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Why I’m a pastor who opposes a Ten Commandments bill

On Monday, April 7, the Arkansas General Assembly approved Senate Bill 433, which mandates posting the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom in Arkansas. This bill mimics a similar one passed in Louisiana recently. Among its sponsors was Tim…

Royal Lane Church announces new prophetic leadership fellowship

Royal Lane Baptist Church in Dallas will launch an innovative fellowship to strengthen the social justice witness of progressive Baptist congregations and bridge the gap between seminary education and advocacy work in the public square. Funded by a new four-year,…

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School will merge into Canadian school

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Illinois will become part of Trinity Western University in Canada, officials of both schools announced April 8. Both schools are affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America. Trinity Evangelical once was a powerhouse among…

Trump’s disruptions are ‘necessary for progress,’ Mohler tells The New Yorker

The disruptions created by President Donald Trump are necessary for “progress to be made toward correction,” Al Mohler told The New Yorker in an interview published April 1. The president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., is one…

The latest far-right argument: Women are too empathetic to serve on Supreme Court

While still attacking empathy as a sin, the far-right among American conservatives — including some Christian leaders — has a new gripe to air: Women should not be allowed to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. William Wolfe, former aide…

Speak up to defend public education, AFT president urges

These are not normal times, and normal responses to the Trump administration will not do, the president of the American Federation of Teachers said April 7. Randi Weingarten was the closing keynote speaker at the Summit for Religious Freedom sponsored…

April Ajoy has the receipts on her journey out of Christian nationalism

When critics accuse April Ajoy of not ever having been a conservative Christian, she shows them the receipts. One of those she showed for the first time at the Summit for Religious Freedom April 6 was a video of her…

White Christian nationalism is an ancient story, Denker says

“White Christian nationalism in America is but our most recent chapter of an ancient story of what happens when Christianity is co-opted by empire,” according to Lutheran pastor and author Angela Denker. Her brand-new book is Disciples of White Jesus:…

CONTROL Inc.

It’s all about control, not about balancing the federal budget, not about bringing down inflation, not about “waste, fraud and abuse.” President Donald Trump is all about control. Let me count the ways: The Kennedy Center. The president purged the…

Wisconsin shows Democrats need more than mere victories

When I moved to Wisconsin 16 months ago to assist with a family member’s hospice, I wouldn’t have guessed I was entering a new and unique sort of hell. I’ve lived my entire life in single-party states — Illinois and…

Most Republicans are fine with ICE arrests in churches, Pew finds

Most Americans oppose immigration raids in sensitive locations such as churches, schools and hospitals, according to a new Pew Research Center study. But Republicans are exceptions to this view. Majorities of all Americans say arrests should not be allowed in…

What you’re not seeing: Tens of thousands of children separated from parents

The way we were

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