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Thanks, Obama!

Former President Barack Obama finally said what he should have said eight years ago. Speaking at Hamilton College in New York last Thursday, Obama called out the hypocrisy of President Donald Trump and his MAGA faithful. “Imagine if I had…

Southern Baptist ethnic leaders call for compassion toward immigrants

More than a dozen Southern Baptist ethnic ministries have joined the chorus of other evangelical voices calling for immigration policies that protect religious freedom and show compassion toward migrants. A statement signed by the leaders of 13 ethnic groups aligned…

It’s time for MAGA to be Christian

I’ll let others describe the economic carnage President Trump’s tariffs already have begun to wreak. I want to describe the damage they will do to the American psyche and the American soul. I want to describe the damage they are…

Learn from Cory Booker and the Black Church witness, Tisby urges

Sen. Cory Booker’s historic 25-hour speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate last week was “the precise embodiment of the historic Black Christian political witness,” Jemar Tisby told a gathering of church-state separationists April 6. Tisby, professor of history…

Understanding the background to today’s battles over the Department of Education

In March, Donald Trump dismissed half the workforce at the U.S. Department of Education and signed an executive order calling for the department’s elimination as part of his effort to “send education back to the states.” “Ultimately, the Department of…

At Nashville’s Hands Off! rally, protesters explain diverse views

On Saturday April 5, at simultaneous events across the United States, tens of thousands gathered at more than 1,200 locations to oppose the policies of President Donald Trump, Project 2025 and the actions of Elon Musk and the Department of…

Hegseth bans books by Jones, Butler, Wallis, Angelou and Kendi

Books by Robert P. Jones, Anthea Butler, Jim Wallis, Maya Angelou and Ibram X. Kendi are among the 381 volumes banned from the U.S. Naval Academy library by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth last week. “It is heartbreaking and frightening…

Trump attacks the lawyers defending immigrant children

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order April 1 requiring the Trump administration to resume funding legal services for unaccompanied minors with cases in immigration court. This on-again, off-again drama has taken multiple turns in the past month, including…

Matt Walsh says America wasn’t built by immigrants

Matt Walsh’s views on immigration could be refuted by a fourth grade social studies student. Walsh, an influential conservative blogger, author and political commentator, hosts the podcast “The Matt Walsh Show,” which has 3.2 million subscribers. He is the author…

US needs to be ‘born again’ from fear and anger, Sojourners leader says

The United States must be transformed to find the moral compass it needs to survive the deep-seated fear and anger dividing Americans and threatening constitutional democracy, Sojourners President Adam Russell Taylor said. “Part of what we need in this moment…

Trump declares he has power over U.S. elections

Donald Trump, who claims he never lost an election that wasn’t rigged or stolen, issued an executive order last week declaring his authority to determine which American citizens can vote, how they vote, when they vote and how results are…

A call for the church to reclaim biblical leadership

When U.S. President Donald Trump called Christianity Today a “left-wing rag” in December 2019, he was responding to an editorial by Mark Galli titled “Trump Should Be Removed from Office.” Trump fired back, claiming, “I have done more for the…

The wicked are punished — or not

What Ryan Burge sees in America’s megachurches

We are a nation of immigrants

As worldwide deaths mount, Musk insists DOGE cuts didn’t kill anyone