Tim Perry sets out to identify the modern twists on ancient heretical teachings in a new book, When Politics Becomes Heresy: The Idol of Power and the Gospel of Christ. The term heresy originates with an ancient Greek word meaning “choice” or “the…
Nietzsche Saw What A Godless Future Might Become
This month marks 181 years — on Oct. 15, 1844 — since the birth of a man with a magnificent mustache. That man is Friedrich Nietzsche.
Cuomo slammed for ‘Islamophobia’ after interview with Jewish shock jock Sid Rosenberg
Andrew Cuomo has been widely accused of Islamophobia after a radio interview Thursday with Sid Rosenberg, a Jewish conservative shock jock. (We profiled Rosenberg last year after he emerged as one of Donald Trump’s leading Jewish surrogates.)
The Democrats Have a Religion Problem
I must admit something: I have no idea how the average American thinks about religion and politics. That’s just a blind spot that academics have, I guess. We spend almost every waking moment thinking about these topics, while many other…
Nuns are earning a reputation for being defiant, but obedience has always had its limits
In September, three octogenarian Augustinian nuns left their nursing home in Austria to return to their convent at Schloss Goldenstein, outside Salzburg. The sisters allege they were removed from their convent and placed in care without their consent after their…
In celebrating Spiritual Care Week, CBF announces O’Rear Chaplain Assistance Fund
In conjunction with Spiritual Care Week, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship announces the creation of the Christopher O’Rear Chaplain Assistance Fund, a new endowment through the CBF Foundation providing short-term financial assistance to CBF-endorsed chaplains and pastoral counselors experiencing unexpected financial…
JD Vance condemns Knesset vote on West Bank annexation as ‘very stupid’
Vice President J.D. Vance denounced a vote by Israeli lawmakers to advance West Bank annexation as “weird” and personally offensive, in comments as he departed Israel after a two-day visit aimed at shoring up the Gaza ceasefire.
Where USAID Funded Evangelical Ministry in Africa
In January, Elon Musk and others working for President Donald Trump’s administration swiftly dismantled the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the humanitarian arm of American foreign policy. Musk and other Republican officials criticized the roughly $35 billion agency…
The disgraceful history of erasing Black cemeteries in the United States
Holding the remains of upward of 22,000 enslaved and free people of color, the Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground in Richmond, Virginia, established in 1816, sits amid highways and surface roads. Above the expanse of unmarked graves loom a deserted auto shop,…
Hispanic evangelical Trump adviser says he may not endorse candidates in the future
The Rev. Tony Suárez, the vice president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference who made waves by personally endorsing Donald Trump during his 2016 run for president, said he likely will not endorse political candidates in the future.
Why The Anglican Schism Is About More Than Women And LGBTQ Issues
In the wake of the historic schism that has fractured the worldwide Anglican Communion, lazy and ignorant narratives have already begun to emerge. The secular media and even some progressive Christian outlets would have you believe this is a simple…
Top UN court says Israel must allow UN relief agency to supply aid to Gaza
The International Court of Justice said on Wednesday that Israel must allow the U.N. aid agency in Gaza, known as UNRWA, to provide humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian territory.