Graham Platner’s campaign to dethrone Susan Collins as one of Maine’s two senators has come to an abrupt end following allegations of sexual assault. In an 11-minute-long video on X, the progressive firebrand launched a combative defense calling the allegations...
William Eskridge of Yale Law School has been active in gay-rights litigation for 25 years but also believes that the legitimate rights of religious minorities have been neglected by judges.
Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Phil Carpenter, concluding his tenure as minister of music at United Baptist Church, Annandale, Va., to accept a…
We all pontificate, those times when we “speak or express opinions in a pompous or dogmatic way.” Like the pastor who entered the pulpit one Sunday and declared: “I had a great sermon on humility for today. But the crowd…
There are many great universal truths in this life. For example: Never trust a dog to watch your food. Or the quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket….
Most pastors have had administrative responsibilities. But experts say it has gone well beyond that for ministers who are facing increasing pressure to act more like chief executive officers than pastors. Congregations concerned about dwindling numbers — both on the rolls…
Former Southern Baptist Convention President Jack Graham was greeted by students wearing “I Love CP” t-shirts and an open letter voicing concern about his Texas megachurch’s decision to temporarily withhold funding for the denomination when he spoke in chapel March…
We as Christians have irresponsibly thrown around the term “justice” to describe various types of ministries that we as Christians are involved with. We must acknowledge that justice and charity aren’t interchangeable notions.
Betsy DeVos is the now-very-public face of what has been a quiet but powerful drive for taxpayer-supported religious schooling carried on by one of America’s least-understood ethnic tribes, the Dutch Calvinists of the Upper Midwest.
A wealthy woman once gave Dorothy Day a diamond ring as a gift to help support the work of the Catholic Worker. According to some other workers, she slipped it into her pocket for a little while. A short time…
The movie reviewer side of Michael Parnell is so-so on the film The Shack as a cinematic production. “It’s OK — I’ll just say that,” said Parnell, who writes film reviews for EthicsDaily.com. The pastor side of Parnell is more passionate…
Some of this year’s most popular Lent sacrifices are booze, social media, and Donald Trump. But I’ve decided to go a different direction and give up saying I’m sorry for all the Christian crap out there.
I’ve been on national television for 16 years and for all 16 I wore an ash on Ash Wednesday. It’s shocking to me that I’m one of the few faces you see on TV wearing an ash.
