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Trump’s war on international students could hurt private schools too

The Trump administration’s war on blocking international students from U.S. higher education could affect not only the Ivy League but even small Christian schools and Southern Baptist Convention seminaries. While Harvard University has drawn the most attention and headlines in…

From votes to violence: Trump’s betrayal of Latino loyalty

What began as a peaceful protest in downtown Los Angeles quickly spiraled into a full-scale federal crackdown — rubber bullets, flash grenades, tear gas and a federally activated National Guard descending not on an enemy nation, but on American citizens….

The conversion of a secular scholar raises hard questions

In a recent column, I explored the unusual friendship between Jonathan Rauch, a gay Jewish atheist, and a circle of evangelical heavyweights like Russell Moore and the late Tim Keller. Rauch, a leading public intellectual, drew sustenance and inspiration from…

Reckoning with fear, justice and the misuse of ‘Free Palestine’

I come to this writing not as a bystander, but as a neighbor, a witness and a believer in justice, peace and the sacred dignity of every human being. On a recent afternoon in Boulder, I stood shoulder to shoulder…

The American Miracle film says ‘divine hand’ guided nation’s founding

The American Miracle: Our Nation Is No Accident is a Christian movie that offers an affirmative answer to the question, “What if God’s divine hand guided the steps of the Founding Fathers, due to their faithfulness to him and belief…

Evangelicals and the ‘born again’ myth

For the first time in my life, I got down on my knees without being told to do so. I really wanted to talk to God. ‘Lord, I don’t know what happened to me tonight,’ I prayed. ‘You know. And I thank…

Republicans want to tax university endowments that provide scholarships

Republicans are widening the assault on higher education with a proposed tax increase on private university endowments. The “woke” tax is part of the “big beautiful bill” passed by the U.S. House in May and currently under consideration in the…

‘Toxic empathy’ isn’t our problem; hardness of heart is

I’m new to the “empathy is sin” debate, which has been bouncing around for years in the rightwing Christian echo chamber. It’s gained new traction in the wider culture recently as rabble rousers such as Elon Musk and JD Vance…

Former Newsboys frontman Michael Tait accused of sexual assault

Multiple men have accused Michael Tait, former frontman for the contemporary Christian band Newsboys, of grooming and assaulting them as young men. The allegations are the fruit of a two-and-a-half year investigation published by The Roys Report. Although no formal…

Walter Brueggemann challenged my assumptions and deepened my faith

On June 5, the world lost one of its most provocative and prophetic theological voices. Walter Brueggemann, Old Testament scholar, preacher, teacher and esteemed theologian, died at the age of 92. His death leaves a significant void in the landscape…

Jennifer Lyell, key figure in SBC abuse crisis, dies after brief illness

One of the key figures in the Southern Baptist Convention’s sexual abuse crisis has died prematurely after reportedly suffering a massive stroke days earlier. Jennifer Lyell, a former executive at the SBC’s Lifeway Christian Resources, died Saturday, June 7, at…

Caner on leave as Truett McConnell trustees investigate abuse claims

Truett McConnell University President Emir Caner has been placed on administrative leave while trustees wait on a third-party investigation into alleged mishandling of sexual abuse complaints at the Georgia Baptist school. University trustees met Friday morning, June 6, as fallout…

‘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