Church Groups Say They Can Help the Government More at Border
Some shelter leaders are complaining about expelling families to Mexico when they have capacity — and feel a higher calling — to accommodate them. Read full piece
Why Defining Gossip Matters in the Church’s Response to Abuse
Have we tamed the tongue too much? Christians work to recover a biblical understanding of harmful hearsay vs. healthy criticism. Read full piece
Walter Mondale: A Stalwart Defender Of Church-State Separation
Former Vice President Walter Mondale died last night at age 93. Although many Americans undoubtedly remember Mondale as the Democratic candidate who lost to President Ronald Reagan in a landslide in 1984, there was much more to the man. He was, for example, a strong
Despite Hate From Evangelicals, Katharine Hayhoe Sees Climate Hope
For Katharine Hayhoe, climate change isn’t just a topic of study or her area of expertise; it’s what she calls “an everything issue.” Hayhoe, who is a leading climate science expert, told Sojourners that everybody everywhere “already has everything they need to care about climate change”
Howard University’s Removal of Classics is a Spiritual Catastrophe
Cornel West & Jeremy Tate: Academia’s continual campaign to disregard or neglect the classics is a sign of spiritual decay, moral decline and a deep intellectual narrowness running amok in American culture. Read full piece
Baylor & Buckner Remind Us: We’ve Not Yet Reckoned with Our Past Ties to Slavery
A special commission at Baylor University recently reported on its historical research about the university’s founders and their connection with slavery and the Confederacy. This follows on the heels of a discovery reported in September 2020 that R.C. Buckner, for whom the child- and elder-care
Who Killed George Floyd? Don’t Blame Good Samaritans.
Starlette Thomas: George Floyd died in police custody, and all the Good Samaritans were prevented from intervening. So, who could be a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the police? Read full piece
Missionary Calls Sentenced Hong Kong Activists ‘Prophets for Our Days’
A longtime missionary in Hong Kong has praised the pro-democracy activists who received jail sentences last week for their vocal opposition to the city’s new national security law. Read full piece
The Emerging Jews of Colombia
Why are so many Christians in this South American country converting to Orthodox Judaism? Read full piece
Attacks on Critical Race Theory are ‘Attempt to Maintain the Status Quo’
Critical Race Theory, the continued racial segregation of U.S. churches and the need to include African Americans more fully in religious liberty campaigns were among the topics discussed during “Religious Liberty Has Been White Too Long: Voices of Black Scholars,” hosted April 14 by Baptist