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Jesus first, then creation. Otherwise, we preach another gospel

The abuse of scripture in the “law and order” defense of atrocities at the U.S. border has been roundly and rightly criticized. But, moderate and progressive Christians, let’s be honest: fundamentalists and government officials aren’t the only ones guilty of a perverted form of natural theology.

Transitions for the week of 6-22-18

Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES David Emmanuel Goatley, to Duke Divinity School, Durham, N.C., as research professor of theology and black church studies…

This is a pivotal moment in American Protestantism

Today, the Methodists and Baptists are not really fighting over mere “issues.” They are fighting about whether women, people of color, immigrants, and LGBTQ people should, on the basis of human dignity and worth, have full rights, responsibilities and respect in their church communities.

How America treats its own children

How could the United States separate 2,000 children from their parents, perhaps never to be reunited? After all, as The Atlantic reports, this is the wealthiest civilization that the world has ever known, one with a bipartisan commitment to equality…

Mr. Sessions, sometimes love breaks the law

God does not affirm laws simply because they are put in place by authorities, as Jeff Sessions claimed. God affirms laws that are created for and serve humanity.

Anthony Bourdain, Kate Spade, my grandmother and bad theology

Amid an epidemic of suicides, some fatalities were victims of bad theology who never heard a helpful word from the church.

Out of context: misunderstanding Romans 13

Attorney General Sessions would do well to read the entire letter of Romans – or at least all of chapter 13.

Pressler, Patterson and Trump: dancing with demagogues

The folks who fell for Pressler and Patterson in the 1980s are the same folks who voted for Trump in 2016. They all live in the same bubble.

Separating Families Causes Life-Long Trauma for Kids

While immigrants have been crossing the border for two centuries without documentation, the time has arrived for our government to figure out a better way to care for these children.

Baptist leaders accuse Justice Department of twisting scripture to defend separating children from families at U.S. border

Baptist leaders joined a chorus of voices criticizing U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions for using the Bible to defend the Trump administration’s practice of separating children from migrant parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. Addressing criticism by church leaders of the…

#VeryBiblical: a response to Jeff Sessions

We must let our elected leaders know that people of faith will not support a misreading of scripture or stand by while our government destroys families.

Those children

Amid the atrocities on the southern border, we have to stand up for the sanctity of these human lives.

Trump’s war on ‘woke’ targets federal grants and foreign relations

Reflections on In the Twilight of the Christian West

Why rural families need support now

Why do we keep sounding the alarm?