Judge’s Faith Becomes Early Flashpoint in Supreme Court Fight
Amy Coney Barrett, who is a contender to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, belongs to a tight-knit charismatic Christian community whose conservative views alarm some liberals. Read full piece
The Complicated Legacy of the Pilgrims 400 Years After They Landed in Plymouth
The 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ voyage to Plymouth will be celebrated on both sides of the Atlantic. But until recently, the more troubling aspects to Plymouth and its founding document, the Mayflower Compact, went ignored.
Sidestepping Palestine Won’t Foster Real Peace
Many are heralding a new agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. However, a closer reading of these new accords shows the Palestinians, who are the very people that remain under Israeli occupation, were an afterthought in these agreements. Read full piece
Report: People Who are Highly Spiritual Tend to be More Civic-Minded
People who identify as highly spiritual are more likely to say it’s important to make a difference in their communities and contribute to the greater good, a broad new study on American spirituality finds.
Historically Black College Welcomes White Pastor with Passion for Racial Justice
Chris Caldwell is vice president for academic affairs at Simmons College of Kentucky in Louisville. Read full piece
Protecting Abuse Survivors is ‘Personal,’ Says New Southern Baptist Leader
In his first meeting as leader of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, Rolland Slade called on other committee members on Tuesday (Sept. 22) to be responsible “to shepherd and to protect” survivors of church sex abuse.
Stop Being Political
Editor Brian Kaylor reflects on the claim that preachers or other Christians should stop being so political. Looking at biblical examples, he argues that living out our faith means being political (but that does not mean one must be partisan).
Prominent Evangelical Church Sues D.C. Over COVID-19 Worship Limits
Capitol Hill Baptist’s complaint says accommodating protests but not outdoor worship violates the First Amendment. Read full piece
The Black Church Is Atlanta’s Original Community Organizer
Long before Raphael Warnock’s Senate run, the biblical call for freedom for the oppressed stirred Atlanta Christians to social action. Read full piece
It’s Time to Break the Chains of Slaveholder Religion
Slaveholder religion is a treacherous theology that has transformed the church, as Frederick Douglass infamously stated, into a religion that is “corrupt … women-whipping, cradle-plundering, partial and hypocritical.” Read full piece