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Christian nationalism is a power grab, Kaylor says in new book

There’s a simple reason Christian nationalists are willing to abandon long-held values and rewrite, redact and reinterpret the Bible as needed to support Donald Trump, Brian Kaylor says. “They want power,” said Kaylor, a Baptist minister, editor-in-chief of Word&Way and…

A house divided: The Anglican communion’s great reset

In one of the largest schisms in Western Christianity since Martin Luther launched the Protestant Reformation, the global Christian faith has witnessed a fracture of monumental proportions. Today, Oct. 16, the bishops of the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans, known…

First female archbishop of Canterbury faces multiple challenges

Worlds collided in London on Oct. 3 when Taylor Swift released her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, and the prime minister’s office released the name of the Church of England’s newest archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally. Swift…

Why is Trump deporting persecuted Christians to certain death?

A stark contradiction exists within the Trump administration’s rhetoric and its actions, creating a tragic irony for some of the world’s most vulnerable Christians. While publicly positioning itself as a staunch defender of persecuted Christians (especially domestic evangelicals), the administration’s…

Seven commendations for resisting counterfeit faith

Night owl that I am, these thoughts began composing in my mind at the stroke of midnight, just as the U.S. government closed (many of) its doors. I began imagining the anxiety, even panic, hundreds of thousands of federal employees…

Now Christian nationalists claim we’re having a revival

As the Christian church loses credibility worldwide due to egregious politicking, Christian supremacists across the nation are tripping over themselves with excitement about a more positive story line they see: Revival. Although every other metric shows the church in America…

Why Trump has a National Police Force

In a previous column, I reported how President Donald Trump is under water on public approval ratings, showing the lowest first July approval rating of any president in the modern era. Today, six weeks later, he’s still under water. Donald…

Why Doug Wilson is wrong about women’s rights and the 19th Amendment

Should the 19th amendment, which gave women in the United States the right to vote, be repealed? A growing movement of American evangelicals think so. For example, in recent months, Doug Wilson, a controversial pastor based in Moscow, Idaho, and…

Massachusetts court blocks religious statues on government property

An attempt to install two large statues of Catholic saints outside the entrance of the new public safety headquarters in Quincy, Mass., has been temporarily blocked by Norfolk Superior Court. That means the statues of St. Michael and St. Florian…

The early church would be shocked we’ve stopped feeding the hungry

Churches get reputations. Some churches are known for their sense of community. Congregations that focus on friendship are fun — lots of parties, traditions and food. People in these churches tend to weigh more. We gain weight at potluck dinners….

Historian tells how Colorado Springs became ‘evangelical Vatican’

Colorado Springs is home to dozens of major international evangelical parachurch organizations, many of them arriving here between 1980 and 1995. But the story really begins between 1945 and 1955, says a historian’s new book. William J. Schultz’s Jesus Springs: Evangelical…

‘Be careful of Scripture heavy in law but light on grace,’ Wesley warns

‘Show up and do something,’ ACLU leader urges

From the South Side to the South Lawn and back again

Democracy as a moral practice, not just a system