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Rethinking Western Christianity on Palestine

The Gaza war has exposed a painful truth: the silence and complicity of many Western Christian leaders and churches in the face of atrocities against the Palestinian people. This silence shakes the very foundations of our faith and values, forcing…

Pay attention to the victories against Trump, Buttigieg advises

Yes, things in Washington, D.C., are as bad as you think they are and, in fact, are worse than you realize, Pete Buttigieg told participants in the Together for Democracy conference Feb. 26. The former secretary of transportation was the…

There is no Jesus in MAGA

A lot has been written and much more will be written about the times in which we live. This era will be studied with amazement, bewilderment and shaking heads. How could America have elected a twice-impeached convicted felon to another…

7 lies Trump is telling about Ukraine

In an unparalleled abandonment of decades of American foreign policy, President Donald Trump has sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin against Ukraine. Trump says, “Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into…

The Boston Tea Party 2.0: Today’s 24-hour economic blackout

In an unprecedented demonstration of financial solidarity, millions of Americans, especially African Americans, are mobilizing for an economic blackout today in what has been dubbed “The Boston Tea Party 2.0.” This 24-hour economic shutdown aims to send a resounding message to…

The case against conservatism run amok

I used to think I was a conservative because that’s what I was told I should be. Then I met some real conservatives and some real liberals. It’s all relative. Surely there is a case to be made against liberalism…

‘Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts …’

I continue to try to make sense of living as a Christian in a time when a distressing number of my coreligionists have thrown their support behind a fascist regime that stands against everything I think is good and holy,…

Founder of ‘Thank You Jesus’ yard signs arrested for child sexual exploitation

Lucas Timothy Hunt, the 25-year-old founder of Thank You Jesus Yard Signs, was charged Feb. 25 with one count of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor in Randolph County, N.C., after a brief investigation by the Invictus Task Force. North…

Meditating on Psalm 37

In a little while the wicked won’t exist! If you go looking around their place, they won’t be there. But the weak will inherit the land; they will enjoy a surplus of peace. — Psalm 37:10-11 I am reading Psalms…

Take heart and speak out, Raskin urges democracy advocates

Americans opposed to the Trump administration’s attacks against religious institutions and its attempts to radically reshape the federal government must take heart and speak out now, said U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md. Catholic and Lutheran relief groups have been denied…

As others lament, Republicans are feeling great about America

While Democrats and others opposed to the agenda of President Donald Trump find each new day of his administration to be fresh hell, Republicans are soaring in their approval, according to Gallup. Within the first month of Trump 2.0, the…

Are we a democracy or a republic? Why words matter

“The United States is not a democracy! It’s a republic!” my independent Baptist high school government teacher declared over the sound of gunfire and cannons exploding in the Civil War re-enactment across the street. Almost three decades later, the debate…

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