God’s on the Throne. But We Still Have to Do the Work.
The psalmist's message is not “God is on the throne, now whatever the government says is divinely endorsed.” The message to the powerful is “God is on the throne; act like it!”
QAnon Is Winning
Conspiracy thinking in America had a huge night on Tuesday. Read full piece
Belarus President Accused of ‘Insults & Slander’ Against Exiled Archbishop
A Catholic bishop in Belarus accused President Alexander Lukashenko of “insult and slander” after the government official charged the church’s exiled leader with planning to “destroy the country” and called for a bar on foreign clergy. Read full piece
UN Investigator: Rights of Minorities to Worship Undermined
The U.N. special investigator on religious freedom urged countries to repeal laws undermining the right of minorities to worship and hold beliefs, pointing as examples to China’s detention of Uighurs, 21 countries that criminalize apostasy, and sweeping surveillance of Christians in North Korea and Muslims
Christian Unity Isn’t Possible While White Supremacy Rots the Foundation
Those who benefit from oppression can’t set the agenda for liberation because they will always choose their comfort over justice for others. A Christianity that needs to be saved by white supremacy shows itself not to be the religion of Jesus but the religion of
A Cemetery is Desecrated, Shaking Michigan’s Jewish Community
Gayle Kirshenbaum planned to spend Election Day calling potential voters and urging them to vote. Instead she woke up to the news that the cemetery where her grandparents are buried was desecrated.
Movement Wants to Make Southern Baptists Conservative Again
A new network of pastors says it’s trying to unite the SBC. But its critics fear the opposite. Read full piece
The Last Gasp of a Strongman
In the life of various biblical tyrants, a moment emerges when they realize their grip on power is slipping away but they still struggle to hold on anyway. But with their antics, such rulers merely amplify their own humiliation.
Closed for Months by COVID-19, Church Reopens to Provide Respite on Election Day
The leadership at All Saints, a church with a long history of progressive activism, decided that opening the building to the public and parishioners was “a way for them to be in community."
Raphael Warnock, Heir to MLK’s pulpit, Heads for Runoff for Georgia Senate Seat
The pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, once co-pastored by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., now faces incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler in a runoff election in Georgia.