A few weeks ago, I sat with a Baptist leader who described himself as a “moderate Baptist.” He meant it as a compliment, and most people in our circles would receive it that way. After all, “moderate” is one of...
John Fugelsang is author of the New York Times bestselling book The Separation of Church and Hate, a comedian, actor and broadcaster who is the child of two parents who were in holy orders — and then, as he writes,…
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has joined President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in telling Pope Leo to stay out of U.S. politics. Johnson, a Southern Baptist who is a Christian nationalist — believing America is a…
This article has been updated in two ways since its original publication: New information has been added about an interim provost, and the president of the Faculty Senate has issued a categorical denial of any plan to take a vote…
It is Easter season in the Christian community and, like many gospel preachers around the world, I have taken as my Sunday texts the stories of the Risen Lord: How he appeared to his friends and followers, and how they…
The idea that the U.S. Constitution promotes separation of church and state is patently untrue, according to the chair of President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission. In fact, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick described the concept as the “biggest lie that’s…
Two ministry leaders from Colorado Springs qualified Saturday for the top two spots in June’s primary to determine the Republican candidate for Colorado governor in November’s election. Democrat Jared Polis, who has served as governor since 2019 and was the…
The defeat of Viktor Orban in Hungary holds promise for America. In one way, Orban’s demise is a lesson in Political Science 101: Political leaders, even in a quasi-democracy, can’t beat a bad economy. Peter Magyar’s landslide victory in Hungary…
President Donald Trump’s Easter promise to send Iranians to hell and his anger at papal criticism of the Iran war shows the president has a God complex, civil rights activist Bishop William Barber said. “Why is the pope’s teaching getting…
The second stop on Turning Point USA’s “This Is the Turning Point” college tour didn’t go so well April 14. Erika Kirk cancelled her appearance at her own organization’s event, citing security concerns, but U.S. Vice President JD Vance attended…
The AI image President Donald Trump posted of himself as Jesus is a sobering reminder not of how much Trump is obsessed with himself, but of how white evangelicals serve a higher power than Trump, and what that higher power…
I recall Helms and I, while co-pastors of a congregation for about five years, working through the following church life issues: The color of the new carpet Whether (and how) to remove the American flag from the sanctuary Guiding the…
Some stories are so stupidly simple they virtually write themselves. This is one such article. But bear with me a moment, please, for just a splash of embellishment. Here’s the stupidly simple part: U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who speaks…
