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Battle for public funding of Christian schools expands

The ongoing effort to seek government funding for Christian public schools failed in Oklahoma last year, but advocates are trying again with Christian public schools in Colorado and Tennessee and a Jewish public school in Oklahoma. The Supreme Court deadlocked…

Letter to the Editor: Ten Commandments hypocrisy

Dear Editor: Over the course of the previous year, Christian nationalists in Texas pushed through Senate Bill 10, which requires public school classrooms in the state to display the Ten Commandments. The rationale behind this legislation is the claim that…

Oklahoma joins anti-Muslim zoning trend

Anti-Muslim sentiments have crossed the Red River, with Oklahoma now joining Texas in public fights against Muslim building projects. City Council members in Broken Arrow, a suburb of Tulsa, voted Jan. 12 to deny a rezoning request tied to a…

Update on proposed human warehouse in Texas

Ever since the Washington Post broke the story on Christmas Eve that the Trump administration is converting warehouse spaces across the country into literal human warehouses, the towns named in the story have been playing catch up. Last Friday, the…

What the birthright debate reveals about race, wealth and belonging

In spring 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments from President Donald Trump regarding his pursuit to end birthright citizenship. On the surface this decision, if passed, raises questions about the future of American citizenship, including how citizenship will…

In conversation with Ty Seidule and Connor Williams

I recently spoke with Gen. Ty Seidule and Connor Williams about their co-authored book A Promise Delivered: Ten American Heroes and the Battle to Rename our Nation’s Military Bases. These two respected historians spearheaded the Naming Commission authorized by Congress…

American Christians morally and spiritually fractured

I rarely read an op-ed by John Pavlovitz without exclaiming, “I wish I had written that!” That was especially true when I saw his Dec. 5 piece on “America’s Divide Isn’t About Politics Anymore.” I may not be able to…

Clyburn draws inspiration from his eight predecessors

As a former history teacher, U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn believes American history is repeating itself — and not in a good way. Clyburn, a Democrat from South Carolina, is the ninth Black representative sent to Congress from South Carolina. He…

Let’s talk about Mar-a-Lago Face

What is happening to women’s faces — and some men? A few people whose faces have transformed beyond what is normal come to mind: Kristi Noem, Laura Loomer, Susan Dell, Laura Trump. Even Matt Gaetz’s face was a sight to…

Lessons from Minneapolis and beyond

On Jan. 7, federal law enforcement officers in Minneapolis were “doing an enforcement operation.” At 9:35:05 a.m. local time, witnesses observed Renee Nicole Good’s Honda Pilot stopped diagonally on Portland Avenue. Roughly a minute later, a woman who would later…

There should be consequences for lying

When I was 18, I got caught in a lie. I had attended a party as an underage person where there was alcohol. Eventually, the tenor of the party crescendoed to a pitch that caught the ears of the police….

How diet culture distorts the gospel

Every January, churches begin promoting fitness and wellness programs with the best of intentions. The flyers promise renewal, discipline and a fresh start, all spiritual-sounding words. The messaging suggests we can honor God with our bodies through diet and exercise….

Eradicating DEI hasn’t made anything better

How Christian nationalism shows up in patriotic worship services

Dear Trump-supporting Christians, are you really OK with this?

‘Every Student. Every State’ campaign promotes school tax credit