Seven progressive Christian clergy or lay leaders who ran for office in the 2026 midterm elections won their races Nov. 3. Headlining that list is Adam Hamilton, founding pastor of Church of the Resurrection, a United Methodist congregation in suburban...
With Highland Park Methodist Church of Dallas now claiming to have disaffiliated with The United Methodist Church, there are only three U.S. churches with more than 10,000 members in the UMC, down from six in 2022. But that’s not the…
The pastor of one of the largest churches affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas did not outright endorse Ken Paxton in Sunday’s service but urged his congregation — with Paxton present — not to vote for the political…
In a U.S. Senate race often focused on “biblical values,” not much has been said about the women most close to James Talarico and Ken Paxton. It has been well-publicized that Paxton, current attorney general in Texas, has been in…
Interfaith Alliance joined the chorus of condemnation for Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio for claiming a Muslim politician should be banned from the nation’s capital and from public office for not believing Jesus died for humanity’s sins. “This…
On Sept. 30, 50 year-old Christa Pike experienced a failed execution at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tenn. Seven or more needles were inserted into her veins with such force that one was bent sideways inside a vein, causing…
“Sometimes one story is the beginning of all the others,” the narrator proposes in the trailer for Greta Gerwig’s upcoming film, Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew, as a forest green furniture cover falls from the dark brown wardrobe. “Are you ready?” Polly…
Religion is showing signs of “strength and stability” in the U.S. while attendance at religious services has increased from the lows of the COVID-19 era, according to a study released Oct. 28. The analysis conducted by Pew Research Center and…
Howard Thurman posed a foundational question: “What do we say to the people who stand with their backs against the wall?” The question arose from a pivotal encounter with a Buddhist monk who challenged Thurman to justify his commitment to…
I am an election nerd. I love studying polls and following the ins and outs of campaign trail news. Being just such an election nerd has put me in the vicinity of hope over the last few months. That’s because…
On October 31, 1517, Augustinian monk and university professor Martin Luther released his Ninety-five Theses, calling into question the church’s selling of indulgences, papally authorized documents that granted the bearer or the bearer’s dead relatives relief from eons in Purgatory….
This article was updated Thursday evening to include a response from two church lay leaders. The drama around one of the most contentious Methodist church fights in modern history took yet another turn Oct. 29 as the bishop of…
With Election Day just around the corner, Americans are once again being inundated with political advertisements, campaign promises and an endless stream of commentary about the state of our nation. While we may disagree about the candidates, the issues and…
