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The Chosen’s future appears to shine brighter than Angel Studios’

The lucrative eight-year relationship between The Chosen creator Dallas Jenkins and Angel Studios came to an end last month, but the franchise’s future continues to look bright. Just a few weeks after revealing The Chosen’s contract with Angel Studios was…

The long struggle to balance faith and freedom at Baylor

The latest controversy between Baylor University and the Baptists — rejecting grant funding to study LGBTQ exclusion in the church — has roots that stretch back more than 100 years, far preceding late 20th-century and early 21st-century struggles for control…

Two more men accuse Michael Tait of sexual assault

Two more men have come forward alleging singer Michael Tait sexually assaulted them. This time, the survivors say, the abuse occurred while Tait still was in the band DC Talk. In an interview with The Guardian, former Evanescence bandmember Jason…

Sydney Sweeney, great jeans, the Bible and hell

Ukrainians continue to be blown to bits by Russian bombs. Palestinian children continue to starve amidst a genocide. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans.” Gasp. In case you’ve been living under a Dwayne Johnson, a controversy…

Within the Church of God, a small movement toward inclusion

At least 17 ministers in the Church of God (Anderson, Ind.) have lost their ministerial credentials for coming out as inclusive of LGBTQ Christians. The relatively small religious body — which does not identify as a denomination — includes about 7,800…

With two leadership roles open, will SBC embrace a younger generation?

Wanted: Creative leaders who have a spine but are flexible enough to accommodate diverse opinions and changing political tides. Must be Southern Baptist. Only males need apply. With not-unexpected news of the resignation of Brent Leatherwood as president of the…

Trump admin says federal workers may proselytize

Federal workers are now free to preach and pray in the workplace and are even encouraged to proselytize colleagues while on the job, according to a new memo from the U.S. Office of Personnel and Management. “Employees may engage in…

Trump tries to criminalize homelessness

Claiming the nation is under threat from unhoused people, the Trump administration has announced “a new approach” to ending homelessness that includes expanded police powers and mass incarceration. “Shifting homeless individuals into long-term institutional settings for humane treatment through the…

The Dragonfly: Always reminding me God loves us

“There are dragonflies flying all around — and that matters to me.” I was texting with a new friend, someone who doesn’t know about the dragonflies I wear on my necklace or the ones that decorate my office or the…

Divides

Divides confront us daily. The digital divide, political divides, economic divides, class divides, educational divides. You can probably name some others. I still have cable TV. I’m not into streaming. Cable TV has commercials. Most mornings the Today Show is…

Leatherwood quits ERLC

The embattled president of the Southern Baptist Convention Ethics and Religious Liberty Committee resigned July 31. Brent Leatherwood tendered his resignation with no apparent future employment lined up. He has been the lightning rod for criticism from the far right…

How a tribal religion of a tribal god is in charge in America

I am in a state of theological outrage. It has to do with how Donald Trump’s narrow escape from an assassin’s bullet has been used to claim divine intervention to save his life, a claim that no doubt aided his…

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?