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Learning from the political worship songs of our American past

The American Civil War was “a war with a musical soundtrack,” according to Christian McWhirter. And that soundtrack continues to echo through the American church today, illustrating the different life experiences of Black and white Christians in particular, once again…

When the system is based on comparison, won’t someone always be ‘more blessed’ and ‘less blessed’ than another?

Walking into the room, I saw a 3-year-old with a cast on his leg sitting in his hospital bed surrounded by plush Hulk, Captain America and Spider-Man toys. Sitting next to the bed was a weary-looking mom, who welcomed me…

Four states update their constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude

While the prospect of becoming enslaved may seem like an irrelevant question today — slavery was abolished in the United States 157 years ago with the ratification of the 13th Amendment — last week citizens in five states voted on…

God’s anointed politician: We’ve seen this act before

The word “anointed” has made a return to politics. Evangelicals, once giddy at pulling off the incredulous claim that Donald Trump was somehow God’s anointed, are not the ones currently attempting to return the “anointing” to presidential politics. Anointing now…

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Evangelical pastors not yet jumping on Trump’s campaign bandwagon

This story was updated on Nov. 18 to include additional quotes from evangelical leaders. If Baptist and other evangelical pastors intend to support Donald Trump’s third run for the U.S. presidency, it was not obvious on the night of his…

What the grieving wish you knew about the holidays

Holidays often are difficult for those who grieve the death of a loved one. Truth be told, most would rather avoid the season altogether and disappear until Jan. 2. We can’t take their grief from them, but we certainly can…

Enrollment surging at private Christian K-12 schools

The majority of private Christian schools in America have been growing in enrollment as conservative parents worried about COVID closures and worried about “moral and social issues,” according to a new national survey. “Post-pandemic, eight out of 10 Christian school…

New initiative takes C.S. Lewis to college campuses

In January, hundreds of students packed an auditorium at the University of Florida in Gainesville, not to catch a performance by a popular rapper or a lecture from a powerful political leader, but to experience a one-man production detailing the…

White evangelical values voters in one word

The November 2022 midterm elections in the United States provide the latest evidence about the priorities of white voters who call themselves evangelical Christian conservatives. In Georgia, those voters are the primary constituency supporting Herschel Walker’s candidacy to defeat Raphael…

Republican losses in midterms are worth it because of ending Roe, Mohler explains

While a majority of Americans are breathing a sigh of relief that the midterm elections did not further erode democratic norms, Al Mohler views the election as “an unmitigated disaster for the cause of the sanctity of human life.” In…

An American experiment: 250 years of trying

10 reasons America is not a ‘Christian nation’

American Dominion traces deep roots of Seven Mountain Mandate

Lindsey Graham and the history of ‘widow’s succession’