Only one Sunday remains until Election Day. With a candidate on the ballot who promises to be a dictator on day one, the stakes could not be higher — for the church or for democracy. The truth is the vast…
Webinar highlights dangerous scope of Project 2025
There is very little Donald Trump and his allies behind Project 2025 aren’t targeting in the 900-page Christian nationalist manifesto, said Nathan Empsall, an Episcopal priest and executive director of Faithful America. Empsall moderated a recent webinar he and his…
Progressive faith leaders call for renewed attention to 8 principles of faith and democracy
Two hundred faith leaders, including some luminaries of progressive Christianity, have signed a new statement on Christian faith and democracy calling for renewed attention to eight key principles. “The United States confronts a crisis of democracy, and the American church…
At Wild Goose Festival, ‘I found my flock’
Attending the 2024 Wild Goose Festival at Van Hoy Farms in Harmony, N.C., was a first for me. Even though I’d heard about the annual gathering of progressive post-evangelicals, I really did not know what to expect. However, as David…
America’s biggest wolf in sheep’s clothing
Evangelist Franklin Graham just concluded his 11th revival tour, now misleadingly named the “God Loves You Tour.” The tour was a perfect showcase of talking from both sides of one’s mouth. Graham has built his reputation by masquerading behind the…
Balmer: ‘Once you begin to lust after political power and political influence, you lose your prophetic voice’
The closer faith groups get to approving the ideology of white Christian nationalism, the further they drift from the original teachings of Christ, author and historian Randall Balmer said during a webinar hosted by Faithful America. “The most effective prophetic…
Christian leaders warn once again about the ongoing ReAwaken America tour
National and state Christian leaders spoke out against the white supremacist ideology espoused during two recent Christian nationalist rallies in South Florida. Christians Against Christian Nationalism and Faithful America organized a livestreamed event as a counter perspective to the May…
Online petition calls for Tennessee Speaker of the House to resign
Nearly 20,000 people have signed an online petition calling on Tennessee’s Speaker of the House to resign because of his “shameful and unlawful power grab” in leading the expulsion of two Black members of the House of Representatives. Reps. Justin…
What happens when church and state merge? Look to Nazi Germany for answers
The potential consequences of a merger of church and state sought by Christian nationalists are frighteningly apparent in the history of Nazi Germany, according to Dietrich Bonhoeffer expert John Matthews. Matthews, a Lutheran minister and member of the International Bonhoeffer…