Graham Platner’s campaign to dethrone Susan Collins as one of Maine’s two senators has come to an abrupt end following allegations of sexual assault. In an 11-minute-long video on X, the progressive firebrand launched a combative defense calling the allegations...
Recently my wife and I flew to North Carolina to attend the memorial service of our dear friend and former missionary colleague Eugene Ruble. Gene and Peggy served in Indonesia for many of the years we also were there as…
Evidence is mounting that abortion bans are threatening the lives of mothers in states where the prohibitions are the strictest. Medical experts and pro-choice activists in states like Florida, Georgia and Texas say women are increasingly subjected to life-threatening health…
When Donald Trump claimed Tim Walz is a “moron” and Kamala Harris was “born mentally impaired,” Lara Trump said he was “joking around.” In defense of what it means to joke around, I suggest Donald Trump is The Joker and…
Dear Editor: We are at a turning point in our nation’s history. Our founders crafted a Constitution meant to stand the test of time. But time has not been kind to our country. Unconstitutional ideas have been gaining traction for many…
New national polling shows more Americans are learning about the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 and a majority of Americans do not like the plan at all. Polling conducted by Navigator Research in early September found half of Americans now rate…
Matthew D. Taylor is author of The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement that Is Threatening Our Democracy, a brilliant and deep dive into the world of charismatic American Christians who planted the seeds for January 6 and…
Tina Peters, the former Colorado county clerk who became a 2020-election-denying hero to conservative Christians after granting conspiracists access to voting machine data that was published online, has reached a point in her three-year legal odyssey she had worked and…
“No one is talking about politics.” I saw this assessment of the communities responding to the utter devastation of Hurricane Helene and noted the takeaway was people could put aside differences in crisis. Being able to work together despite differences…
Former Southern Baptist pastor turned politician Mike Huckabee is the second most influential Christian Zionist in America, according to The Jerusalem Post. The Jerusalem-based news outlet published its Top 10 list of “pro-Israel Christians” along with a list of 25…
In early September, I returned from a visit to Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. Led by the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, my visit was part of a multifaith delegation of Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Quaker, Buddhist and Hindu clergy,…
Like many congregations affected by Hurricane Helene and its remnants, First Baptist Church of Erwin, Tenn., emerged from the storm determined to do whatever it could to help its battered community. But even as they jumped headlong into fundraising and…
Many of us keep wondering how the evangelical church could have wandered so far into the wilderness of untruth. The answer is evangelical influencers like Megan Basham. She’s not alone, however. She’s in a select group of evangelical liars that…
