Pastors at the Polls?
After the most tense election season in generations, clergy members are being trained and deployed to defuse potentially violent encounters on Election Day. Read full piece
2 Chronicles 13 or 1 Kings 22
As fighting continues between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, priests from the Armenian Apostolic Church conducted a blessing and baptism service for soldiers. Such images fit biblical stories. But is this 2 Chronicles 13 or 1 Kings 22?
It’s Time to Rescue the ‘Pro-Life’ Label from Anti-Abortion Activists
The “pro-life” label was once a moral call to arms, but it has become a mere political checkbox. Jonathan Merritt looks at the cultural history of the term “pro-life” and why it should mean more than anti-abortion.
How Falwell Kept His Grip on Liberty Amid Sexual ‘Games,’ Self-Dealing
The deposed university president secured backing by ousting critics and hiring the family members and businesses of loyalists. Read full piece
More than 230 Texas Christian Leaders: Count All the Votes
On Oct. 31, a coalition of faith groups worked together to launch a sign-on letter calling on faith leaders to condemn the effort to toss ballot in Harris County, Texas (which includes the city of Houston), saying counting every vote “matters in the eyes of
As Election Day Looms, Christian Pastors Make Bold Political Appeals
In their final sermons before Election Day, some of the country’s most prominent Christian pastors urged their listeners on Sunday (Nov. 1) to vote, even as they defended the propriety of addressing politics from the pulpit.
From Persecuted to Polarized: What US Evangelicals Can Learn from Colombia
In the Western Hemisphere’s longest armed conflict, suffering has often inspired evangelical solidarity. Now the body of Christ is succumbing to self-harm. Read full piece
For Whom the Bell Tolls: COVID-19 Deaths Recalled with Church Bells, Vigils, Services
Some churches are planning vigils and services this year around All Saints’ Day, the traditional Christian day of remembrance. The various services are remembering people who have died in the past year, especially those who have died from COVID-19.
Can Raphael Warnock Go From the Pulpit to the Senate?
The pastor at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where Martin Luther King Jr. once preached, is betting that Georgia is ready to send a religious progressive to Washington. Read full piece
Seek to Become a ‘Trauma-Informed Congregation’ in November Forward
In recent years, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder has become a highly visible part of our culture, and generalized trauma has emerged as a consistent issue for clergy and churches. The majority of Americans have experienced a significant trauma in their lives and are dealing with