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One nation under God: How liberal religion dominated mid-century America

In the decade following the Second World War, the United States experienced an unprecedented religious revival. In 1958, more than 50% of Americans claimed to have attended a worship service in the previous week. By every conventional measure, the nation…

69 women have accused Trump of sexual misconduct but he’s changed the definition

As many as 69 women have accused Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, yet their stories have faded into the chasm of “another accuser” in the public mind, according to New York Times columnist Jessica Bennett. In a 3,330-word essay for…

LDS Church puts strict bans on transgender participation

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known as the Mormon church, has taken one of the harshest formal positions against transgender identity of any faith group in America. Last month, LDS leaders rolled out new policies that bar…

New Colorado center for study of evangelicals debuts with talk by Tim Alberta

Professors who believed Colorado Springs — home to dozens of national and international evangelical parachurch ministries — should help people better understand evangelicalism finally got their wish. The Center for the Study of Evangelicalism at the University of Colorado Colorado…

The far right is building ‘aligned communities’ while looking for a Red Caesar

My father is Tennessee’s unofficial welcoming committee. A Virginia native who retired with my mother to her home state, he enjoys swapping stories with other newcomers at the lake near his home in Lenoir City. Lately, he’s been meeting a…

Me and Mrs. Womble

Her last name was several feet tall. Spelled out in chipped bold letters that had seen more hurricane winds than fresh coats of paint. Colored red as if Jesus had spoken them. WOMBLE the sign read above the hardware store….

Join Amanda Tyler and Mark Wingfield for free webinar on Christian nationalism

Join Amanda Tyler and Mark Wingfield for BNG’s next “change-making conversations” webinar about Tyler’s new book, How to End Christian Nationalism. The free webinar is scheduled for 1 p.m. Central Time Wednesday, Oct. 9. It’s free but advance registration is…

In Helene’s path, churches swing into action with relief ministries

People and institutions of faith from Florida to North Carolina are kicking into high gear to help the victims of Hurricane Helene even as they struggle assessing the human need and the scope of physical damage. Even in the most…

Gladys the Baptist paved a way for women

Perhaps the greatest moniker Gladys Lewis ever was given was when the comedian Grady Nutt called her “Gladys the Baptist.” This Oklahoma City woman is not someone most contemporary Southern Baptists and Cooperative Baptists have heard of, but she helped…

January 6 anniversary vigil calls for Christians to remember and respond

A peaceful January 6 offers little reassurance about our democracy

Trump Bible gets special editions, and you’re invited to pay to pray

Dispute between SMU and UMC body headed to Texas Supreme Court