants’ War, the largest uprising in Europe before the French Revolution. The peasants’ goal was…
Jesus fed the 5,000, but the people of God can’t fill the chasm left by USAID
I have a day job that has nothing to do with feeding people. I’m a missionary trauma surgeon, training Christian Malawian doctors to become surgeons. In Malawi, a country of 21 million people, there’s roughly one surgeon for half a…
Former Archbishop of Canterbury and other clergy facing disciplinary action over John Smyth abuse
The Church of England’s National Safeguarding Team (NST) announced on Tuesday that it is preparing to commence disciplinary proceedings against clergy named in a damning review into abuse by the late John Smyth.
Two Arab Christian Leaders Differ on Trump’s Gaza Plan
In the midst of war, Saleem Shalash and Boutros Youssef’s faith has led them to provide aid to their neighbors.
Is Distrust Driving the Rise in Non-Denominationalism?
I always tell people I’m not biased against groups like Hindus, lesbians, or vegans. I’m just biased toward big numbers, because it’s easier to do analysis when the sample size is in the thousands – not the dozens. And that’s certainly the…
In This Age Of Madness, Here Are Sane Ways To Re-Engage With The News
I was raised as a news junky. My dad subscribed to the Kentucky Louisville Courier-Journal and Somerset Commonwealth-Journal (dad’s hometown daily) and both our local weeklies.
Ecumenical Orthodox patriarch backs Ukraine’s sovereignty in Mass marking 3 years of war
The top figure in Eastern Orthodox Christianity on Sunday declared that “Ukraine’s sovereignty is not up for debate, nor can it be negotiated under the guise of diplomacy,” as he celebrated Mass in Istanbul on the eve of the third…
Hindu devotional singing is having a moment
The winner of the 2025 Grammy Award for best new age, ambient or chant album — a category once dominated by Enya — was an album titled “Triveni,” meaning “the confluence of three rivers” in Sanskrit, an apt description for its weaving…
Trump’s IVF executive order worries abortion foes
Americans are polarized on almost every issue in public life, from what books kids should be allowed to read in school to how to reform the nation’s immigration system.
In 19th-Century America, Two ‘Christian Nations’ Took Up Arms
In his second inaugural address, delivered as the Civil War neared its end, Abraham Lincoln turned not to politics but to theology.