As I walked through the snow toward McKenna Hall at Notre Dame University, I imagined the next 12 hours would include hard truths and valuable insights from professors and pundits about the reelection of Donald Trump and the Republican takeover…
Dispirited Christians must prepare to stand in the gap, historians urge
“We’re obviously in a very different space than we were in the last two times we had this conversation,” Robert P. Jones said to open the third “Faith and Democracy” tour event with historians Diana Butler Bass, Jemar Tisby and…
Four progressive groups are on tours to encourage voting
Interfaith Alliance launched a cross-country bus tour Oct. 28 to remind Americans voting is a civic and holy undertaking. “I’m kicking off this moment to declare that the vote is sacred, and not just for some people in this country,…
Trump has made 100 threats to prosecute his enemies, and that could include religious foes
Since 2022, Donald Trump has issued more than 100 threats to investigate, prosecute, imprison or otherwise punish his perceived opponents, according to an analysis by National Public Radio released Oct. 22. On the same day, evangelical historian and author Kristin…
A tale of two rallies on the same day in North Carolina
The juxtaposition of experiencing the “Kingdom to the Capitol” tour followed by the “Faith and Democracy” tour in North Carolina on Sunday was a contrast in theology and politics that demonstrates the fracturing of American Christianity unlike any pairing of…
Du Mez warns of alliance of TheoBros, TechBros and oil millionaires
To understand the sinister forces working to influence the November election, pay close attention to the expanding alliance between religious, political and economic powers arrayed against American democracy, scholar Kristin Kobes Du Mez writes in a recent Substack post. The…
Trump’s flip-flops on abortion have cost him nothing, observers say
Donald Trump’s high-profile flip-flops on abortion have riled pro-life supporters yet without a political cost for the former president and his campaign, Robert P. Jones said during “The Convocation Unscripted” webinar. “That would have been unthinkable in any other era,…
For Our Daughters tells the stories of clergy sexual abuse survivors in their own words
“Nothing draws fire like drawing attention to sexual abuse and coverups in white evangelical churches. Nothing even comes close.” These are the words Kristin Du Mez chose to reflect on as she prepared herself on the eve of the release…
Who are the billionaires and celebrity pastors supporting Megan Basham?
Megan Basham may have been given the 2024 Boniface Award for “fearless and faithful” journalism by the Association of Classical Christian Schools for taking “a stand for the Christian viewpoint … without bitterness and in a godly and grace-filled way.”…