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Trump on Mount Rushmore, Trump birthday federal holiday and more

The attempted deification of Donald Trump and the legislation of Christian nationalism continued unabated last week in the U.S. Congress and state legislatures. Even as Trump declared on social media, “He who saves his country does not violate any law,”…

A reality check on the reach of white Christian nationalism in 7 charts

In the wake of the election of Donald Trump with the strong support of white evangelical and other conservative white Christians, my organization, PRRI, released last week our annual update of the largest ongoing study of Christian nationalism ever conducted….

The guest preacher who was a fortune teller

You don’t often get fortune-telling in a Baptist church, so when it happens, you sit up and take notice. Perhaps “prophecy” is a better descriptor. I was about 13 years old, slightly more concerned with whether a boy was going…

Wake up

There was an urgency to his whisper: “Mary, wake up!” Like any new mother, she was instantly awake, asking, “What’s wrong? Where’s Jesus?” “He’s fine. But we have to go. I’ll explain on the way.” Her husband’s face, lit only…

Tulsa Race Massacre was more planned than previously reported

The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was less an act of spontaneous vengeance against Black residents and more premeditated and organized than previously known, according to a new report by the U.S. Department of Justice. The study also found local law…

Monday

Monday catches a lot of grief! Just the other day, at the YMCA where I work, a member came in carrying his workout bag and his clothes for work. As he scanned in, with a bit of dread, he made…

Texas Supreme Court says Patterson may be held liable for defamation

Paige Patterson may be held liable for defamatory actions taken by others on his behalf, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Feb. 14. That’s bad news for Patterson, former president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and his former chief of staff,…

Five years after closing seminary, HSU makes Logsdon School of Theology its own college

Exactly five years after voting to close its Logsdon Seminary, trustees of Hardin-Simmons University voted Feb. 6 to make the Logsdon School of Theology its own college within the university. The Abilene, Texas, university made national headlines Feb. 7, 2020,…

Show up and speak up to save democracy, panelists urge

U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said he is struggling to fully comprehend the Trump administration’s overwhelming assault on basic freedoms as well as its ongoing attempt to dismantle federal programs and agencies. Calling the situation a “crisis” would be an…

The liberating potential of queer joy

In the midst of the past three weeks, I’ve had a hard time finding reason for celebration and optimism. The Grammys changed that. Fall semester 2023, I taught a study abroad program in London. Upon learning about my iPhone’s music…

A Declaration of Economic Independence

DEI, originally coined as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, has a new meaning for Black Americans in the second age of Trump called the Declaration of Economic Independence. In 2020, after the murder of George Floyd, corporate America temporarily pledged billions…

White Christian leaders in South Africa refute Trump’s claims

More than 300 white Christian leaders in South Africa have signed a statement rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims that white people are being victimized there. On Friday, Feb. 7, Trump signed an executive order “to address serious human rights…

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