Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Illinois will become part of Trinity Western University in Canada, officials of both schools announced April 8. Both schools are affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America. Trinity Evangelical once was a powerhouse among…
Trump’s disruptions are ‘necessary for progress,’ Mohler tells The New Yorker
The disruptions created by President Donald Trump are necessary for “progress to be made toward correction,” Al Mohler told The New Yorker in an interview published April 1. The president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., is one…
The latest far-right argument: Women are too empathetic to serve on Supreme Court
While still attacking empathy as a sin, the far-right among American conservatives — including some Christian leaders — has a new gripe to air: Women should not be allowed to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. William Wolfe, former aide…
Speak up to defend public education, AFT president urges
These are not normal times, and normal responses to the Trump administration will not do, the president of the American Federation of Teachers said April 7. Randi Weingarten was the closing keynote speaker at the Summit for Religious Freedom sponsored…
April Ajoy has the receipts on her journey out of Christian nationalism
When critics accuse April Ajoy of not ever having been a conservative Christian, she shows them the receipts. One of those she showed for the first time at the Summit for Religious Freedom April 6 was a video of her…
White Christian nationalism is an ancient story, Denker says
“White Christian nationalism in America is but our most recent chapter of an ancient story of what happens when Christianity is co-opted by empire,” according to Lutheran pastor and author Angela Denker. Her brand-new book is Disciples of White Jesus:…
Most Republicans are fine with ICE arrests in churches, Pew finds
Most Americans oppose immigration raids in sensitive locations such as churches, schools and hospitals, according to a new Pew Research Center study. But Republicans are exceptions to this view. Majorities of all Americans say arrests should not be allowed in…
Southern Baptist ethnic leaders call for compassion toward immigrants
More than a dozen Southern Baptist ethnic ministries have joined the chorus of other evangelical voices calling for immigration policies that protect religious freedom and show compassion toward migrants. A statement signed by the leaders of 13 ethnic groups aligned…
Learn from Cory Booker and the Black Church witness, Tisby urges
Sen. Cory Booker’s historic 25-hour speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate last week was “the precise embodiment of the historic Black Christian political witness,” Jemar Tisby told a gathering of church-state separationists April 6. Tisby, professor of history…
Understanding the background to today’s battles over the Department of Education
In March, Donald Trump dismissed half the workforce at the U.S. Department of Education and signed an executive order calling for the department’s elimination as part of his effort to “send education back to the states.” “Ultimately, the Department of…
At Nashville’s Hands Off! rally, protesters explain diverse views
On Saturday April 5, at simultaneous events across the United States, tens of thousands gathered at more than 1,200 locations to oppose the policies of President Donald Trump, Project 2025 and the actions of Elon Musk and the Department of…
Hegseth bans books by Jones, Butler, Wallis, Angelou and Kendi
Books by Robert P. Jones, Anthea Butler, Jim Wallis, Maya Angelou and Ibram X. Kendi are among the 381 volumes banned from the U.S. Naval Academy library by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth last week. “It is heartbreaking and frightening…