Critical Race Theory is a Gift from God
Jon Mathieu writes about critical race theory, how it is misconstrued, and why he as a White pastor sees it as a prophetic gift helping him and his church in a quest to be anti-racist.
Southern Baptist Pirates & Other Abominations
Dana Hall McCain, a member of the Committee on Resolutions for the Southern Baptist Convention’s 2021 Annual Meeting and a member of the Leadership Network of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the SBC, writes about current controversies in Southern Baptist life. Read full piece
Kristin Kobes Du Mez on Jesus and John Wayne
In episode 3 of Dangerous Dogma, Kristin Kobes Du Mez talks about her book ‘Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation.’
Southern Baptist Pastors Demand Inquiry into Handling of Sex Abuse Cases
Two Southern Baptist pastors will seek an investigation into allegations that the highest echelons of the Southern Baptist Convention mishandled several sex abuse claims and bullied sex abuse victims. Southern Baptists will meet June 15-16 in Nashville for their annual convention.
Why it Matters that 7 States Still have Bans on Atheists Holding Office
Seven states have an unconstitutional ban on atheists holding public office. Although superseded by Supreme Court rulings, the bans reflect the normalization of anti-atheism that has yet to be truly dealt with, or rarely acknowledged, in the United States.
Caught in a Culture War, this Multiracial Family Navigates a Predominantly White Evangelical World
Deacon Ivey is used to the lingering stares in restaurants and on vacation. As a biracial teenager with White evangelical parents, Deacon said he often feels uncomfortable going into public with his multiracial family in their predominantly White community in Texas. Read full piece
Donald Dayton’s “Riff-Raff” Gospel from the Margins
Robert Wilson-Black remembers Donald W. Dayton, who died last May 2020. Dayton was an important interpreter of Evangelical, Wesleyan, Holiness, and Pentecostal traditions, revealing how they were connected and displaying how their roots were more entangled than historians had previously understood.
Lindsey Krinks on Praying With Our Feet
In episode 2 of the new Word&Way podcast Dangerous Dogma, Lindsey Krinks talks about viewing communities from below, reading scriptures in public spaces, and what keeps her ministering despite disappointments with institutional Christianity.
Go Tell It on Chapel Hill
Melissa Florer-Bixler: In North Carolina, memory is politics. I’ve learned this over the past three years organizing with a coalition of North Carolinians working toward the creation of lynching memorials in Wake County. Read full piece
Cru Divided Over Emphasis on Race
Within the parachurch ministry, critics allege its recent approach to diversity has relied on critical race theory and resulted in “mission drift.” Read full piece