Churches have a task on their hands to raise standards of theological literacy in their congregations amid growing Christian nationalism, while at the same time listening to and engaging with the concerns of people in their flock.
The Fake Faiths of Our Founders?
Every Pete Hegseth story somehow becomes a story about Christian nationalism, but few are as on the nose as last week’s. The Pentagon announced the culling of the US military’s list of recognized religions from 211 to 31. Military.com broke the news that the Department of…
Conservative Christians love this painting of George Washington. The event it depicts may not have happened
Not everyone sees the same thing when they look at an image. A picture of George Washington praying might seem unremarkable to some. To others, it’s a powerful statement about how the United States was founded as a Christian nation.
Anti-Christian Bias report exalts Calvinism and lies as normative
It is no secret that Donald J. Trump is intent on exacting retribution on his perceived enemies. Top of his list is former President Joe Biden. While the recently released report by the Justice Department’s Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian…
America Needs a Better Gospel than Christian Nationalism
This past weekend, on the National Mall in Washington, thousands gathered for Rededicate 250, a national prayer service tied to the coming 250th anniversary of the United States. President Donald Trump appeared by video reading 2 Chronicles 7.
‘Jesus Was A Politician’: Trump Pastor Calls For No More Separation Between Church And State
The pastor who delivered the inaugural prayer last year for President Donald Trump said Sunday there should be no separation between church and state.
Author debunks America’s ‘Christian past that wasn’t’
The audacity of Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick only scratches the surface of the lies generations of Christian nationalists have been telling in order to remake America in their own religious image, according to Warren Throckmorton, author of The Christian…
What I saw and heard in DC this weekend
Evangelicals flocked to Washington, D.C., over the weekend to attend the Trump administration’s “Rededicate 250” event on Sunday, which was billed as “rededicating” the country to being “one nation under God.” The night before Trump’s official event — funded by public money…
Diversity of faith missing from Rededicate 250
Any observance of the nation’s 250th anniversary should celebrate the diversity of faith in U.S. history, but that’s not what Americans will see during the Trump administration’s prayer and worship service May 17, religious and civil rights leaders say. Rededicate…
Pew: ‘Christian Nationalism’ Is Becoming a Household Term
Christian nationalism is on the minds of more US adults than ever before, according to a Pew Research Center study released Thursday.
Six-state tour seeks to empower opponents of Christian nationalism
A faith-based advocacy network has launched a tour of six red states where overwhelmed activists need encouragement and support in opposing Christian nationalism. What the pro-democracy movements in Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky and Texas don’t need, however, is any…
Religious freedom is for Christians only, says Jenna Ellis
America’s guarantee of religious freedom is for Christians only, not Muslims, claimed former Trump election fraud attorney and podcast host Jenna Ellis and her guest, virulent anti-Muslim activist and “priest” Calvin Robinson, in a recent podcast, “America Under Divine Judgment.”…