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The religious and political legacy of Hal Lindsey: False prophet of the apocalypse

Hal Lindsey moved prophecy belief from the fringe of evangelical Christianity to the center of American culture for almost two decades. The Late Great Planet Earth, a dispensationalist popularization of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, the rapture, the Antichrist…

Archbishop of Canterbury waffles, bringing more pain for survivors

In his first public speech since announcing his resignation, the archbishop of Canterbury struck a “frivolous tone” that left childhood abuse victims “dismayed” and “disgusted.” “Whether one is personally responsible or not,” a head had to roll, said the archbishop,…

Civil rights advocates already planning to challenge mass deportations

Civil rights advocates are formulating legal strategies against Donald Trump’s anticipated mass deportation campaign, including his plan to use U.S. military forces to round up and detain unauthorized immigrants. Trump confirmed on social media recently his administration’s plan to declare…

How should we respond to the tragic death of Brian Thompson?

In the Book of Judges, we encounter a verse that encapsulates a time of moral chaos in Israel: “In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” This haunting statement captures…

Lack of sympathy for slain insurance CEO suggests ‘no one mourns the wicked.’

Two kindergarten students remain in extremely critical condition after a school shooting in Northern California last Wednesday. The incident barely made the headlines. In Connecticut, New York and Missouri, Blue Cross Blue Shield declared it no longer will pay for…

October 7 may have shifted some American Jews’ political loyalties

The 2024 presidential election may have uncovered a shift in American Jewish voting trends due to the political fallout from the Israel-Hamas war, pollsters and other experts have observed. While Jewish voters backed Democrat Kamala Harris over Republican Donald Trump…

Mass deportations will harm some of Trump’s most ardent supporters

Some of Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters will suffer the most if the president-elect keeps his promise to deport millions of undocumented immigrants upon returning to office, according to economist Robert Lynch. White men without a college education will struggle…

Supreme Court hears arguments on transgender rights as cultural battles multiply

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a controversial case about whether minors can access transgender medical procedures. The case, United States v. Skrmetti, will decide the constitutionality of a Tennessee law that prohibits minors from using medications and…

Head of Dobson Institute says, ‘It’s morning in America again’

With a direct pull from President Ronald Reagan’s 1984 reelection campaign, the head of the James Dobson Family Institute has declared with Donald Trump’s election victory, “it’s morning again in America.” Joe Waresak’s December letter to supporters of the institute…

How do you create art out of suffering?

In 1992, artist Nick Cave was devastated by the police beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles. As a young Black man, Cave knew the dangerous injustices of racial profiling and then, like the rest of America, viewed King’s beating…

AND Christians

We need people who can hold two very different polarities simultaneously right now. A deep abiding joy-peace-shalom AND a radical commitment to living love, pursuing justice and participating with God’s reconciliation of all, right there in the chaos and brokenness….

Unsurprisingly, The Gospel Coalition loathes the Wicked movie

One of the most noteworthy theological trends in 21st-century pop Calvinism has been the rehabilitation of the patriarchy. From Josh Howerton to Mark Driscoll to John MacArthur and more, iconic pastors are now routinely given platforms and sympathetic backstories that attempt to complicate categories of good and…

Rise of American authoritarianism demands a choice, Perryman says

Shaving Dad goodbye

The Enhanced Games were another MAGA grift

It’s bad interpretation, not the Bible, limiting female pastors